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Fever of Unknown Origin – Final Stage Patient - Evidence Based Medicine - Oncology - Infectious Diseases

Semester 7th ()

Code MED_761

Hours Teaching 0 hours, Laboratory 0 hours, Tutorial 0 hours , Clinical Training 21 hours (per week)

Teachers

Description

  • Oncogenesis

  • Clinical features of the oncologic patient

  • Symptom management of the cancer patient

  • Diagnostic and therapeutic approach of patients with cancer

  • Diagnosis and management of breast cancer

  • Diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal cancer

  • Diagnosis and management of chest tumors

  • Gynecologic cancer

  • Radiation therapy of cancer

  • Paraneoplastic syndromes

  • Emergencies in oncology

  • Neurologic effects of cancer

  • Psychiatric disturbances of oncologic patients

  • Communication and counselling of cancer patients

  • Holistic approach of the cancer patient

Scope

Teaching is performed through lectures in the auditorium.

Students are taught all aspects of Oncology as well as principles of the management of the terminal patient with cancer. Special attention is given to certain topics and with the successful completion of the course, the student will be able to describe the following

  • Principles of oncogenesis

  • Diagnostic and therapeutic approach of cancer patients

  • Clinical problems of cancer patients

    • Abdominal pain, cachexia, anemia, abdominal mass

    • Hemoptysis, hoarseness, chest pain, epilepsy

  • Diagnostic approach of the patient with abdominal mass, management of jaundice, ERCP

  • Management of ascites and electrolyte disturbances

  • The role of tumor markers in the diagnosis of malignant diseases. Imaging methods in Nuclear Medicine

  • Radiologic diagnosis of the oncologic patient

  • Dyspnea – Hemoptysis in cancer patients: diagnostic approach – supportive measures

  • Breast mass: diagnostic approach-staging-clinical features of breast cancer

  • Pathogenesis of breast cancer – prognostic factors

  • Principles of radiation therapy of breast cancer

  • Principles of systemic therapy of breast cancer

  • Tumors of the endocrine system

  • Psychiatric disorders of cancer patients: prevention, diagnosis, management

  • Communication and counselling of the cancer patient

  • Emergencies in Oncology – Management of cancer pain

  • Gastrointestinal tumors: diagnostic approach, clinical features

  • Pathogenesis and prognostic factors of gastric and large bowel tumors

  • Surgical approach of gastrointestinal tumors

  • Metastasectomies in cancer patients

  • Gastrointestinal tumors: systemic treatments

  • Gynecologic tumors: diagnostic and therapeutic approach

  • Paraneoplastic syndromes

  • Pathogenesis – histologic subtypes and prognostic factors of lung cancer

  • Tumors of the chest: surgical staging and management

  • Systemic treatment of chest tumors

  • Principles of radiation therapy of genito-urinary tumors and of bone metastases

  • Neurologic problems of cancer patients

  • Holistic approach of the cancer patient

Reading Material

The courses’ goal understands, on behalf of the student, of the definition and differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin, as well as the main specialized infectious diseases that are not included in the other systems integrated teachings program. Also, the general principles of oncology, management of final stage patients, and the most important cancers. It includes the subject matters listed below:

 

INFECTIOUS DISEASES:
1.        Fever of unknown origin
2.        Sepsis
3.        Respiratory infections
4.        Urinary tract infections
5.        Skin and soft tissue infections
6.        Endovascular infections
7.        Weil Syndrome
8.        Brucella infections
Teachers: C.Basiaris, C.Gogos, M.Maragkos, G.Panos, E.Polyzogopoulou, S.Gyali
 
ONCOLOGY
1. Introduction and presentation of two patient cases- patient problems:
a) Abdominal pain, cachexia, anemia, abdominal tumor
β) Haemoptysis, hoarseness, thoracic pain, epilepsy
C.Kalofonos
2. Diagnostic approach of patient with abdominal tumor – Management of icteric syndrome- ERCP
K.Thomopoulos
3. Pain management and related symptoms – patient support
M.Karanikolas
4. Ascites management and electrolyte imbalance
C.Triantos
5. Radiologic diagnostic patient approach
T.Petsas
6. Invasive Radiology in Oncology: possibilities and prospects
    D.Siamplis
7. Dyspnea- haemoptysis in cancer patients: Diagnostic approach and support.
K.Spyropoulos
8. Neurologic issues in patients with cancer
P.Polychronopoulos
9. Paraneoplastic  Syndromes 
T.Makatsoris
10. Hoarseness – Diagnostic approach in patients with head-neck neoplasia
T.Papadas
11.Head-neck tumors – Rhinopharyngeal cancer
St.Naksakis
12. Therapeutic principles of head-neck tumors
N.Mastronikolis
13.Thoracic tumors: surgical staging and management
D.Dougenis
14. Pathogenesis-Histologic types and prognostic factors in lung cancer.
K.Kourea
15. Treatment of thoracic tumors
T.Makatsoris
16. Communicating and informing the oncologic patient
G.Oikonomou
17. Carcinogenesis principals
B.Zolota
18. Cancer cell Biology and Gene therapy
A.Athanasiadou
19. Diagnostic and therapeutic approach in cancer patients
C.Kalofonos
20. Emergencies in Oncology
A.Onienadoum
21. Infectious diseases in oncologic and final stage patients
M.Maragkos
22.Psychiatric disorders in oncologic patients: prevention, diagnosis, treatment
K.Asimakopoulos
23.Cancer epidemiology and prevention principles
 E.Gelastopoulou
24.Intestinal tumors: diagnostic approach-clinical presentation  
K.Thomopoulos
25. Pathogenesis and prognostic factors in stomach and large intestine tumors
A.Tsamantas
26.Intestinal tumors: Surgical approach
M.Stavropoulos
27. Metastasectomy: Yes or No? In which tumors?
D.Karavias
28.Intestinal tumors: Conservative treatments
 A.Koutras
29. Gynecologic tumors: Diagnostic-Therapeutic approach  
G.Antonakis
30.Urological tumors: Diagnostic-Therapeutic approach
A.Athanasopoulos
31. Principles of radiotherapy in genitourinary tract tumors and bone metastases
D.Kardamakis
32.Endocrinic tumors
 K.Markou
33. Breast Lump: Diagnostic approach – Staging- Clinical appearance of cancer  
D.Koukouras
34. Breast cancer pathogenesis – prognostic factors
S.Skopa
35. Principals of surgical approach on breast tumors
E.Tzorakoleftherakis
36. Principles of Radiotherapy in Breast cancer
D.Kardamakis
37. Principles of Systemic therapy in Breast Cancer
C.Kalofonos
38. Anemia of chronic disease
A.Symeonidis
39. Epidemiology-Diagnostic approach of hematologic malignancies
A.Spyridonidis
40. Basic principles of therapeutic approach in hematologic malignancies
A.Symeonidis
41. Holistic patient approach – Dilemmas - Conclusions
    C.Kalofonos