Postgraduate Course: Transplant Nephrology (UCHM12005)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh Medical School	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	5	ECTS Credits	2.5
Summary	Renal transplantation and surgical aspects of renal replacement therapy.
Course description	Review the pathogenesis, natural history and complications of urological conditions that can lead to renal dysfunction; Assess how urological intervention may prevent or delay the onset of renal failure; Deduce the relative indications for haemodialysis or transplantation; Discuss the assessment and selection of potential recipients, including urinary tract workup prior to transplantation, and selection and management of organ donors (including living donors); Evaluate solid organ transplantation surgical procedures; Review histocompatibility, immunogenetics, and immunosuppressive therapy; Apply a constant and integrated approach to critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas, information and issues.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 50 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 1, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 49 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Written Exam 60%, Coursework 40%
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
Review the pathogenesis, natural history and complications of urological conditions that can lead to renal dysfunction; Assess how urological intervention may prevent or delay the onset of renal failure; Deduce the relative indications for haemodialysis or transplantation; Discuss the assessment and selection of potential recipients, including urinary tract workup prior to transplantation, and selection and management of organ donors (including living donors); Evaluate solid organ transplantation surgical procedures; Review histocompatibility, immunogenetics, and immunosuppressive therapy; Apply a constant and integrated approach to critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas, information and issues.