Descrizione della formazione

The programme in translational nephrology was developed in the context of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Kidney Control of Homeostasis (Kidney.CH) supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The NCCR Kidney.CH is a research network of leading specialists in experimental and clinical nephrology from all Swiss Universities teaching medicine and corresponding University Hospitals.

The programme contains 6 E-learning modules with face-to-face sessions, performance audits and exams at the end of each module:

• Module 1: Salt, Water and Hypertension
• Module 2: Acid-base Homeostasis
• Module 3: Calcium and Phosphate
• Module 4: Oxygen Signaling and Cancer
• Module 5: Metabolism and Kidney Function
• Module 6: Inflammation and Immunology

The DAS (35 ECTS) requires the completion of all modules, documented scientific achievements (e.g. a publication in a peer-review journal) and active participation at conferences, retreats or relevant workshops during participation to the programme.

Objectives

The programme provides relevant knowledge and insights into the basics of nephrology and kidney pathophysiology.
Participants will acquire and strengthen basic knowledge in pathophysiology of kidney disease by studying annotated online resources, clinical cases and key articles and test their progress with online quizzes and evaluations as well as face-to-face sessions with module leaders and tutors.
Thereby participants learn how to read critically articles and extract the most relevant information. Furthermore, they learn how mechanistic understanding of pathophysiology is derived from the investigation of clinical cases, studies and experimental models.