Study Programmes 2015-2016
CHIM0440-2  
Clinical chemistry
Duration :
20h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS)3
Master in biomedicine (60 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Etienne Cavalier
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Study of the biological explorations used in various pathologies such as cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes, bone markers and osteoporosis, tumor markers, autoimmunity, inflammation,...
Learning outcomes of the course :
This course follows upon the course of " Elements of clinical chemistry ". It gives additional information on laboratory tests useful for assessing and monitoring diseases affecting a significant part of the population, for example obesity and diabetes.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Elements of Clinical chemistry - 3rd BAC.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Course given during the 2nd four-month period
Recommended or required readings :
Power-point
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral examination.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Prof. E. Cavalier Dpt.of Clinical Chemistry, TSI +5 CHU B35 Sart Tilman, 4000 Liège
Secrétariat :  04/3668822
E-mail : etienne.cavalier@chu.ulg.ac.be(JP.Chapelle@chu.ulg.ac.be)