Transplantation Medicine

Code:

OPT5_09

Acronym:

MT

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S (of 28-02-2022 to 09-06-2022)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Medical Teaching
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Masters Degree in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIM	1	Official Study Plan	5	-	3	21	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Upon the successful conclusion of the curricular unit, the student must be able to:

1. To master the principles of organ donation for transplantation;
2. Understand that the efficiency of transplantation depends on a number of advances in transplantation immunology, on the handling of several immunosuppressive drugs, on the interpretation of laboratory tests results and imaging results and on ever increasing technical improvements in surgery techniques;
3. Apply a set of demanding and rigorous measures for evaluation and selection of transplant candidates;
4. Monitor the patient on the waiting list, in the immediate postoperative period and after post-discharge ;
5. Understand the ethical norms, as well as national policy regarding organ donation.

Learning outcomes and competences

Considered essential in the learning of Transplantation Medicine is a basic theoretical knowledge of:

1. Natural history of the different stages of different diseases that can have indication for transplantation.
2. Theoretical knowledge about immune tolerance and immunosuppression.
3. Evoluation and treatment of the infections leading to complications.

The practical learning experience extends through the following stages:

1. Organ collection
2. Knowledge of national policy on organ donation
3. Organ extraction
4. Medical evaluation of a candidate for kidney or liver transplant
5. Study of the disease and its complications
6. Study of co morbidities
7. Assessment of addictive behaviors
8. Psychological and social evaluation
9. Management of the transplantation waiting list
10. Medical monitoring of patients on the waiting list
11. Transplantation - surgery
12. Monitoring of the patients in the immediate postoperative and late medical and surgical complications
13. Post-discharge follow up.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Natural history of different diseases that can have the indication for transplantation.


2. Theoretical knowledge about immune tolerance and immunosuppression.

The practical learning extends through the following steps:

1. Organ collection


2. Knowledge of national policy on organ donation


3. Collection's act


4. Medical evaluation of a candidate for kidney or liver transplant


5. Study of the disease and its complications


6. Study of co morbidities


7. Assessment of addictive behaviors


8. Psychological and social evaluation


9. Waiting List for transplantation


10. Medical monitoring of the patient on the waiting list


11. Transplantation - surgery


12. Monitoring of the patient in the immediate postoperative and surgical and medical late complications


13. Follow up in ambulatory.

Mandatory literature

Howard M. Nathan, Suzanne L. Conrad, Philip J. Held, Keith P. McCullough, Richard E.Pietroskid, Laura A. Siminoff and Akinlolu O.Ojo; Organ donation in the United States, Am J Transplant , 2003
Eckardt KU and Kasiske BL; KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for the Care of Kidney Transplant Recipients, Am J Transplant , 2009
European Committee (Partial Agreement) on Organ Transplantation;; Guide to the quality and safety of organs for transplantation, , 2016

Teaching methods and learning activities

Student participation in all our clinical activities (meetings, wards, day hospital and external appointments) may be acceptable if the time table allows.

 

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	70,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	55,00
Frequência das aulas	26,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

According to the present legislation

Calculation formula of final grade

Classroom Assessment - 70%
Written work - 30%

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Oral exam

Classification improvement

Oral exam