2018-2019 / SBIM0490-1

Clinical virology

Duration

8h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in medicine1 crédit 

Lecturer

Nathalie Jacobs

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

Understanding of the general principles of clinical virology notably via:

  • Description of viruses implicated in viral infections such as respiratory infections and hepatitis.
  • Description of viruses implicated in tumour development. 
  • Description of viruses implicated in zoonosis and arbovirosis

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To know and be able to explain general concepts of clinical virology necessary to understand viral pathologies, which will be presented during Masters in Medicine.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Courses of general virology and general immunology.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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

The course is divided in 4 face-to-face lectures.

Recommended or required readings

Slide presentation is posted on "eCampus" after the lecture.

Assessment methods and criteria

Multiple-choice test

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Questions related to the course must be posted on the forum of "eCampus" portal.

Contacts

Nathalie Jacobs Cellular and Molecular Immunologyl-Virology, CHU B34 + 5, Phone: +32(0)43662420 n.jacobs@uliege.be www.giga.ulg.ac.be/lcmi