Hystory: The birth of Western medicine, from Hippocrates to the experimental Method, the discovery of the human

body from the Renaissance to bioimaging. the advent of technology in medicine and the therapeutic revolution,

history of clinical methodology, biomedicine and biotechnology, the concept of health, cultural and ethical

implications, the evolution of public health, the concept of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM), some open questions

in medicine (e.g., tumors and palliative care, emerging infectious diseases, medical genetics, substances for

abuse, end-of-life care). Communication skills: General aspects: Doctor centered vrs Patient Centered Medicine,

from “curing” to “caring”, psychological and relational components in the doctor-patient relationship; "therapeutic

alliance", compliance and concordance. Psychological complexity of medical interview. The placebo and the

nocebo effect. Communication techniques: language and gestures , verbal and not verbal communication.

Communication guidelines and protocols: the Calgary Cambridge Interview, breaking bad news (the SPIKES

protocol), error disclosure (the CONES protocol), managing conflict and escalation (the HARD protocol); The role

of emotions in communication and in the doctor / patient relationship, emotion regulation and self-regulation . The

subjective dimension of illness perception and experience: patient’s emotional reaction, psychological response to

illness and treatment. Cognitive and affective bias that condition clinical reasoning

Biomedical englishThe on line course presents dialogues on biomedical subjects, with specialized language. The

student should know the English language in order to write, read, understand and edit scientific articles

correctlyThe on line course presents dialogues on biomedical subjects, with specialized language. The student

should know the English language in order to write, read, understand and edit scientific articles correctly