Subjects

BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE
Description: Deals with social and psychological aspects and their interface with child and adolescent health and disease.

NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE
Description: Deals with general principles of nutrition in pediatrics and the most common nutritional disorders that affect children and adolescents.

ADVANCES IN INFECTOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Description: Discusses current aspects of Infectology and Immunology related to pediatrics, through seminars and scientific articles.

NORMAL AND PATHOLOGICAL GROWTH
Description: This subject deals with the normal growth of pediatric patients and possible disorders in the physiological process.

CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Description: Addresses the epidemiological methods and study designs in the area of health.

DRAFTING AND WRITING OF SCIENTIFIC TEXTS
Description: Provides students with general guidance on scientific writing.

INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS
Description: Deals with aspects of bioethics directly related to the assistance and care of pediatric patients in different scenarios, through seminars.

INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING PRACTICE IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Description: Provides graduate students with the opportunity to practice teaching activities with undergraduate students under the direct supervision of faculty staff.

INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND THE QUESTION OF TEACHING
Description: Discusses current aspects of scientific research and its interface with teaching in pediatrics, through seminars.

INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Description: Addresses the general principles of qualitative research and its potential applicability in studies on child and adolescent health.

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MEDICAL RESEARCH
Description: Theoretical and practical approach that develops students’ ability to use different software in the area of health.

ADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY
Description: Deals with advanced statistical methods that may be applied to research in the area of health.

EXPERIMENTAL METHODS APPLIED TO CLINICAL RESEARCH
Description: Theoretical and practical approach to the experimental methods used when researching the area of health, including discussion of their potential applicability.

CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL APPROACH ON THE NEUROPSYCHOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT
Description: Addresses the use of the epidemiological method in research into the neuropsychology of development.

PUBLIC POLICIES ON CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Description: Discusses public policies and their impact on care for children and adolescents in different areas of activity.

DISSERTATION AND THESIS SEMINARS
Description: Deals with different aspects of preparing and presenting dissertations and theses.

RESEARCH SEMINARS
Description: Consists in the presentation and discussion of research projects to be carried out by graduate students.

TELEHEALTH
Description: Deals with the use of electronic information and distance learning tools in the area of patient health and care.