Neuro-Oncology

Code:

OPT176

Acronym:

NEURO-ONC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2019/2020 - 1S (of 09-09-2019 to 09-02-2020)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health 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	6	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	5	-	3	24	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

- Guide the learning of the most common CNS oncology pathology.

- Follow the inpatient and outpatient clinic and operating theater in the different areas of neuro-oncology (Neurosurgery, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy).

- Contact with the latest surgical evolutions (Neuronavigation system, intra-operative ultrasound, fluorescence guided surgery, awake craniotomies).

- Investigation and laboratorial aspects (Immunology, Genetics, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology).

Learning outcomes and competences

- To guide the learning of the most common oncological pathology of the CNS (gliomas, meningiomas, brain metastases, pituitary tumors).

- To Promote the practice of inpatient and outpatient clinic and operative theater.

- To allow the contact with the most recent evaluations in the different areas of neuro-oncological interventation.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

- Basical knowledge of Neurology and Neurosurgery and surgical techniques.

Program

- Benignant and malignat primary brain tumors.

- Pituitary tumors and brain metastasis.

- Surgical treatment, rdiotherapy in its multiple aspects, chemotherapy of brain tumors.

- Practical aspects of clinical and laboratorial investigation.

Mandatory literature

Greenberg, MS; Handbook of Neurosurgery, 2010
Andrew H. Kaye; Eduard R. Laws Jr; Brain tumors. An encyclopedic Approach, Expert Consult, Elsevier. ISBN: 97807020448180

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theorical sessions - 3x2h (discussion included).

Pratical sessions  - 2h outpatients neurosurgical clinic, 2h outpatients radiotherapy clinic, 2h outpatient oncology clinic, 6h operating theatre, 2h laboratory practice, 2h imagiology (CT and MRI), 2h evaluation

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	40,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	30,00
Trabalho de campo	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	40,00
Frequência das aulas	41,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

- 80% of presences

Calculation formula of final grade

- Self-evaluation - 40%

- Continuous evaluation (including full report of 1 patient) - 60%

Examinations or Special Assignments

- 1 patient report

Internship work/project

- Voluntary

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

- No

Classification improvement

- Oral examination

Observations

- No