Comunicação, ética e legislação em medicina fetal

Code:

MFET_18

Acronym:

CELMF

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Medicine

Instance: 2020/2021 - A (of 25-09-2020 to 18-06-2021)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Departamento de Ginecologia-Obstetrícia e Pediatria
Course/CS Responsible:	Fetal Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MFET	20	Plano de Estudos Oficial	1	-	1	8	27

Teaching language

Portuguese
Obs.: Português

Objectives

To reach knowledge of embryology and fetal physiology.
To reach knowledge of fetal pathologies (pathology, incidence, risk factors, associated anomalies) in order to improve their diagnostic capacity.
To reach competences, clinical and nonclinical, that enable the orientation and manangemen of fetal pathologies.

Learning outcomes and competences

- To know the legislation in the area of prenatal diagnosis
- Be able to work in a multidisciplinary team
- Be able to provide couselling and communicate difficult news

Working method

Presencial

Program

Organization of prenatal diagnosis

Importance of the multidisciplinary team

Fetal medicine counselling (preconception and prenatal care)

Communication of difficult news

Grief and psychological support

Ethical principles

Ethical dilemmas in fetal medicine

Portuguese legislation in the area of prenatal diagnosis

Mandatory literature

Norton MD, Mary E; Callen's Ultrasonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Elsvier, 2016. ISBN: 978-0323328340
Rober Resnik, Charles Lockwood, Thomas Moore, Michael F Greene, Joshua Copel, Robert M Silver; Creasy and Resnik's Maternal-Fetal Medicine: Principles and Practice, Saunders, 2018. ISBN: 978-0323479103
Diana W. Bianchi , Timothy M. Crombleholm, Mary E. D'Alton, Fergal Malon; Fetology: Diagnosis and Management of the Fetal Patient , McGraw-Hill Education, 2010. ISBN: 978-0071442015
TW Sadler ; Langman's Medical Embryology, LWW, 2018. ISBN: 978-1496383907
Peter Turnpenny, Sian Ellard ; Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics, Elsevier, 2017. ISBN: 978-0702066856

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical exposition
Presentation and discussion of clinical cases
Personal work - theoretical study, case preparation

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Teste	80,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	77,00
Frequência das aulas	23,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Participation in class

Calculation formula of final grade

20% presential + 80% test