Intensive Burns Care

Code:

MI040

Acronym:

MI040

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2014/2015 - SP

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Laboratory of Microbiology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMED	30	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina 2007	6	-	3	32	81
		Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	6	-	3	32	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To acquire competences (mainly medical attitudes and skills) and basic clinical performance in burn patient care.

Learning outcomes and competences

The daily experience as a member of the medical team of a burn unit, involving medical and surgical care, taken together with a tutorial discussion of results and clinical cases will provide medical students a comprehensive perspective of the intricate medical attitudes required to ensure the rehabilitation of burn patients.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The burn care center; the burn unit.

Management of burn patients: medical and surgical care.

Etiopathogeny of burn wounds and lesions.

Clinical application of physiologic principles of fluid and electrolyte management, nutrition, metabolism and life support, prevention and treatment of infection, in burn patients.

Mandatory literature

Barret J. and Herndon D.; Total Burn Care, 2002

Complementary Bibliography

Revista: Mediterranean Burns Club
Revista: Burns

Teaching methods and learning activities

Pedagogic modalities: clinical training (predominant), tutorial sessions and seminars. The clinical training takes place at the burn unit, with full integration in the medical staff, tutor/students ratio of 1/1. It also involves the participation in Burn Unit clinical meetings and collaboration in research activities. Clinical training takes place from 8.30 am to 2.00 pm and is supplemented by practical sessions and seminars, amounting 40 hours per week of student work during 2 weeks (3 ECTS)

Formative capacity: 2 students per each 2 week module, 40 students per academic year.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese
Total:	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Formative and summative assessment.

Calculation formula of final grade

After qualitative formative assessment (acquired competences, clinical performance, learning motivation) graded as apt, a final activity report will be assessed, to attribute the final grade; full marks 20.0.