List of the lectures – winter semester

1. Paediatrics as a medical discipline. Norms in Paediatrics. Creating  norms in medicine. Percentile  charts  - construction, interpretation, the role in children development assessment.Individual norm as the most adequate measurement of the health condition. (Piotr B. Jurkowski, M.D., Ph.D., Prof. of UVM)
2. History – taking in Paediatrics (  Physical examination of the children  at different age.(Piotr B. Jurkowski, M.D., Ph.D., Prof. of UVM)
3. Feeding in neonates, infants, toddlers, preschool, school-age children and adolescents.Natural and artificial feeding  of the infants – advantages and disadvantages . (Piotr B. Jurkowski, M.D., Ph.D., Prof. of UVM)
4. Faltering growth in children IUGR (intrauterine growth restriction – causes,symptoms).  Causes of faltering growth: organic  non-organic (Piotr B. Jurkowski, M.D., Ph.D., Prof. of UVM)
5. Nutrition vs  disease of affluence . Association between nutrition and hypertension, diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome. (Piotr B. Jurkowski, M.D., Ph.D., Prof. of UVM)

List of the lectures – spring semester

1. Semiotics  and immunoprophylaxis  of the infectious  diseases.  General symptoms of the infectious diseases ( measles, mumps, rubella, chicken-pox, rotavirus gastroenteritis), vaccinations -  pathophysiology,  vaccines schedule. Passive Immunoprophylaxis  - immune serum, gamma globulin. (Piotr B. Jurkowski, M.D., Ph.D., Prof. of UVM)
2. Children physical development – speed and pattern of development in newborns, infants, toddlers. (Piotr B. Jurkowski, M.D., Ph.D., Prof. of UVM)
3. Puberty. Differences between male and female puberty. Precocious and delayed puberty. Development of secondary and tertiary sex characteristics in boys and girls. (Piotr B. Jurkowski, M.D., Ph.D., Prof. of UVM)
4. Paediatric  counseling. The role of the doctor in case of the most common symptoms in  a healthy child – primary and secondary prophylaxis. The febrile child- common causes of the fever, approach, types of the fever. (Piotr B. Jurkowski, M.D., Ph.D., Prof. of UVM)
5. Metabolic disorders in children. Diabetes mellitus, cystic fibrosis, phenyloketonuria,  alkaptonuria, metabolic syndrome.(Piotr B. Jurkowski, M.D., Ph.D., Prof. of UVM)

List of the seminars – winter semester

1. History taking and physical examination of the children at different ages.  Structure of the patient history in paediatrics. (history taking from parents and child). Estimation of the general state (condition) of the child at different ages. (TOMASZ KARDACZ MD)
2. Detailed physical examination: skin,  head and neck, heart and vascular system, chest and respiratory system, abdomen, neurological system. (TOMASZ KARDACZ MD)
3. Development of the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, genitourinary system , gastrointestinal system . (TOMASZ KARDACZ MD)
4. Children immunity.  Development  of the Immune System in children.  Natural immunity.  The role of skin, mucous membranes, complement system, lysozyme, transferring,  mechanical cleaning in immunity.  Immunomodulation and immunostimulation. (TOMASZ KARDACZ MD)
5. General principles of the children nutrition.  Natural, artificial feeding. Diet and menus for children at different ages. (ANNA KĄCKA MD)

List of the seminars – spring semester

1. Prophylaxis of the deficiency diseases (iron and folic acid deficiency anaemia, iodine deficiency). Physiologic anaemia in the first quarter of life.
2. General principles of the children nutrition (>1yr) . Diet requirements, food components, the role of breast milk in the postnatal period.
3. Physical development assessment.  Measurement s: weight, height, head circumference, chest circumference. Psychomotor development  and coordination assessment.
4. Pre mature baby – paediatric care, development assessment.
5. Symptomatology and diagnosis of the cardiac disorders in children.

Exercise topics – winter semester

1. General state assessment of the newborn. Size at birt – factors that influence the birth weight  (genetic, placental insufficiency,  maternal illness, environmental factors such as poor nutrition, maternal tobacco smoking, drug addiction or alcoholism). LBW,VLBW,ELBW,SGA,LGA,AGA.Phases of the growth in children (infantile, childhood, pubertal phase).Neonatal examination – consciousness, responsiveness, newborn sleep patterns. (ANNA KĄCKA MD)
2. Newborn characteristic, appearance and physiology. Characteristic of  preterm, term, post term infants. Size at birth – classification: SGA.Examination of the newborn: general appearance, posture, movements, primitive reflexes,  head, fontanelle, face, eyes, tongue, muscle tone. Newborn nursing – hygiene, bathing, feeding, clothing, cosmetics. Neonatal resuscitation. Birth asphyxia. ANNA KĄCKA MD
3. Taking a history – general rules, preliminary diagnosis, diagnosis, family history, prophylaxis.Paediatric history: presenting symptoms,  general enquiry, systems review, past medical history, medication, family history, social history, birth history,  development. Physical examination of the infant. Psychomotor development assessment, general appearance, awareness, consciousness, systemic review. Normal somatic and psychomotor development of the infant (height, weight, head circumference, chest circumference changes, teething).Physical and psychomotor development of the toddlers, preschool and school-age children. Assessment methods.Variations of the development and  puberty.TOMASZ KARDACZ MD
4. Prophylactic examinations in paediatrics – schedule. Infectious disease prophylaxis. Baby – checks – general principles. Vaccination schedule. Physical development assessment methods (percentile charts, norms in paediatrics). Percentile charts  in peadiatric practice,  creating norms in medicine, psychomotor development assessment in uncooperative children. Primary and secondary prophylaxis of the deficiency diseases (iron and folic acid deficiency anaemia).  Screening test for newborns. Viral illness, infectious, allergies. Signs and symptoms of the most common diseases in childhood. TOMASZ KARDACZ MD