Postgraduate Course: Transplant Nephrology (UCHM12005)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 5 |
ECTS Credits | 2.5 |
| Summary | Renal transplantation and surgical aspects of renal replacement therapy. |
| Course description |
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.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
50
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 1,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
49 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam 60%, Coursework 40% |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Louise Buckley
Tel: (0131 6) 51 4936
Email: louise.buckley@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Jones
Tel: (0131) 651 4932
Email: sarah.jones@ed.ac.uk |
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