Study Programmes 2016-2017
PATH3010-1  
renal disease
Duration :
14h Th
Number of credits :
Master in medicine (180 ECTS)2
Lecturer :
Jean-Marie Krzesinski, Anne-Simone Parent, Marie-Christine Seghaye
Coordinator :
Jean-Marie Krzesinski
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
Learning unit contents :
Courses dedicated to diseases of the kidneys during the 1st part of the Master of Medicine are mainly focussed on medical (but not surgical which are discussed during the second part in the Urology course) problems.
The oral courses will described the main clinical and therapeutic aspects of the most frequent kidney diseases which can develop in children and/or adults (glomerular, vascular, interstitial, tubular diseases, inherited or acquired). Main aspects about acute and chonic renal insufficiency, dialysis and transplantation are also detailed. Semiology of these pathologies is reviewed
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
To be able to identify patients at risk or already affected by a kidney disease, to characterize the type of the disease (glomerular, vascular, interstial tubular), to be able to identify .....
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Co and pre-requisites are detailed in the general Master Medical formation (global course program).
Prerequisite: REIN 0120
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
This module is multidisciplinary and consists of lectures, supplemented by several sessions of practical activities. Clinical formations are included in another course code and complete the diagnosis learning by a patient-centered approach.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face teaching
Recommended or required readings :
The updated slides and lecture notes are available to students on MyULg and/or on eCampus.
Assessment methods and criteria :
 Assessment methods and deliberation to consult on the website of the Medical Faculty :
http://www.facmed.ulg.ac.be/examens
Work placement(s) :
See the pedagogic commitment of the course MSTG1001-1.
Organizational remarks :
Writing courses available at "AREM" and "Presses Universitaires"
Contacts :
Prof. J-M Krzesinski, Department of Nephrology, CHU Liège
Road 466, Towel 1, 6th Floor
Tél. : +32 (0)4 366 85 34
email: jm.krzesinski@chu.ulg.ac.be
Items online :
pediatric aspect of nephrology
this course includes specific aspects of pediatric nephrology, including the perinatal period and vitamin D