Study Programmes 2016-2017
BIOL2029-1  
Introduction to clinical biology
Duration :
20h Th
Number of credits :
Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS)2
Master in biomedicine (60 ECTS)2
Lecturer :
Etienne Cavalier, Corinne Charlier, André Gothot, Pierrette Melin
Coordinator :
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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
Learning unit contents :
Clinical biology includes 4 different disciplines, the introduction will be done by 4 professors:
Clinical Microbiology (Pierrette Melin)
- Description of the different tasks - missions of a clinical microbiology laboratory and the organizational mode. - The best strategies to use appropriately the laboratory and the limited available ressources. - The mostly used analytical methods are shortly described, including the quality assurance background. - The worldwide problem of the increased of emerging multi-resistances to antimicrobial agents among bacteria and the major role of the laboratory for their detection. - Towards tomorow microbiology and automation - Management of biosecurity regarding handling of pathogenic microorganims.
Clinical chemistry (Etienne Cavalier)
Hematology (André Gothot)
During this part, the main cytology and coagulation analyses are reviewed.
Clinical toxicology (Corinne Charlier)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Clinical Microbiology (Pierrette Melin)
At the end of this course, students will be


  • able to describe the different tasks - missions of a clinical microbiology laboratory and the organizational mode.
  • able to give clear and structured information towards the rational choice of analytical efforts within a cost-effective background for health policy.
  • able to understand and to explain the main used analytical methods within a quality assurance background.
  • aware of the increased of emerging multi-resistances to antimicrobial agents hapenning among bacteria and of the major role of the laboratory for their detection.
  • able to provide a short overview of the expected evolution in microbiology and automation
  • aware of the biosecurity needs and how to manage handling of pathogenic microorganims.
    Clinical chemistry (Etienne Cavalier)
    Hematology (André Gothot)
At the end of this course, students will be able to understand:
  • the principles of cytology and coagulation tests
  • their interpretation in different clinical contexts
  • the methodology used to set up a validation report
    Clinical toxicology (Corinne Charlier)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Lectures and discussion
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Clinical microbiology:
Face to face Slide sets of all lectures are available online on the university website through "myULg".
Clinical toxicology:
Coming soon
 
Clinical chemistry:
Coming soon
 
Hematology:
Face to face.  Slide sets of all lectures are available online on the university website through "myULg".
  
Recommended or required readings :
Clinical microbiology:
Required to prepare exams: Slide sets of all lectures available online on the university website through "myULg".
A non exhaustive list of text-books can also be useful but they are not compulsory.




  • Bactériologie médicale - Techniques usuelles 2ème édition François DENIS, Marie-Cécile Ploy, Christian Martin, Edouard Bingen, Roland QUENTIN Editeur: Elsevier Masson. 11/2011 ISBN: 9782294096686
  • Numerous references are available for reading /downloading on the website of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM):
    http://clinmicro.asm.org/index.php/bench-work-resources
Clinical toxicology: Coming soon
 
Clinical chemistry: Coming soon
 
Hematology:
Dacie and Lewis, Practical Haematology, Churchill Livingstone.
  
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exams, 4 opened questions: one per professor.
Work placement(s) :
  • 4-6 months internship opportunity during last year of master (final thesis)
  • Other lab internship opportunities
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Clinical microbiology department University Hospital of Liège, B-23 Sart Tilman, 4000 LIEGE   Belgium Secretary PFor any contact or appointment request, please address your demand to the secretary Mrs MC Lhôte


Professor Prof. Pierrette Melin


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Clinical toxicology department University Hospital of Liège, B-23 Sart Tilman, 4000 LIEGE   Belgium Secretary   A COMPLETER
Professor Prof. Corinne Charlier
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Clinical chemistry department University Hospital of Liège, B-23 Sart Tilman, 4000 LIEGE   Belgium Secretary   A COMPLETER
Professor Prof. Etienne Cavalier
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Biological haematology department University Hospital of Liège, B-35 Sart Tilman, 4000 LIEGE   Belgium Secretary Mrs Cécile Henet, hematobio@ulg.ac.be, 04/366 75 36
Professor Prof. André Gothot, agothot@ulg.ac.be
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Items online :
Introduction to clinical microbiology - P. Melin
Slide set