Adult Gastro-Intestinal Diseases: Luminal Diseases (ICMM935/943)
Module Co-ordinators:
Professor Parveen Kumar, p.j.kumar@qmul.ac.uk
Professor David Rampton, d.rampton@qmul.ac.uk
Dr Debra Marcos, d.marcos@qmul.ac.uk
Dr Alicia Green, a.e.green@qmul.ac.uk
In this module you will study:
- Upper GI Diseases
- Mechanisms of GI cancer, Environmental and genetic bases. Molecular and cellular development of cancer. Principles of screening and identifying GI cancer. Medical and surgical treatment of GI cancers
- Upper GI disorders and its treatment. Oesophageal Gastric Cancer
- Causes, clinical presentation and treatment of different GI bleeding situations
- Aetiopathogenesis of Barrett’s oesophagus and role of Endoscopy for diagnosis and follow-up. Treatment and management of reflux
- Different methods of Diagnosis the Upper GI tract (special consideration of Endoscopy)
- Small Bowel and malabsorption.
- Genetics and Molecular basis of Colorectal Cancer
- Principles and practicalities of screening of Colon cancer
- Approach to treatment of Colorectal Cancer
- Approach to patients with colonic diseases and most common clinical presentations
- Understanding of current and developing treatments for different colonic diseases
- Recognition of most common surgical colonic emergencies and management
- Diagnosis and management of different polyposis syndromes
- Undertake self-directed learning and prepare specific aspects of colonic diseases
- Exposition to research methods and recent developments using scientific papers
One examination lasting 1 hour. This module exam is worth 60% of the mark for the module, with the remaining 40% constituted by coursework, which will be set at the start of the module. The coursework assignment [essay] will have a maximum of 2000 words, or an oral presentation or a poster presentation to the examiner.