Postgraduate Course: Vascular & Transplant Surgery (GENS12006)
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 | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Surgical 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.
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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 2021/22, 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:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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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 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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Oluseye Ogunbayo
Tel: (0131 6)51 4930
Email: oogunbay@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Patrycja Mitrut
Tel: (0131 6)51 6248
Email: P.Mitrut@ed.ac.uk |
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