Clinical Microbiology

Code:

OPT81

Acronym:

MC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2017/2018 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Departamento de Patologia
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	1	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	4	-	3	28	81
			5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main objectives of the proposed curricular unit are the teaching of Clinical Microbiology. We consider fundamental to promote the development of capacities and attitudes, based upon knowledge acquired in courses such as Medical Microbiology, Immunology, Pharmacology, Infectious Diseases and other clinical disciplines with which the students can analyze and solve problems in the field of Clinical Microbiology.

 

Competences: To be able to design, as a member of a multidisciplinary team, a correct intervention strategy in the fields of epidemiology, diagnosis, therapeutics and prevention of microbial diseases, either in the community or at an hospital setting.

Learning outcomes and competences

The syllabus content and the formation plan covers the most relevant topics at present of clinical microbiology, ranging from outpatient to health care related infections, infections in high risk patients, emerging microbes, bioterrorism, public health impact; in addition it comprises total quality management and elaboration and diffusion of medical information. Taken together with the proposed activities, in particular the daily living lab experience  inserted in a multidisciplinary team, it will be possible at the end of the second week to cover the proposed topics and to design an integrated a solution to the different case problems .  The conclusion of the planned activities and the lab training are expected to ensure the acquisition of the expected competences.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Infection and clinical correlation: meaning of infection in different anatomical locations; specificities of particular infections (sexually transmitted infections; Mycobacterial infections; anaerobic infections; infection of medical indwelling devices; infection in transplant patients and other induced immune suppressed patients; infection in burn patients).

Infection in the community and health care related (nosocomial) infection. 

Indoor safety and outdoor ambient quality and security levels.

Antimicrobial resistance.

Emerging infectious microbes.

Bioterrorism.

Investigation of outbreaks either in the community or at an hospital setting: Typing methods for epidemiological analysis. 

Elaboration and diffusion of laboratorial results: correlation with clinical data.

Quality management in the Clinical Microbiology laboratory.

Mandatory literature

Murray, Rosenthal, Kobayashi & Pfaller; Medical Microbiology, Elsevier, 2015
Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg’s; Medical Microbiology, McGraw-Hill, 2016

Complementary Bibliography

Garcia, Lynne S.; Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, ASM Press, 2011

Teaching methods and learning activities

Seminars + work group sessions 

Total workload:  28 hours direct teaching. (3 ECTS): 4 seminars 1 hour each; 24 hours group work (12 sessions, 2 hour each)

Workgroup sessions; the case method will be used – problem and design of strategic answer; in some instances might include participation in ongoing research activities at the Department of Microbiology when directly related with the case/problem.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

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

Calculation formula of final grade

After qualitative formative assessment (acquired competences, performance, learning motivation) graded as apt, students have to pass a final written examination (multiple choice questions); full marks 20.0.