Oncologic Gastroenterology

Code:

OPT65

Acronym:

GO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge capable of diagnosis and endoscopic therapy within oncological gastroenterology.

Learning outcomes and competences

To perform clinical assessment of patients at risk for digestive neoplasias, precursors conditions and cancer;

To recognize the importance of the role of every doctor towards prevention and management of cancer as well as the role of endoscopy in the treatment of these patients.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Esophageal, gastric, liver, biliary tract, pancreas and colonic neoplasms – risk factors, precancerous lesions and câncer.

Upper digestive endoscopy, colonoscopy and endoscopic ultrassound.

New endoscopic methods of diagnosis, resection and stenting.

Mandatory literature

Feldman, M. LFriedman, L. D. & Brandt, L. J. ; Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/ Management (9th edition), Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier, 2010

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures for groups discussion (5 hours), clinic traineeship (observation of patients - outpatients and endoscopic procedures - 10 hours) and individual assignments (evidence based clinical management of a patient, 4 hours).

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	25,00
Trabalho escrito	75,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	18,00
Frequência das aulas	19,00
Trabalho escrito	17,00
Total:	54,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence in 75% of the classes

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade will be based on continuous evaluation of clinical skills and knowledge (25%) and the individual assignment (75%)