Prosthesis, implants and biomedical equipments

whopi2103  2019-2020  Bruxelles Woluwe

Prosthesis, implants and biomedical equipments
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
4 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Cornu Olivier; Coyette Maude; Goffette Pierre; Jacquet Luc-Marie (coordinator); Labriola Laura; Poncelet Alain; Ribeiro Vaz José Géraldo; Saussez Thibaud Pierre; Schubert Thomas; Van Dyck Michel; WOUTERS Dominique Marie;
Language
French
Main themes
Beside an general introduction to biocompatibility, sterile medical equipment, prosthesis and implants used in various medical specialities are addressed.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 To get knowledge of the indications and the use of a large variety of sterile medical equipment whose management is under the responsability of the hospital pharmacist
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
- Biocompatibility - Medical equipment, prosthesis and implants used in Anesthesiology (ventilation, perfusion, extra-corporeal circulation…), in Invasive Radiology (catheters, embolisation material…), in Nephrology (dialysis, renal replacement therapy), in Urology (urinary cathters…), in Neurosurgery (drainage, replacement material…), in Cardiac surgery (various types of cardiac valves…), in plastic Surgery (reconstructive surgery…) and Intensive Care Medicine (ventilation, haemodynamic monitoring…) - Lecture and presentation of materials
Other information
- Basic anatomic and physiologic knowledge are required as the lessons are mainly directed towards pharmacists. Some knowledge about frquent pathologies are also useful. - The assessment is based on a written examination that mixes open questions and answers and multiple choice questions. Each co-titular is taking part in the elaboration and correction of the questions. - As the course is mainly dedicated to the presentation, description and the operation of prosthesis, implants and biomaterial, the attendance to the lessons for material visualisation is warmly recommanded.
Faculty or entity
FARM


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Advanced Master in Hospital Pharmacy