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Postgraduate Course: Transplant Nephrology (GMED12018)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits5 ECTS Credits2.5
SummaryRenal transplantation and surgical aspects of renal replacement therapy
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
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Course organiserDr Grant Stewart
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Email: grant.stewart@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sarah Jones
Tel: (0131) 651 4932
Email: sarah.jones@ed.ac.uk
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