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| PATH0156-3 | Locomotor module : orthopaedic pathologies, including medical physics
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| Duration : | 42h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Philippe Coucke, Jean‑Michel Crielaard, Philippe Delvenne, Philippe Gillet, Roland Hustinx, Jean‑Paul Misson, André Scheen, Paolo Simoni |
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| Coordinator : | Philippe Gillet |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| Orthopaedics and traumatology of the locomotor system are presented during the 5th year of medical studies (Master 2) in addition to the topics presented during the 4th year in the course on rheumatology.
The courses include physical management and surgical management of orthopaedic diseases or injuries, pathology and imaging procedures. Both adult and pediatric aspects are presented. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The courses are intended to give the future general practitionner or emergency practitionner the relevant knowledge needed to take care of partients in the first line or medical care, at home, in the office or in an emergency department. Important topics such as bone tumours, even if the will not be taken care of by first line practitionners are also presented because those MDs must be able to recognise the symptoms of such threatening diseases are give the patient the proper orientation to the relevant specialist. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Anatomy of the locomotor system, with the relevant fuctionnal aspects. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| During their final years in medical school, the students will be able to work in the outpatient department, the ward and the operating theater under the supervision of residents and senior members of the university hospital |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The courses are given in a traditional way plus small group exercices by problem learning |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Each teacher is responsible for his documentation. For instance in the surgical course, the slides (text and illustrations) are available in prited and Cdrom form, on the CD rom, all relevant material concerning anatomy are also available as a reminder |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Multidisciplinary oral and written exams |
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Organizational remarks :
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| None. |
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Contacts :
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| Prof Philippe Gillet
Chirurgie de l'appareil locomoteur
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
B4000 Liège
Belgique
+32 4 3667222
fax +32 43667537
philippe.gillet@chu.ulg.ac.be |
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