2023-2024 / PATH3009-1

Metabolic and endocrine diseases

Duration

33h Th

Number of credits

 Master in medicine (180 ECTS)6 crédits 

Lecturer

Arnaud De Roover, Etienne Hamoir, Nicolas Paquot, Anne-Simone Parent, Patrick Pétrossians

Coordinator

Albert Beckers

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The Endocrinology course address the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, testicular pathology and a section on hyperandrogenism.
The diabetology-nutrition course mainly deals with the study of diabetes (main characteristics, diagnosis, management). At the metabolic level, the management of the main dyslipidemias is addressed. The nutrition course considers the most frequent pathological aspects (obesity, debutrition, eating disorders)

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Students have to recognize the different endocrine pathology. The focus is on diagnostic reasoning.
Regarding the management of diabetic patients, the general principles are discussed as well as the main drug treatments

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Co and pre-requisites are detailed in the general Master Medical formation (global course program).
Prerequisite: PHYL0121
 

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, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face teachning or distance-learning if necessary

Recommended or required readings

Slides and course notes are made available to students on MyULg and / or on eCampus web sites.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

written exam

Work placement(s)

See MSTG1001-1

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Coordinators :
Albert BECKERS
CHU Sart-Tilman B35
albert.beckers@ulg.ac.be
 
 
Nicolas PAQUOT
CHU Sart-Tilman B35
nicolas.paquot@uliege.be
 

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