URGC0752-1 : Surgery specialized in Intensive Care and Emergency Care

Study Programmes 2015-2016

URGC0752-1

Surgery specialized in Intensive Care and Emergency Care

Part I : Burn Surgery
Part II : Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation
Part III : Cardiac Surgery and Perfusion
Part IV : Taking Care of Polytrauma Patients

Duration :

Part I : Burn Surgery : 10h Th
Part II : Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation : 10h Th
Part III : Cardiac Surgery and Perfusion : 10h Th
Part IV : Taking Care of Polytrauma Patients : 10h Th

Number of credits :

Master in public health (120 ECTS)		4

Lecturer :

Part I : Burn Surgery : Denise Jacquemin
Part II : Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation : Arnaud De Roover, Jean-Paul Squifflet
Part III : Cardiac Surgery and Perfusion : Guy Dekoster
Part IV : Taking Care of Polytrauma Patients : Romain Betz

Coordinator :

N...

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

Part I : Burn Surgery

Epidemiology, etiology, severity of the burn lesion. Pathophysiology of the burn wound.Inhalation injuries and barotrauma.
Hospitalisation in burn centreand criteria for admission.
Medical and surgical emergency treatment. Wound care, air fluidized bed, balneotherpy, surgical treatment (grafts, alternative wound coverings).
Electrical and chemical injuries.
Minor and major aftereffects of burn.

Learning outcomes of the course :

Part I : Burn Surgery

Learn to make triage in disaster situations, learn to treat patients in emergency situations.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Part I : Burn Surgery

No special prerequisites

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Part I : Burn Surgery

Diaporama

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Part I : Burn Surgery

Face-to-face

Recommended or required readings :

Part I : Burn Surgery

Total Burn Care , Herndon

Assessment methods and criteria :

Part I : Burn Surgery

Written exam: one theoretical question and one question of clinical application

Work placement(s) :

Part I : Burn Surgery

No stage but visit of burn centre

Organizational remarks :

Part I : Burn Surgery

1st six months: dates and offices to discuss

Contacts :

Part I : Burn Surgery

DR.Jacquemin@ulg.ac.be

Items online :

Part I : Burn Surgery

Burn surgical treatment
surgical treatment of burns