Secteur hématologie-cancérologie (y compris l'anatomie pathologique)
[MEDI2226]
[72h] 6 credits
This course is taught in the 1st & 2d semester.
Teacher(s): Jean-François Baurain, Martine Berlière, André Bosly, Bénédicte Brichard, André Delannoy, Chantal Doyen, Chantal Doyen, Augustin Ferrant(coord.), Vincent Grégoire, Cédric Hermans, Yves Humblet, Dominique Latinne, Jean-Pascal Machiels, Lucienne Michaux, Hélène Poirel, Pascale Saussoy, Pierre Scalliet, Anne SONET, Ivan Théate, Eric Van Den Neste, Christiane Vermylen
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
The aims of the oncology course are the teaching of the fundamentals needed to avoid missing the diagnosis of cancer - how to deal with cancer patients - how to integrate the different treatment modalities - the emergencies in oncology.
Main themes
Pediatric hematology
Pathology
Oncology : The goals of the curriculum in Oncology are :
1.To provide the young doctor with the necessary knowledge to avoid any diagnostic omission.
2. To initiate the young doctor with the communication with cancer patients.
3. To teach the principles of modern therapeutic approaches and their coordination into an optimal strategy.
4. To teach how to manage the as yet too frequent oncological emergencies.
5. To discuss the management of cancer pain.
6. To discuss the principles of multidisciplinary oncology.
Seminars in hematology: blood transfusion, marrow failure, febrile neutropenia, myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloproliferative disorders, lymphomas, congenital bleeding disorders.
Seminars in oncology: breast cancer (from initial diagnosis until relapse or other complications), the approach of the incurable cancer patient
Content and teaching methods
Adult hematology: the blood count - iron deficieny - vit B12 and folate deficiency - anemia of chronic disorders - bone marrow failure - myeloproliferative syndromes - lymphomas - lymph node biopsy splenomegaly - myelodysplastic syndromes - acquired and constitutional disorders of coagulation - thrombosis
Pediatric hematology: nutritional anemias - constitutional hemolysis (spherocytosis, thalassemias, sickle cell anemia, enzymatic deficiencies) - acquired hemolytic anemias - basic coagulation tests - thrombocytopenia - acute leukemias
Oncology: epidemiology of cancer and its causal factors - diagnosis and staging - therapeutic strategy - oncological emergencies - principles of radiation therapy - how to deal with cancer pain - the top five cancers in men and women - elements of psychosocial oncology
Pathology: establish a link between clinical signs and symptoms and the gross and microscopic aspects of disease.