Curricular Unit:			Code:
Mycology			146MICO
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
3	Undergraduate	Clinical Analyses and Public Health	2 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese	26
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
The students will understand the infections caused by fungi, their dissemination, control, prevention and treatment. The student will still be able to properly perform the gathering of clinical samples and the diagnosis of fungal infections.
Syllabus:
Study of the pathogenesis, epidemiology, metabolism, physiology, virulence factors of fungi with clinical importance to human. Biological products in clinical bacteriology. Identification of yeasts and filamentous fungi of clinical interest.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
Students should be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of the disease, its spread and epidemiology as they have to be able to intervene Public Health towards health education. In this sense the study of mycosis with different clinical relevance to humans, as focused in the syllabus, will prepare the students for this professional challenge. Furthermore, clinical analyst must know properly collect the samples according to the clinical suspicion, correctly diagnosing and interpret the results. These are technical and scientific knowledge are imparted to students in the practical part of the course.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Form of educational performance: Presentation and discussion of relevant theoretical concepts in the classroom, self-study orientation of students by consulting annotated bibliography. Brainstorm on pertinent issues related to the matter exposed in the classroom. Regarding the laboratory component of the learning labotorial work that reinforce the theoretical learning. Continuous evaluation: 80% theoretical (80% written evaluation, 20% continuous) and 20% practical (80 testes and 20 % continuous).
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The lectures are essentially of expository nature, with presentation and discussion of clinical cases and real life situations. Will always fostered critical thinking and independent study. Lectures will be supported with slideshow presentation, and nuclear literature will be provided to the student to support its study. In practical classes the student will learn the most current techniques and methodology for laboratory diagnosis of fungal infections, including the classic techniques, molecular biology and immunological diagnosis. Diagnosis from clinical samples, and the interpretation of results and the correct way to report them will be held.
Reading:
(1) Ferreira et al., Microbiologia, 2010 (2) Ferreira, W. e Sousa, J. Microbiologia – Volume 2, LIDEL, 2000, Parte 2, Cap. 1 Artigos cientificos em: http://www.highwire.org http://www.sciencedirect.com/ http://www.cdc.gov/eid/