Master's in Science and Digital Technologies for Health

Health Care Structures and Issues

Overview

Description:
This course, taught by physicians at the School of Medicine (UM1), aims to provide students with a foundation in health concepts and related issues for which ICTs could be relevant. This course is offered to all students in the Master’s program and to students from the consortium of engineering schools in the Montpellier ICT and Health training cluster.

Objectives:
Acquisition of SPI-level skills in mathematics equivalent to a three-year post-secondary degree.

Hourly volumes:

Lectures: 40.5 hours
Tutorials: 0 hours
Lab Sessions: 0 hours
Fieldwork: 0 hours

Required prerequisites:

A bachelor's degree in science or health sciences.

Recommended prerequisites:

All is well

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Assessment:

Continuous Integral Control (CCI)

Course Outline:

The following topics are covered, depending on the academic year and the guest speakers:

  • Anatomy: A View of the Human Body
  • Endocrine System
    • Major endocrine syndromes (EXCEPT diabetes): thyroid, adrenal, growth
    • Pathophysiology and Treatment of Diabetes
  • Nervous system
    • "Neurological Diseases and Their Treatment Approaches"
    • "How Neurons Function in Their Environment"
    • "How Memory Works and Its Disorders"
  • ENT and Robotic Surgery
    • Oncogenetics: Principles and Clinical Applications
    • Orthopedic and Traumatologic Surgery: Current Status and Future Prospects of Techniques Used in Osteoarticular and Peripheral Nerve Repair
  • Cardiovascular System
    • "Cardiac Pathophysiology and Medical Devices"
    • Sleep Disorders and Sleeping Sickness
    • Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: From Dialysis to Kidney Transplant
    • Challenges in the Screening and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
  • Respiratory System
    • Major Respiratory Syndromes and Diseases
    • Pathophysiology and Evaluation of the Respiratory System and the Role of Information and Communication Technology
  • Diagnostic Imaging Techniques in Medicine
  • The Contribution of New Technologies to Biological Research
  • Skin Diseases and the Role of Teledermatology
  • Pregnancy and Its Complications
  • Chronic Disease
    • Quality of Life in Chronic Illnesses
    • "Doping in Sports Medicine" and "How Can You Stay Active If You Have a Chronic Illness?"
  • Musculoskeletal System
    • Pathophysiology of Walking and Its Disorders
  • Major Pathophysiological Mechanisms
    • Environmental Mechanisms and Infectious Diseases
  • Digestive System
    • From Physiology to Digestive Pathology (and Diagnostic Tests)
  • Telemedicine – Wounds and Wound Healing
  • Telemedicine and Dentistry

Contacts

Responsable : Guillaume Captier < gcaptier@free.fr>, Emmanuel Le Clézio
Contact(s) administratif(s) : Claudie Fabry