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| Title | Clinical techniques in the study of endocrine and metabolic disorders |
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| Course number | 1558 |
| Programme | Metabolism och endokrinologi |
| Language | English |
| Credits | 1.5 |
| Date | 2011-11-14 -- 2011-11-18 | Responsible KI department | Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik |
| Specific entry requirements | |
| Intended learning outcomes | After the course the students will have knowledge of how to design, performe and analyze clinical studies using human subjects or patiens. The students will also have insights of possibilities and limitations with study design and different clinical techniques/methods, as well as to have a broader pool of methods that could be utilized in future clinical studies. |
| Contents of the course | The whole course is based on clinical studies in human subjects or patients. Selection and description of subject/patient population, ethical considerations and clinical outcome will be discussed in combination with a selection of techniques and methods applicable in clinical human research. Methods to assess carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism on both whole body and at tissue level will be discussed. Whole body methodology will cover body composition measurements and substrate turnover. On tissue level the use of arterial-venous substrate exchange, microdialysis and biopsies will be discussed. |
| Teaching and learning activities | The course will include lectures, group discussions, problem based teaching sessions and practical exercises/demonstrations |
| Compulsory elements | First day, examination day, demonstrations. If not present, a written essay of 1 page on the subject is required. |
| Examination | Examination will be in the form of a written research project utilizing the newly learned information on clinical techniques and discussing of the projects in a group session. |
| Literature and other teaching material | Obligatory literature: Metabolic Regulation. A Human Perspective by Keith Frayn. ISBN: 0-632-06384-X For tracer methodology recommended literature: Radioactive and Stable Isotope Tracers in Biomedicine by Robert Wolfe. ISBN: 0-471-56131-2 |
| Number of students | 10 - 20 |
| Selection of students | Based on the relevance of the course for the doctoral project and the personal motivation written by the student in the course application. |
| More information | |
| Additional course leader | |
| Latest course evaluation | Not available |
| Course responsible |
Maria Klaude Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik 58583877 Maria.Klaude@ki.se |
| Contact person |
Maria Klaude Institutionen för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik 58583877 Maria.Klaude@ki.se |
