Inglese

Conoscenze della lingua inglese nel settore linguistico medico-scientifico attraverso nozioni e concetti fondamentali in campo medico e sanitario. Comprensione degli aspetti fondamentali della relazione che si instaura tra medico e paziente, sia in senso generale che all’interno dei contesti dei luoghi della cura.

Tessuto, G. 2024. English for Medicine: A Toolkit for discourse and genre-based approaches to medical language and communication. For classroom or self-study use. Third Edition. Torino: Giappichelli.

Formare gli studenti nell'ottica delle competenze trasversali tra linguaggio scientifico e l'ambiente etico/professionale della medicina e della salute in contesti anglofoni e internazionali.

Livello intermedio B1 della lingua inglese.

Lezioni frontali presentate in powerpoint e audio integrate da momenti di dibattito e confronto con lavoro a gruppi, sollecitando gli studenti a produrre a loro volta materiali specialistici orali e scritti in inglese da condividere con il resto del gruppo classe sulle diverse tematiche affrontate nelle lezioni.

Esame orale basato sugli argomenti del testo di riferimento + Tesina di almeno 2500 parole su patologia o argomento relativo alla Fisioterapia.

Ove necessario, si consiglia anche la pratica della lingua inglese nelle sue applicazioni generali mediante la piattaforma di apprendimento autonomo Rosetta Stone.

Unit 2 - Professionalism and ethics in medicine and healthcare: development of concepts and topics
1. Professionalism in medical practice: past and present
2. Maintaining professional standards and values in healthcare
2.1. Scientific and technical competency standards
2.2. Ethical standards and values
2.3. Professionalism in medical practice: an inclusive concept
2.4. Professional and ethical codes of conduct
2.5. Obstacles to professionalism in medical practice
3. Understanding ethics in more detail
3.1. Where does ethics come from?
3.2. Fields of application
4. Medical ethics
4.1. Medical ethics: four basic principles at a glance
4.2. Medical ethics: a close look at the four principles
Autonomy
Beneficence
Nonmaleficence
Justice
5. Understanding medical professionalism in more detail
5.1. Physician Charter on medical professionalism
Principles of professionalism
Professional responsibilities
6. Medical professionalism: views from academic scholarship
Virtue ethics
7. Defensive medicine
7.1. Medical malpractice: what is it?
7.2. Most common medical negligence cases
7.3. Grounds for a medical negligence claim

English

English language knowledge applied to core components of topics and issues used in healthcare /medical-scientific fields. Understanding main characteristics of doctor-patient relationship, in terms of general and specific healthcare contexts.

Tessuto, G. 2024. English for Medicine: A Toolkit for discourse and genre-based approaches to medical language and communication. For classroom or self-study use. Third Edition. Torino: Giappichelli.

Helping students to acquire necessary competences across scientific language skills and ethical/professional standards applied to areas of medicine and healthcare in Anglophone and international contexts.

B1 (lower/upper intermediate) level of English.

Monolingual frontal lessons in powerpoint or audio formats supplemented with group debate, with a view to eliciting students to produce specialist oral and written materials in English (ex: writing a research article abstract or presenting a conference poster) for sharing with other class members on any one topic dealt with.

Oral examination based on topics from the textbook + Essay (min. 2500 words) on a pathology or topic related to Physiotherapy.

Where needed, students will benefit from self-study of general English by accessing Rosetta Stone platform.

Unit 2 - Professionalism and ethics in medicine and healthcare: development of concepts and topics
1. Professionalism in medical practice: past and present
2. Maintaining professional standards and values in healthcare
2.1. Scientific and technical competency standards
2.2. Ethical standards and values
2.3. Professionalism in medical practice: an inclusive concept
2.4. Professional and ethical codes of conduct
2.5. Obstacles to professionalism in medical practice
3. Understanding ethics in more detail
3.1. Where does ethics come from?
3.2. Fields of application
4. Medical ethics
4.1. Medical ethics: four basic principles at a glance
4.2. Medical ethics: a close look at the four principles
Autonomy
Beneficence
Nonmaleficence
Justice
5. Understanding medical professionalism in more detail
5.1. Physician Charter on medical professionalism
Principles of professionalism
Professional responsibilities
6. Medical professionalism: views from academic scholarship
Virtue ethics
7. Defensive medicine
7.1. Medical malpractice: what is it?
7.2. Most common medical negligence cases
7.3. Grounds for a medical negligence claim