The course will focus on:
- approaches to the historiography of Medicine
- history of diseases
- historical development of some central concepts in Medicine, such as concepts of health and disease, and ideas about the function of the human organism
- main periods of the history of Medicine (from ancient Greece to present days) and main characteristics of each period
- the most important medical figures in history and the related contributes to the development of Medicine
- how the relationship between doctors and patients had changed during the History of Medicine.

- Porter R. Medicine. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2000.

This course is an introduction to ethno- anthropological demography and to the quali-qualitative studies of human population processes (i.e. fertility, mortality, and migration) with a holistic approach. Anthropological demography differs from formal demography in that it examines demographic dynamics in the context of a wide range of social, cultural, economic, and ecological variables.
The target of the course of Demo-Ethno-Anthropological disciplines is to prepare a new generation of students to be able to cope with different situations working in national and international organizations operating in the field. The course provides an interdisciplinary approach to human-environment relations with diverse methodological skills and capacities.
During the course many topics will be afforded. The topics will be related to demography, ethnology and anthropology. We will discuss globalization, major environmental changes. Topics involved include kinship, marriage, household organization, gender system, political economy, ecology and so forth.

Berghahn Series. Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives

-EQUIPMENT: Physical foundations, equipment technicians and main clinical indications: Ultrasound (US); analogic/digital radiology (RX); Computerized Bone Mineralometry (CBM); Mammography (MX); Computed Tomography (CT); Magnetic Resonance (MR); Nuclear Medicine (NM); Hybrid equipment (PET/CT); Interventional Radiology (IR); Radiotherapy (RT).
-RADIATIONS: Natural and artificial sources of radiation. Non-Ionizing Radiation (NIR) and Ionizing Radiation (IR). Radioactivity and radioactive decay.
-RADIOBIOLOGY: biological effects of ionizing radiation on the human species; Tissue Radiosensitivity Scale; stochastic, deterministic and genetic effects; Acute irradiation syndrome.
-RADIATION PROTECTION: Historical and legislative premises; National and international organizations for radiation protection; The Ethical Principles of Radioprotection; Dosimetric quantities and Dosimetry; Physical Surveillance; Medical Surveillance; General and specific norms of Radioprotection; Devices for Protection against Ionizing Radiation (individual, collective, environmental); Irradiation, Contamination and Decontamination. Disposal of Radioactive Waste.
-RADIATION PROTECTION IN FERTILE AGE AND IN PREGNANCY: Normative; Effects on the product of conception.
-HOSPITAL INFORMATIC SYSTEMS AND TELERADIOLOGY.
-ROLE OF NURSE IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
-ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN OBSTETRICS
-REFERENCES OF LEGISLATION OF RADIOPROTEZIONISTIC INTEREST:
Presidential Decree n. 185/1964; Legislative Decree 19/9/1994, n. 626;
Legislative Decree 17/3/1995, 230; Legislative Decree 26/5/2000, n.187;
Legislative Decree 9/4/2008, n. 81; Directive 2013/59 / EURATOM.

THE SLIDES OF THE LESSONS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE STUDENTS BY THE TEACHER.

The birth of sociology
Comte
Simmel 
Durkheim
Weber
The society
The group
Primary group 
Secondary group
The Institutions
Social Classes and Social Areas
Edward T. Hall and the study of proxemics
The birth of the sociology of health
From the United States to the Europe
The introduction of the sociology of health into the Italian universities
The new relation doctor-patient
Nurse-patient
The birth of the Nursing Sciences
Transcultural nursing
Madeleine Leininger
Prevention
Primary
Secondary
The relation between sociology and medicine

Sociologia Generale:
Pacifici, Mannheimer, Italie, Sociologia del plurale, Jaca Book, 2018

Sociologia medica:
Ugo G. Pacifici Noja, Sociologia medica, in corso di stampa

Contents:
- psychology applied to the obstetric profession, general aspects, emotional involvement, the principles of therapeutic communication

- Differences between impairment, disability and handicap. Social stereotypes about people with disabilities and social integration of people with disabilities. Psychosocial aspects of adaptation to acquired disabilities and chronic diseases. Problems related to disability and chronic disease, implications for caring; management of psychological needs with disabled or chronic patients, with their families and caregivers

- social stereotypes about elders and social integration of elders. Psychosocial aspects of adaptation to oldness and chronic diseases. Knowledge, management and implications of elders’ psychological needs; psychological or clinical approaches with their families and caregiver

- death, cultural and psychological aspects of dying

- psychological training for midwives and health care workers; management of the relationships with patients, family, caregivers and different types of social supports

- Psychology and psychopathology in pregnancy and post partum, health psychology, clinical models of intervention. Accompaniment to Birth and Parenthood on topics concerning the needs of the newborn and parents, screening programs for pregnant women and families with psycho-social discomforts, counseling. Postpartum interventions to support parental functions on topics such as breastfeeding, weaning, inclusion in kindergarten, and social skills of the child. Support for the socio-emotional-relational development of the newborn, support for families with psycho-social discomforts, counseling, training for health care workers in families counseling centers

-burnout and relevant psycho-social risks for all healh care professionals

Textbook:

Ruth Paradice: Psychology for Midwives – Current Issues in Midwifery Publisher: Mark Allen Group ISBN: 9781856420402

For the preparation of the exam, the student is recommended to integrate with the teaching material provided during the lessons

1. General principles of psychology
What is psychology? History of psychology. Main psychological perspectives. Current psychological areas
2. Neuroscientific and neurobiological foundation of psychology
The brain: principles of anatomy and of physiology. Focus on synapsis and synaptic mechanisms. Brain circuits. Functions, emotions and behaviors: characteristics and neurobiological underpinnings
3. Higher mental functions
Thinking, Languag, Intelligenc, Consciousnes, Learning, Memory: General principles and eatures, brain rocesses involved.
4. Lifespan development
Prenatal psychology, Developmental psychology, Childhood Psychology, Adulthood Psychology, Death psychology
5. Psychopathological and psichiatric disorders (general outlines)
Anxiety disorders; Mood disorders; Psychotic disorders: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, clinical symptoms, and treatments
6. Personality
Definition and main theories on personality
7. Specific areas.
Psychology of Pregnancy, birth, Puerperium, Psychopatological disorders of the postpartum. Role and impact of midwives

Ruth Paradice: Psychology for Midwives – Current Issues in Midwifery Publisher: Mark Allen Group ISBN: 9781856420402

For the preparation of the exam, the student is recommended to integrate with the teaching material provided during the lessons

Definition of education and definition of Pedagogy. Background. Role of the teacher. Educational context. Social Pedagogy and social context. Scientific reasearch in Pedagogy.

Lessons slides and 5 scientific papers.