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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Clinical Sciences : General Surgery

Postgraduate Course: Vascular & Transplant Surgery (GENS12006)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummarySurgical management of diseases of the vascular system, organ transplantation, tissue matching and immunosuppressive therapy
Course description Review the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of cardiovascular conditions; Rationalise endovascular surgery and open surgical techniques; critically appraise the procedures employed in the investigation and management of vascular disease; Discuss the assessment and selection of potential recipients, selection, and management of organ donors (including living donors); Evaluate solid organ transplantation surgical procedures; Review histocompatibility and immunogenetics; Apply a constant and integrated approach to critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas, information and issues; Exercise a high level of autonomy and initiative in professional activities at a level of independent surgical practice.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written Exam 60%, Coursework 40%
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Review the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of cardiovascular conditions; Rationalise endovascular surgery and open surgical techniques; critically appraise the procedures employed in the investigation and management of vascular disease; Discuss the assessment and selection of potential recipients, selection, and management of organ donors (including living donors); Evaluate solid organ transplantation surgical procedures; Review histocompatibility and immunogenetics; Apply a constant and integrated approach to critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas, information and issues; Exercise a high level of autonomy and initiative in professional activities at a level of independent surgical practice.
Reading List
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserMr Ewen Harrison
Tel: (0131) 242 3613
Email: Ewen.Harrison@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Patrycja Mitrut
Tel: (0131 6)51 6248
Email: P.Mitrut@ed.ac.uk
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