At the end of the course, the student will acquire advanced knowledge about the pathophysiology of the GI tract. He/she will be able to manage with confidence the fundamentals of clinical, instrumental and laboratory semeiotic of the most common digestive diseases. In addition, will be deepened epidemiological aspects of the GI disorders covered in the class and some statistical concepts necessary to determine the test accuracy and the efficacy of a treatment.
In addition, the student will be confident in establishing a diagnostic and therapeutic management, and follow-up, through the collection of patient problems, hypothesis development and their process trough corroboration or falsification by applying the test with the highest positive or negative value of likelihood ratio based on the scientific evidence.