Neurosurgery

Code:

OPT103

Acronym:

NECI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S (of 14-09-2020 to 07-02-2021)

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

- To guide the learning process regarding most common neurosurgical pathologies (head trauma, brain vascular tumors, spine).

- To promote the practice of patient evaluation, both in outpatient and inpatient clinic, operationg theatre and intensive care.
- Clinical evaluation and orientation of head trauma, namely mild, moderate and severe.
- Clinical evaluation of neurosurgical patients.
- Neurosurgical pathologies in outpatients clinic.

Learning outcomes and competences

- To promote the practice of patient evaluation, both in outpatient and inpatient clinic, operationg theatre and intensive care.

 - Clinical evaluation and orientation of head trauma, namely mild, moderate and severe.

- Clinical evaluation of neurosurgical patients.

- Neurosurgical pathologies in outpatient clinic.

 - Essential surgical techinque.

 - Essentials of neurointensive care.

Working method

Presencial

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

- Basic knowledge of Neurology and surgical technique

Program

- Head trauma

- Brain tumors

- Degenerative spine disease

- Monitoring and intensive care

- Pediatric neurosurgery

- Subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhage

 

Mandatory literature

Andrew H. Kaye; Essential Neurosurgery, Blackwell Publishing , 2005. ISBN: 978-1405116411

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Common theorical initial session about porposal of the programme, and essential neurosurgical technique.

 

- Five commons seminars devoted to more frequent neurosurgical pathology namely brain trauma, cerebral tumors, spine pathology, vascular and pediatric neurosurgery.

 

- Pratiocal teaching, sessions at operating theatre, outpatient clinique, emergency duty, admitted patients and neurocritical care.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	40,00
Trabalho de campo	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	57,00
Frequência das aulas	24,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

80 % of presences.

Calculation formula of final grade

- Autoevaluation 40%

- Continuous evaluation 60%

Examinations or Special Assignments

- No

Internship work/project

- Voluntary

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

- No

Classification improvement

- Written exam

Observations

- No