Thyroid cancer for medical students

About this Course

Course Description

Welcome to a MOOC on thyroid cancer for medical students ! In this module , you will learn about thyroid cancer in Malaysia and worldwide. This module provides foundational theoretical knowledge including basic anatomy of the thyroid ; practical knowledge on history taking and skills to examine thyroid cancer patients. You will learn how to investigate and to treat thyroid cancer, in the modules provided. Word puzzles and activities are there for you to browse through and at the end of each modules there are quizzes for you to answer. Hope you will have a beneficial and enjoyable learning experience!

Course Learning Outcomes

1 ) DESCRIBE THE INDICATIONS FOR DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATIONS
2 ) KNOW HOW TO TAKE HISTORY AND DO THE FOCUSED EXAMINATIONS
3 ) UNDERSTAND THE RELEVANT ANATOMY OF THYROID AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THYROID CANCER
4 ) EVALUATE AND MANAGE THYROID CANCER

Course Details

STATUS : Open
DURATION : FLEXIBLE
EFFORT : 1 hour per week
MODE : 100% Online
COURSE LEVEL : Beginner
LANGUAGE : English
CLUSTER : Science & Technology ( ST )

 Syllabus

1.1 EPIDEMIOLOGY
1.2 ANATOMY
1.3 PATHOLOGY

2.1 HISTORY TAKING, SIGN AND SYMPTOMS
2.2 CLINICAL THYROID EXAMINATION
2.3 CLINICAL STAGING

3.1 IMAGING
- ULTRASOUND THYROID
-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN

3.2 BLOOD TEST
-THYROID FUNCTION TEST

3.3 PATHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS
- FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY
-CORE NEEDLE BIOPSY


4.1 SURGERY
4.2 RADIO IODINE ABLATION
4.3 RADIOTHERAPY
4.4 PROGNOSIS

Our Instructor

PROFESOR MADYA DR NOR FAEZAN BINTI ABDUL RASHID

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

DR. MAZUIN BINTI MOHD RAZALLI

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

DR. NORA JULIANNA BINTI OSMAN

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

DR. SURAYA BINTI OTHMAN

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

DR. THEEVASHINI A/P KRISHNASAMY

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

PROFESOR MADYA DR YAHYA BIN MOHD ARIPIN

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

 Frequently Asked Questions

A1 : Medical students doing surgical rotations