Liver and Pancreatic Disease (ICMM934/942)
Module Co-ordinators:
Prof Graham Foster, g.r.foster@qmul.ac.uk
Dr Debra Marcos, d.marcos@qmul.ac.uk
Dr Alicia Green, a.e.green@qmul.ac.uk
In this module we look into :
- Normal and abnormal liver, pancreatic and biliary anatomy and histology. Physiology of bile and gall stone formation.
- The aetiopathogenesis of liver, biliary and pancreatic disease.
- The clinical presentation and management of liver, biliary and pancreatic diseases: Non alcoholic fatty liver disease. Liver disease in pregnancy. Metals and liver. Autoimmune liver disease. Drug-induced liver disease. Alcoholic liver disease.
- The principles and practice underlying the management of portal hypertension, cirrhosis and liver failure.
- The importance of hepatotropic viruses as a cause of chronic liver diseases, the natural history, clinical presentation and management of hepatitis B and C. The methods used to evaluate new anti-viral agents and their strengths and weaknesses. How interferon works.
- Liver cancer: chemotherapy approaches and surgical aspects
- Imaging of the liver and pancreas Biliary and pancreatic disease. Pancreatic surgery. Benign liver lesions.
- Understanding the aetiopathogenesis of liver, biliary and pancreatic disease
- Understand the clinical presentation and management of liver,biliary and pancreatic diseases
- To understand the mechanisms of liver disease
- To understand the principals and practice underlying the management of portal hypertension, cirrhosis and liver failure.
- Understanding the methods used to evaluate new anti-viral agents and their strengths and weaknesses. Papers
- Revise normal and abnormal liver histology
- Appreciate the importance of hepatotropic viruses as a cause of chronic liver diseases and understand the natural history of hepatitis B and C
- Liver Cancer: Chemotherapy approaches and Surgical aspects