Introduction to Pediatrics and Health in Adolescence
Objectives
Knowledge
To obtain knowledge about: the healthy child and preventive aspects of disease; the
healthy and sick neonate; the healthy adolescent and the adolescent with
pathology.
Performance
Application of acquired knowledge to clinical practice: to elaborate the clinical
history in different age groups; in each visit: to assess growth and psychomotor
development and recognize its deviations; to recommend the feeding plan, and to
check the compliance with the National Program of Vaccination; to schedule the
regular outpatient visits at key ages; to recognize the main neonatal and
adolescent conditions; to record data in in clinical files and in the Infant and Juvenile
Health Bulletin.
Attitudes
Assiduity and punctuality; Intellectual integrity, scientific rigor, and permanent
study and update. Adequate interaction with the child and family. To respect the
ethical, moral and religious principles. Team working with health professionals.
General characterization
Code
107035
Credits
8
Responsible teacher
Luís Manuel Fernandes Pereira da Silva,ELSA MARISA PEREIRA GUERREIRO FAUSTINO,SUSANA ISABEL MATEUS SANTOS
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 224
Teaching language
PT
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
Available soon
Teaching method
Theoretical classes
The attendance to theoretical classes is optional. Most of the classes are expository
lectures, recorded with sound and image and made available on the Intranet
(Moodle). Six lectures are based on solving clinical scenarios, being synchronous
and taught by zoom.
Practical and theoretical-practical classes
The attendance to practical and theoretical-practical classes is mandatory. They are
integrated in the clinical activity and supervised by a lecturer. Teaching at the
bedside and discussion of cases predominate, being privileged methods of
medical teaching, in which the lecturer is the role-model for skills and attitudes.
Some theoretical-practical classes include seminars prepared by students who
expose the topic to classmates, under moderation of the lecturer. Other classes
include the critical discussion of scientific articles in journal club.
In Adolescent Medicine classes, role-playing is also used, with the participation of
two or three elements: the student in the role of the adolescent, the lecturer in the
role of the accompanying family member and another student in the role of health
technician.
Evaluation method
Distributed throughout the semester/school year, with final evaluation exam/test
Subject matter
Introduction to Pediatrics
Organization of pediatric care and health indicators.
Perinatal/neonatal medicine: assistance of the newborn in the delivery room and
during the neonatal period. Recognition of the main perinatal and neonatal
pathologies.
Anamnesis and physical examination in the pediatric patient, particularly in the
newborn infant, in the older child and in the adolescent. Knowledge of the
physiology of growth and puberty. Nutrition: breastfeeding, infant formula,
complementary feeding, nutritional assessment using anthropometry and
appropriate reference values. Obesity prevention. Psychomotor development and
recognition of warning signs. Immunizations included in the National Vaccination
Program and others. Key ages for follow-up outpatient visits. Early recognition of
congenital anomalies and their referral. Preventive Pediatrics and Social Pediatrics:
oral health, accidents and intoxications prevention, rationalization of
television/computer/video games habits, detection and notification of abuse.
Health in adolescence
Interview with the adolescent and family; puberty and sexual maturation; physical
activity and sports; neurobiological bases of behavior; emotional development, self-
image, sleep, consumption and risk behaviors.