UCL - Advanced aspects of primary care

[MEGE3011]

[20h] 2 credits

Teacher(s): Cécile Bolly, Jean Laperche(coord.), Michel Vanhalewyn

Language: French

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

Aims

The aim of this course is to introduce the students in primary care to the approach of specific problems frequent in primary care and in need of a specific approach.

Main themes

The issues discussed in this course included the following :
-Palliative care
-Treatment of addictive problems to tobacco and cannabis.
-The illicit addictions in a broad sense including for exemple heroin.
Two magistral sessions are organized for palliative care and two worshops for the three themes to study.

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

A practical approach of problems is favored. The evaluation is organized using OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination).