Duration
60h Th
Number of credits
| Advanced Master in Pathological Anatomy | 10 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The morphological consequences (macroscopic and microscopic) of aggressions (stress) on cells and tissues (cell injury or death by necrosis, apoptosis or autophagy, tissue necroses, adaptation processes at the cell or tissue levels, cell or tissue overloading) and the subsequent reactions of the host (inflammation, repair, healing, immune responses) are at the basis of the pathological diagnosis.
This learning describes the principles leading to the screening, diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic response assessment of the diseases.
In addition to the macroscopic and microscopic analysis (autopsy, cytology, histology, immunocytology, immunohistology, cyto- & histochemistry, molecular biology) of the samples, training is planned in the following areas:
- Quality assurance and general principles related to laboratory ratification
- Biobanking of tissues and cells
- Molecular Biology and Immunohistology
- Notions of Medical Informatics
- Literature search
- Oral and written communications
- Seminars of the pathological anatomy laboratory, including seminars of Dermatopathology
- Postgraduate seminars of the Belgian Society of Pathology
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The medical specialty of anatomic pathology aims at describing the lesions induced by aggressions and stress in cells and tissues as well as the reactions of the body.
Anatomic pathology is complementary to other para-clinical examinations and helps to the diagnosis of the diseases because, by defining their etiology, their pathogeny and their morphologic consequences, it helps to better understand their clinical expression.
The learning objectives are:
- To acquire a comprehensive and integrated view of the pathological anatomy, in the context of the current medical practice
- To establish links with other medical specialties (clinical and medico-technical) through participation to multidisciplinary meetings
- To obtain keys for documentary research
- To understand when the use of additional tests is required and when a lesion must be photographed and archived on digital media
- To participate in fundamental or translational research
- To interact optimally with other members of the laboratory (administrative and paramedical)
- To understand the operation of the main equipments used for diagnosis
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
A good knowledge of the medical courses (particularly histology) is a prerequisite.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoric courses and practical (on site) internship
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
Blended learning and teaching
Recommended or required readings
Books, medical journals and on-line pedagogic ressources are available in the laboratory. Other textbooks or articles are available for consultation at the Life Sciences Library of the University Hospital of Liège.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
Additional information:
Written exam at the end of the 2nd year and final evaluation at the end of the formation (oral integrative examination during which the residents may be questioned on every field of pathology).
Work placement(s)
Learning clinical practice (including on-call guards).
Practice of autopsies (including on-call guards) and demonstration of representative pathological specimens for medical students.
Practice of dissection, examination and protocoling of surgical specimens. Practice of reading and protocoling of medical biopsies and cytological samples.
Management of special techniques (immunocytology, immunohistology, cyto- & histochemistry, molecular biology)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Possibility to be "tutors" for medical students at the practical courses. Possibility to performe research (cancerogenesis, anti-tumor immunity,...).
Contacts
Melle M. BASIGLINI Adress : Anatomie Pathologique, Tour de Pathologie (1er étage), Sart Tilman Tel. : 04/366.24.10 E-mail: anacytopat@ulg.ac.be