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 second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Main diseases responsible for patients'admission to the ICU
Monitoring of organ dysfunctions and technique of organ support
Admission criteria to the ICU. Warning systems and severity scores
Nosocomial infections and iatrogenic events associated with intensive care. Methods to prevent them
Long-term outcome and assessment after an ICU stay
Ethical dilemnas raised by the patients admitted to the ICU
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To know the role of intensive care within the patient's course
To be able to identify patients requiring admission to the ICU
To be able to detect the complications induced by intensive care
To know the main ethical dilemnas raised by intensive care
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Theoretical basis of general medicine
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face to face
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The class addressing ethical issues will be given together with the department of philosophy
The class addressing long-term outcome will be given by a teacher having a personal experience in this domain
Contacts
Benoît Misset
benoit.misset@chuliege.be
Service des soins intensifs
CHU Sart Tilman