Postgraduate Course: Transplant Nephrology (GMED12018)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 5 |
| Home subject area | General Courses (Medicine) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Renal transplantation and surgical aspects of renal replacement therapy |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
50
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Online Activities 25,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
20 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
75 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Review the pathogenesis, natural history and complications of urological conditions that can lead to renal dysfunction; Assess how urological intervention may prevent or delay the onset of renal failure; Deduce the relative indications for haemodialysis or transplantation; Discuss the assessment and selection of potential recipients, including urinary tract workup prior to transplantation, and selection and management of organ donors (including living donors); Evaluate solid organ transplantation surgical procedures; Review histocompatibility, immunogenetics, and immunosuppressive therapy; Apply a constant and integrated approach to critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas, information and issues. |
Assessment Information
Discussion Boards (25%), Exam (75%)
University Common Marking Scheme (PG) will be applied
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof James Garden
Tel: 0131 242 3614
Email: O.J.Garden@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Jones
Tel: 0131 527 3496
Email: s.jones@rcsed.ac.uk |
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