Master's in Science and Digital Technologies for Healthcare

Healthcare Systems 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 where ICTs could be relevant. This course is shared among all students in the Master’s program and the consortium of engineering schools within the Montpellier ICT and Health training cluster.

Objectives:
Acquisition of skills equivalent to a three-year college degree (Bac+3) in Mathematics.

Hourly volumes:

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

Required prerequisites:

Bachelor's degree in science or health sciences.

Recommended prerequisites:

No changes

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Assessment:

Continuous Integral Control (CIC)

Course Syllabus:

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

  • Anatomy: An Overview of the Human Body
  • Endocrine system
    • Major endocrine disorders (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 Trauma 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
    • The Challenge of Screening for and Treating High Blood Pressure
  • Respiratory System
    • Major respiratory syndromes and conditions
    • Pathophysiology and Evaluation of the Respiratory System and the Role of ICT
  • Medical Imaging Techniques
  • The Role of New Technologies in 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