Program Overview

Program Details

The program in question is PREPARATORY PODOLOGY, which is part of the university's offerings.

Program Overview

• Code: 87210
• Academic Year: 2025/2026
• CFU: 6 credits for the first year, specifically for PODOLOGY 9284 (L/SNT2) - GENOA
• Language: Italian
• Location: GENOA

Propedeuticity

This course has propedeuticity in exit, meaning it is a prerequisite for several other courses, including:

• PODIALOGY 9284 (cohort 2025/2026)
• PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH AND FORENSIC MEDICAL MANAGEMENT 73098
• SPECIAL PODOLOGY III 67525
• ANESTHESIOLOGY, RESUSCITATION AND PHARMACOLOGY 67515
• INTERNSHIP III YEAR 67336
• MEDICAL SCIENCES I 67345
• MEDICAL SCIENCES II 67354
• SPECIAL PODIALOGY IV 67549
• NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY 67540

Modules

This course is composed of several modules, including:

• PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF THE PODIATRIST PROFESSION
• PODOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS
• SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
• HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND ANTHROPOLOGY

Educational Objectives

The objectives of this course include:

• Knowing the elements that characterize Bioethics and professional Deontology.
• Learning the basic notions of the profession and knowing the history of Podiatry.
• Understanding the relationships with other health professions.
• Knowing the general principles of podiatric performances, being able to evaluate and consequently record on specific charts.
• Learning the acts proper to the profession, materials, instrumentation, equipment, and methods used to achieve the competencies related to the formulation of a therapeutic protocol.
• Understanding the principles of primary and specific prevention.
• Learning to produce the necessary documentation for legislative purposes for quality control.

Detailed Educational Objectives and Learning Outcomes

• Gradual learning of professional basic notions with knowledge of the history of Podiatry.
• Gradual learning of specific professional subjects and relationships with other health professions.
• Knowledge of the general principles of podiatric performances through evaluation and consequent registration on specific charts.
• Theoretical teaching of the acts proper to the profession, materials, instrumentation, equipment, and methods used to achieve the competencies related to the formulation of a therapeutic protocol.
• Learning of the principles of primary and specific prevention.
• Learning and production of necessary documentation for legislative purposes for quality control.

Prerequisites

• Knowledge of the Italian language.
• General knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.

Didactic Methods

• Frontal lessons.

Program/Content

The program includes the learning of basic professional notions with knowledge of the history of Podiatry, gradual learning of specific professional subjects, and understanding the relationships with other health professions. It also covers the knowledge of the general principles of podiatric performances, theoretical teaching of the acts proper to the profession, and the learning of the principles of primary and specific prevention.

Texts/Bibliography

• Slides.

Teachers and Commissions

• Mariano Martini: Teacher, available for appointments at the Department of Health Sciences.
• Daniela Risso: Teacher, available for appointments.

Examination Commission

• Mariano Martini
• Daniela Risso (President and Coordinator of the integrated course)
• Maria Faraoni (Supplementary President)

Lessons

Start of Lessons

April 2017.

Lesson Schedule

• PODOLOGICAL INTRODUCTION: Schedule not specified.