Duration
10h Th
Number of credits
| Master in medicine (180 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is taught in 5 lessons of 2 hours
- Course 1: Introduction to Intensive Care - Course 2: Circulatory and respiratory insufficiencies - Course 3: Severe infections, acute blood and endothelial failures, oncological patients in intensive care - Course 4: ethical and prognostic aspects of the comatose patient, the law on the rights of patients in intensive care, hospital mediation. - Course 5: pain management, assessment of quality of care and patient safety in intensive care, and follow-up after intensive care.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The educational objectives of the course are: * Understand what intensive care is: - History - Legal aspects - Types of patients welcomed there - Where, when, how and by whom they are taken care of (material and human resources required) * Know the practical aspects of monitoring patients in intensive care * Know how to identify signs of seriousness during organ failure * Know the main principles of managing organ failure * Understand and know how to discuss ethical issues and the rights of patients admitted to intensive care * Know and know how to approach the care of patients after their stay in intensive care * Know how to assess the quality and ensure the safety of intensive care patient care
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic medical training
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Half a day of observation in intensive care is organized during Master 2 Q1 A non-obligatory one-month internship in intensive care is available in the Master 3 internship plan
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Teaching is given face-to-face by members of the intensive care team.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
The course material can be found on e-campus
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
b.lambermont@uliege.be