Study Programmes 2016-2017
WARNING : 2015-2016 version of the course specifications
HULG9213-1  
Module 1: wound healing, acute wounds and bandages
Duration :
24h Th
Number of credits :
Certificat interuniversitaire en plaies et cicatrisation2
Lecturer :
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
"Skin microbiota and wound prevention" course (P. Melin):
Contents
  • Skin microflora: introduction/ Commensal or mutual relationship/ Quorum sensing/ situations at risk for infection/ resident and transient flora/ Content and density/ Intra and inter individual variations/ Pathological modifications/ Bacterial and exogenous factors/ Hand hygiene
  • Infections associated with skin flora
  • Prevention
  • Advantages of antiseptics on topical antibiotic use
  • Prophylaxis and antibiotic therapy (WHO and others), including management of bite wounds and burns
 
 
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
"Skin microbiota and wound prevention" course (P. Melin)
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
  • describe skin microbiota, role, fluctuations and variations
  • identify the infectious risk of the skin flora and modulating factors
  • describe the microbiological effect of the different hand washing methods
  • identify the different risk factors with wound infections
  • understand prevention strategies for infection of the different types of wounds
  • describe the characteristics of two important bacterial pathogens Clostridium tetani and Clostridium perfringens and associated prevention strategies
  • comments the WHO guidelines for prevention of wound infection
  • refer to different specific protocols for the management of different types of wound, including bites and burns
  • argue the expected benefits from antiseptics when compared with topical antibiotics
 
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
"Skin microbiota and wound prevention" course (P. Melin):


  • The course is taught as lectures, supported by PowerPoint-type slides.
  • Students are invited to ask their questions during lectures, after or by email.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
"Skin microbiota and wound prevention" course (P. Melin):


  • Face-to-face
  • Printed version of the slide sets are distributed before lecture and an electronic version is made available through the coordinating secretary (UCL)
Recommended or required readings :
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam with multiple choice questions
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Lecture on "Skin microbiota and wound prevention":
Clinical microbiology Department University Hospital of Liège, B-23 Sart Tilman, 4000 LIEGE Belgium Secretary For any contact or to fix an appointment, please contact the secretary Mrs MC Lhote
Professor Pierrette Melin