UCL - Compléments de rhumatologie

[INTR2281]

[15h] 2 credits

Teacher(s): Yves Boutsen, Jean-Pierre Devogelaer, Patrick Durez, Walter Esselinckx, Frédéric Houssiau(coord.), Bernard Lauwerys, Daniel Manicourt

Language: French

Level: Second

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Aims

To yield further knowledge and updated diagnostic and therapeutic tools regarding the rheumatic diseases.

Main themes

The course concerns metabolic degenerative and inflammatory conditions, e.g. bone densitometry, glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, osteoporosis therapy, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisite: course linked to obligatory course of rheumatology.
Evaluation of the candidates: presentation of a short bibliographic work of a subject concerning the locomotor system, based on English literature (15 minutes of presentation, 5 minutes of questions).