DI21B2B - CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

LEARNING OBJECTIVES


The teaching of Clinical Pathology contributes to the achievement of the educational objectives of the Course of Dietistic, consistent with professional profile of the Educational Regulation.
In particular, the teaching is part of the biomedical and clinical disciplines aimed at providing the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to operate, in collaboration with other healthcare professionals, in prevention, nutritional assessment and management of physiological and pathological conditions of the individual and the community.
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Knowledge and Understanding
The student should be able to:
• Know the fundamental principles of clinical pathology and their role in assessing health and disease.
• Understand the pathophysiological significance of the main laboratory tests (hematological, biochemical, immunological, and microbiological) of nutritional interest.
• Know the main laboratory alterations associated with metabolic, inflammatory, endocrine, infectious, gastrointestinal, and neoplastic diseases, relevant for dietary assessment and intervention.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
The student will be able to:
• Interpret the main laboratory parameters useful for assessing a patient's nutritional and metabolic status.
• Correlate laboratory data with the individual's clinical, anthropometric, and dietary profile.
• Use laboratory information to collaborate in the development and monitoring of nutritional plans, both preventive and clinical, in accordance with professional competencies.

Soft skills
Making Independent Judgments
The student will be able to:
• Critically evaluate laboratory data relevant to nutritional intervention.
• Identify clinical situations requiring further diagnostic investigations or consultation with the physician and other healthcare professionals.
• Contribute, with competence and responsibility, to the process.
Communication Skills
The student will be able to:
• Communicate effectively with other healthcare professionals using appropriate clinical and laboratory language.
• Explain to patients, clearly and comprehensibly, the general meaning of laboratory tests and their relationship to nutritional status and dietary management.
Learning Ability
The student will be able to:
• Independently update their knowledge of clinical pathology as applied to dietetics.
• Integrate new scientific evidence and guidelines into professional practice to improve the quality of nutritional care.