Laboratory Research - In vivo functional evaluation

Code:

OPT45

Acronym:

ILAFVV

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2019/2020 - 2S (of 10-02-2020 to 31-07-2020)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Surgery and Physiology Department
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	14	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	4	-	3	28	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Students are expect to be able to acquire knowledge and skills to carry out a functional evaluation of in vivo cardiac and vascular function, as well as the implementation of animal models of disease. These skills are essential to enable students to participate in scientific projects.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students are also expect to acquire:

• An understanding of good laboratory practice along with general safety measures that need to be applied when using certain lab techniques
• Clear understanding of at least two in vivo research techniques of functional evaluation
• Implementation of an animal model of disease
• Design of an experimental protocol
• Development of critical reasoning and problem solving skills
• Critical assessment of a scientific paper
• Analysis and presentation of scientific results

Working method

Presencial

Program

1.Good laboratory practice and laboratory safety

2.Design of an experimental protocol

3.Implementation of an animal model of disease

4.In vivo cardiovascular studies

5.Analysis of results

Mandatory literature

Lourenço A.P., Falcão-Pires I., Leite-Moreira A.F.; In Vivo Experimental Assessment of Cardiac Function In: Cokkinos D. (eds) Introduction to Translational Cardiovascular Research. Springer, Cham , Springer International Publishing, 2015. ISBN: 978-3-319-08797-9
Falcão-Pires I., Leite-Moreira A.F.; In vitro Experimental Assessment of Cardiac Function. In: Cokkinos D. (eds) Introduction to Translational Cardiovascular Research, Springer International Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-319-08797-9

Comments from the literature

Bibliography will include accompanying texts and scientific papers with relevance to the topics under study.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Practice in the lab: 14 hours; Tutorials: 12 hours; Others: 2 hours

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	50,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	20,00
Frequência das aulas	32,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	1,00
Trabalho de investigação	20,00
Trabalho laboratorial	8,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

According to the rules of "Conselho Pedagógico" of our Faculty

Calculation formula of final grade

Students will be assessed based on their contact/interaction with professors (50% of the final grade) divided as follows:

Attendance (10%)

Participation and scientific interest (10%)

Commitment and initiative (10%)

Understanding the methodology (20%)

 and on an oral presentation: 15-min presentation based on the work carried out and/or a related theme previously established (50% of the final grade).