Session 1: Peptic ulcers and related topics This work session examines the scientific basis for the drug treatment of peptic ulcers and Helicobacter infections.
Session 2: Diet Students will collect data on their own lifestyle and diets before the class. The session compares individual nutrition with national guidelines, developing concepts of normal range and the great variety of "normal" behaviour.
Session 3: Lower GI tract This session revisits the physiological functions of the large bowel, in the context inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease and psychiatric problems.
Session 4: Malabsorption & ion channels This draws together common principles from the pathology and treatment of cholera, cystic fibrosis, lactose intolerance and gluten intolerance.
Session 5: Alcohol addiction and related topics This session examines the biochemistry and pathology of alcohol abuse.
Session 6: Obesity This session deals with issues including measuring overweight and obesity, associated health problems, understanding energy balance and applying this to changing eating and lifestyle.
Session 7: Human energy metabolism This class revisits some of the difficult scientific concepts from the lecture course, in the context of muscle activity and mitochondrial function.
Session 8: Liver and pancreas This session examines the exocrine functions of the liver and pancreas.
Session 9: Diabetes A work session that examines the integration and coordination of energy metabolism, illustrated by case studies on diabetes mellitus (type 1 and type 2).
Session 10: Endocrine diseases These case studies examine the consequences of the over- or under-activity of endocrine glands.