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16844
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
L0
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| ECTS Credits |
3
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| Workload |
O (17H)/T(21H)/TP(49H)
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| Scientific area |
Public Health
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Entry requirements |
not applicable
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Learning outcomes |
Understand advanced methodologies for evaluating and treating complex wounds, focusing on optimizing healing and preventing complications.
Apply theoretical knowledge in clinical environments, develop practical skills in the comprehensive care of patients with complex wounds.
Explore the impact of healthcare interventions on patients' quality of life, emphasizing the importance of assessing clinical outcomes and quality of life.
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Syllabus |
• Need for multidisciplinary or transdisciplinary teams
• Functioning of a transdisciplinary team
• Prevention methodologies
• Prevention
• Skin aging and chronic skin insufficiency
• Dermatoporosis and skin fragility
• Diagnosis, treatment, prevention and risk factors for dermatoporosis
• Holistic wound assessment
• PLUS patient, morbidities and polypharmacy
• diagnosis, treatment and protocols
• Review of wound care
• Introduction and Fundamentals of Wounds
• Acute wounds
• Acute, surgical wounds, sutures, evaluation and treatment
• Chronic wounds assessment and treatment
• Indication for the use of oral or parenteral antibiotics
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Main Bibliography |
• IWGDF guidelines on the prevention and management of diabetes-related foot disease.
• Address difficult-to-heal wounds with an antibiofilm early intervention strategy: wound hygiene; International Consensus Document; journal of wound care.
• Association between dermatoporosis and history of major osteoporotic fractures: A French prospective observational study in a general practice population; Delphine Villeneuvea, Olivier Lidove.
• ] Kaya G, Saurat J-H. Dermatoporosis: a chronic cutaneous insufficiency/fragility syndrome. Clinicopathological features, mechanisms, prevention and potential treatments. Dermatologia 2007;215:284–94. [2] Saurat J-H. Dermatoporosis. The functional side of skin aging. Dermatology 2007; 215:271–2. [3] Kaya G. [Dermatoporosis: an emerging syndrome]. Rev Med Suisse 2008; 4:1078–8,
• Kluger N, Impivaara S. Prevalence of and risk factors for dermatoporosis: a prospective observational study of dermatology patients in a Finnish tertiary care
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
The methodology used will be eminently active, emphasizing student interaction during theoretical classes and practical activities within the community (application of assessment of patients with wounds in a community environment and in institutions).
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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