Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease: Contemporary Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
On-site in Tartu 28 July – 8 August 2025
Multimorbidity is increasingly becoming the norm, particularly in the older population, and presents enormous challenges for patients and their doctors. Diagnosis has important implications for multimorbid patient care, research, and medical policy. The diagnostic process is a complex, patient-centered, collaborative activity that involves information gathering and clinical reasoning to determine a patient's health problem
Multimorbidity, defined as the presence of multiple chronic conditions in an individual, is highly prevalent in clinical practice today. For people with multimorbidity, consideration needs to be given to individualising care and designing it around each person's needs and priorities.
The course includes biochemical-, immunological-, genetic laboratory, instrumental assessments, theory discussions, practical measurements, and interpretation. Additionally, multimorbid patients' case-based discussions and treatment procedures are performed or viewed as well.
Information about the course
Focus area: | Medicine; Kidney Disease | Coordinating unit: | Institute of Clinical Medicine |
Study Field: | Clinical Medicine | Course Leader: | Prof Mai Rosenberg, Professor of Nephrology |
Format: | Summer Course | Location: | Tartu University Hospital (Ludvig Puusepa 8) |
Course dates: | 28 July - 8 August 2025 | Language: | English |
ECTS: | 4 | Study group: | Medical students (years 2-4) |
Lecturers
| Prof Mai Rosenberg | Prof Kalle Kisand | Assoc. Prof Sander Pajusalu | Prof Alastair Forbes |
| Professor of Nephrology in Medical Faculty at the University of Tartu, Head of the Nephrology Division at the Tartu University Hospital, Estonia. | Professor of Laboratory Medicine in Medical Faculty at the University of Tartu, Estonia. | Associate Professor of Clinical Genetics at the University of Tartu, Genetics and Personalized Medicine Clinic at the Tartu University Hospital, Estonia. | Visiting Professor at the University of Tartu in Estonia. |
Application deadline: 30 April 2025
Application period: 1 April - 30 April 2025
NB! All of the applicants are required to pay a non-refundable application fee of EUR 25. Your application will only be processed after the University has received the fee. The application fee is required to facilitate the admissions process and will not be refunded, regardless of the admission result.
Course fee: 850EUR
Includes:
Study materials
10 days of academic work with lecturers
Certificate of completion (4 ECTS)
5 cultural events in the evenings
NB! Transportation and accommodation costs are not included. The course fee does not cover participant's lunch during the summer school.
TBA
After the completion of this course, learners should be able to:
- Perform simple medical procedures
- Interpret the laboratory and instrumental assessments
- Perform body composition assessments
- Recognize pathomechanisms of glomerular injury and debate the usage of genetic testing in rare diseases
- Demonstrate skills in analyzing and resolving clinical cases and treatment options of multimorbid patients
- Collaborate with other members of the health care team to assure comprehensive care of the multimorbid patient.
Requirements for passing the course:
Engagement in classroom-based instruction and the successful completion of assessments.
Grading:
Non-differentiated (pass, fail, not present)
Entry requirements:
- Online application form (application period April 1 - April 30 2025)
- Motivation letter (up to 1 page) that demonstrates the applicant’s motivation to participate, his/her expectations about the programme, how participation in the summer programme relates to his/her studies and interests, and how the applicant plans to use the gained experience and knowledge in the future.
- Transcript of academic records
- Copy of passport
PS: Only complete applications including all annexes submitted by the deadline will be considered for selection.
