Duration
Coronary Care Unit : 5h Th
Management of people who suffer major burns : 5h Th
Respiratory resuscitation unit : 5h Th
Neuro resuscitation Unit - Stroke units : 5h Th
Onco resuscitation Unit - Sterile units : 5h Th
Number of credits
| Master in public health (120 ECTS) (Transitional programme) | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in public health (120 ECTS) (new programme) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Coronary Care Unit : Patrizio Lancellotti, Mathieu Lempereur
Management of people who suffer major burns : Denise Jacquemin, Anne-Françoise Rousseau
Respiratory resuscitation unit : Bernard Lambermont
Neuro resuscitation Unit - Stroke units : Colette Franssen, Julien Ly
Onco resuscitation Unit - Sterile units : Frédéric Baron, Jo Caers
Coordinator
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
Management of people who suffer major burns
Epidemiology, etiology, severity of the burn lesion. Pathophysiology of the burn wound. Inhalation injuries and barotrauma.
Hospitalization in burn centre and criteria for admission.
Medical and surgical emergency treatment. Wound care, air fluidized bed, balneotherapy, surgical treatment (grafts, alternative wound coverings).
Electrical and chemical injuries.
Minor and major aftereffects of burns.
Respiratory resuscitation unit
Basic physiology of the respiratory system
Working principles of mechanical ventilation modes
Complications of mechanical ventilation
Main ventilator settings
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
COPD
Pneumonia
Pulmonary embolism
Onco resuscitation Unit - Sterile units
Cursus on hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Cursus on accidental irradiation
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Management of people who suffer major burns
Learn to make triage in disaster situations, learn to treat a patient in emergency situations.
Respiratory resuscitation unit
Understanding of respiratory physiology and calculation of thoracopulmonary compliance and airway resistance in patients under mechanical ventilation in volume control mode
Main ventilator settings used in ICU and understanding of their indications
Complications of mechanical ventilation
Basic ventilator settings adapted to the patient disease and understanding of the effects of any modification of these settings
Respiratory diseases frequently encountered in ICU and understanding patient management strategies
Onco resuscitation Unit - Sterile units
1. Understand mechanisms of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and how to treat hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.
2. Understand how to take care of people exposed to ionizing radiation and determine which are the possible consequences.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Management of people who suffer major burns
Prerequisites of basic nurse care.
Respiratory resuscitation unit
basic nursing care
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Management of people who suffer major burns
Diaporama
Respiratory resuscitation unit
3 90 min lessons with powerpoint support
Onco resuscitation Unit - Sterile units
- support of the cursus: diaporamas.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Management of people who suffer major burns
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face, ideally (but video-conferencing is feasible according to public health decisions)
Respiratory resuscitation unit
oral lessons
Onco resuscitation Unit - Sterile units
Face to face teaching + teaching via lifesize.
Recommended or required readings
Management of people who suffer major burns
Total Burn Care. D. Herndon
Respiratory resuscitation unit
power point
Ventilation artificielle de la physiologie à la pratique
L Brochard
A Mercat
JC Richard
Masson
Onco resuscitation Unit - Sterile units
- two diaporamas
Management of people who suffer major burns
QROC
Respiratory resuscitation unit
written exam open questions
Onco resuscitation Unit - Sterile units
- Written evaluation with 2 short open questions per cursus.
Work placement(s)
Management of people who suffer major burns
No stage but visit of the burn centre
Respiratory resuscitation unit
none
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Management of people who suffer major burns
1st six months : dates and offices to discuss
Contacts
Management of people who suffer major burns
DR.Jacquemin@ulg.ac.be
afrousseau@chuliege.be
Respiratory resuscitation unit
b.lambermont@uliege.be
Onco resuscitation Unit - Sterile units
f.baron@ulg.ac.be