Introduction to clinical biology

Duration

20h Th

Number of credits

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

Schedule

Schedule online

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)
- Description of the different methods used in the laboratory
- Elements of interpretation of clinical chemistry results
Hematology (André Gothot)
During this part, the main cytology and coagulation analyses are reviewed.
Clinical toxicology (Corinne Charlier)
In the course, the main tasks of the Toxicology department are presented and the main reasons to ask for a therapeutic monitoring are described and explained. 

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)
• At the end of this course, students will be able to understand how the differents methods work in clinical chemistry laboratory. They will be able to interpret
  Hematology (André Gothot)

• 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:
Face to face. 
Diaporama available on the university website. 
 
Clinical chemistry:
Face to face.
Power-point available on the university website.
 
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

• Biologie médicale - Marqueurs actuels et perspectives.G. Durand & JL Beaudoux

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

• Phone: 00.32.4.366.24.39
• Telecopy: 00.32.4.366.24.40
• email: micromed@uliege.be

• Pierrette.Melin@uliege.be