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Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine
OBST: Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- OBST 501 (3) Reproductive Endocrinology I
- Neuroendocrine regulation of reproduction, regulation of the ovarian and testicular function. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 502 (3) Physiology of the Mother, Fetus and Newborn
- Functional development of the placenta and major organ systems in the fetal and newborn period in man and animals. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 503 (3) Fetal and Perinatal Metabolism
- This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of fetal growth and development, physiology, pathology of labour.
- OBST 504 (3) Reproductive Endocrinology II
- Lectures and seminars on cellular processes in hormone secretion, steroid biosynthesis, steroid transport and metabolism, mechanism of hormone action, prostaglandins in reproduction. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 505 (6) Experimental Techniques in Reproductive Biology
- Laboratory course on: cell and organ cultures, radioimmunoassay of steroid and protein hormones and prostaglandins, in vitro fertilization, neuroendocrine techniques, techniques to study fetuses, techniques for metabolic studies in newborn animals. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 506 (3) Seminars in Reproductive Biology
- This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 507 (3) Perinatal Epidemiology
- Indicators of maternal/newborn well-being across population subgroups, changing trends in obstetrical intervention, perinatal morbidity, and the analysis of perinatal data. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Corequisite: One of OBST 502, OBST 504.
Equivalency: SPPH 537. - OBST 509 (3) Critical Appraisal of Research in Reproductive and Children's Health Sciences
- Principles of critical thinking and appraisal of medical literature with respect to study design and causal inference. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 510 (3) Gynecologic Pathologies: Benign and Malignant
- Focus on genomics and pathophysiology. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 511 (3) Women's Mental Health across their Lifecycle
- This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 512 (3) Overview of Gynecologic Oncology
- Molecular biology, epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of gynecologic cancers, including uterine cancer, vulvar/vaginal cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, and how to incorporate the patient experience into research. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 549 (18) M.Sc. Thesis
- This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 581 (3) Knowledge Translation and Implementation Sciences
- Investigation of strategies to promote the uptake of innovations and evidence in healthcare from bench to bedside to populations. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- OBST 649 (0) Doctoral Dissertation
