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| MCER0226-1 | Biomedical Sciences Module
- Pathologies, oncology and physiology
- Screening, etiology and epidemiology of cancerous illnesses
- Diagnostic methods
- Oncological treatments (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery)
- Other forms of treatment
- Pharmacology
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| Duration : | Pathologies, oncology and physiology : 1h Th
Screening, etiology and epidemiology of cancerous illnesses : 1h Th
Diagnostic methods : 4h Th
Oncological treatments (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery) : 35h Th
Other forms of treatment : 5h Th
Pharmacology : 4h Th
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| Lecturer : | Pathologies, oncology and physiology : Guy Jerusalem
Screening, etiology and epidemiology of cancerous illnesses : Guy Jerusalem
Diagnostic methods : Léon Bosquée, Roland Hustinx, Guy Jerusalem, Marc Polus
Oncological treatments (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery) : Yves Beguin, Léon Bosquée, Joëlle Collignon, Philippe Coucke, Marc Polus, Andrée Rorive, Brieuc Sautois
Other forms of treatment : Léon Bosquée, Marc Polus
Pharmacology : Yves Beguin, Marie‑Elisabeth Faymonville, Guy Jerusalem
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Language(s) of instruction :
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Course contents :
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To enable each student to :
- Demonstrate techniques for obtaining a pain history
- Differentiate somatic pain from nerve damage pain
- Apply the World Health Organization approach to the management of cancer pain
- Describe a corollary plan using appropriate non-pharmacologic techniques
- Utilize the concepts of tolerance, physical dependence, and risk of addiction in their management of pain
- Apply techniques for assessing, on a regular basis, the impact of their therapies on the patient's pain
- Demonstrate skills in the use of alternate routes of administering analgesics when there is unacceptable pain relief with oral preparations
- State the differences between acute and chronic pain and bedtween non-malignant chronic pain and cancer pain, both as physical entities and with respect to emotional overlay
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