Mohammad Hussein

Gastenterology,hepatology and Nutrition Fellow @Hamilton Health Sciences

Pediatric Gastroenterology Training Program — Goals & ObjectivesGoals and Objectives: First YearMedical ExpertUnderstand the anatomy, embryology, physiology and pathology of the digestive system including the pancreas and liverUnderstand the principles of biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics as they apply to the digestive systemUnderstand the pharmacology (metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and toxicity) of drugs commonly used in gastroenterologyUnderstand the principles of endocrinology, intermediary metabolism and nutrition, oncology, microbiology and psychiatry as they apply to the digestive systemUnderstand the principles of gastrointestinal surgery including the indications for and the complications of operations on the gastrointestinal tractUnderstand the diseases affecting the digestive system, pancreas and liver (epidemiology, pathophysiology, methods of diagnosis, management and prognosis). This will include both primary gastrointestinal disorders (peptic ulcer disease, gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, achalasia, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, infectious gastroenteritis, angiodysplasia, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, gastrointestinal malignancy, acute and chronic pancreatitis, cholelithiasis, acute and chronic hepatitis, hemochromatosis, autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, alcoholic liver disease and hepatic decompensation) and systemic disorders involving the gastrointestinal tract (diabetes mellitus, metabolic disorders (alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency mitochondrial disorders, etc.)Understand functional gastrointestinal disorders from a physiologic, diagnostic, and therapeutic perspectiveUnderstand how different phases of maturation (infant, child, adolescent) impact on disease natural history, investigation, and managementTake a medical history that is relevant, concise, accurate and appropriatePerform a physical exam that is relevant, sufficiently elaborate and approp