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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, Bernard Duysinx, P. Gast, Roland Hustinx, Guy Jerusalem, Marc Polus
Oncological treatments (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery) : Frédéric Baron, Nicole Barthélemy, Etienne Baudoux, Yves Beguin, Valérie Bleret, Léon Bosquée, Jo Caers, Carla Coimbra, Joëlle Collignon, Philippe Coucke, Jean-Olivier Defraigne, Jean Delwaide, Pierre Demez, Bernard De Prijck, Arnaud De Roover, Marie-France Fassotte, Christine Gennigens, Johanne Hermesse, Nicolas Jansen, Frédéric Kridelka, William kurth, Eric Lifrange, Didier Martin, Philippe Martinive, Sylvie Maweja, Arjen Nikkels, Jean-Luc Nizet, Marc Polus, Andrée Rorive, Brieuc Sautois, Daniel Vandaele, David Waltregny, Evelyne Willems
Other forms of treatment : Léon Bosquée, Roland Hustinx, Paul Magotteaux, Paul Meunier, Marc Polus, Geneviève Trotteur
Pharmacology : Yves Beguin, Christophe Bonnet, Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville, Pascale Frère, Guy Jerusalem
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| Coordinator : | Guy Jerusalem |
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- 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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