Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Topicalities in Medicine (Lectures of Excellence)
Course Code
MF_046
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Jana Pavāre
Structure Unit Manager
Jana Pavāre
Structural Unit
Faculty of Medicine
Contacts
Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, mf@rsu.lv, +371 67409125 +371 67409255
About Study Course
Objective
Gain extensive and up-to-date knowledge of the topical issues in the health sector. Improve students' knowledge gained in the previous years of study. In addition, learn the skills and attitudes required for fulfillment of the basic tasks and responsibilities of future professional activity and professional knowledge and competences.
Preliminary Knowledge
Knowledge acquired in pre-clinical and clinical study courses.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Upon successful completion of the course, the student will have acquired knowledge of current issues in a variety of medical disciplines, including diagnosis and differential diagnosis, multidisciplinary approaches to complex issues, as well as knowledge of clinical risk management and patient safety, analysis of errors and irregularities; safety of information systems, protection of personal data; the rights and duties of patients and doctors; principles of employment organisations and organisation of work; the forms of cooperation; and human trafficking and child protection issues. Knowledge of the role of lifelong learning and professional development in career development planning will be gained. Principles for the organisation of health, financial management and financing of health organisations.
Skills
1.Students will be able to develop a modern multidisciplinary approach to addressing various medical issues, and will be able to manage patient safety and risks. They will respect the basic principles of personal data protection, organise their own and team work, understand the need to develop professional qualifications.
Competences
1.The competence acquired upon completion of the study course will allow to organize modern, safe and complex patient care. Including recognition and management of clinical risks. The acquired competence will allow the safe use of information and communication technologies for the performance of the work. The acquired competence will allow to observe the basic principles of patient data protection, and to enhance the ability to communicate with law enforcement authorities and non-governmental organisations; to understand the healthcare system and its funding arrangements. The competence gained will allow for the planning and purposeful development of professional qualifications in the form of lifelong learning.
Assessment
Individual work
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Each lecture is followed by a test with 5 multiple choice questions.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Auditorium
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2
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Therapeutic doctor-patient relationships and the emotional well-being of the doctor
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Is human consciousness localized inside or outside the brain? Critical thinking in the sense of human consciousness
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2
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Orthopaedic thinking algorithm
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A woman's health throughout her life
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A modern approach to the diagnosis and therapy of hearing disorders
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Long-term ear-throat diseases as the first symptoms of systemic diseases
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Modern technologies in surgery
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2
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Diagnostic and surgical treatment options for complex gallstone disease in the 21st century
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Complicated abdominal infection, bacterial sepsis of the gastrointestinal tract, infected pancreatic necrosis. Complicated gallstone disease. Biliary sepsis. The importance of timely diagnosis. Indications for invasive and minimally invasive surgical and endoscopic treatment
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Assessment of the physiological resources of polytrauma patients and the response of the body to the trauma in the admissions department. Initial assessment. Indications for the use of life-saving surgery (“Damage control”) tactics. Abdominal trauma, diagnostic tactics, primary and secondary examination
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Vision problems as symptoms of general diseases
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Infectious diseases – an objective reality in the 21st century
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Tuberculosis in children – current issues in epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment
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Challenges and solutions in the care of HIV/AIDS patients
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Vaccination
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The first 1000 days of human life – the latest research on child development problems
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Improvement of professional qualifications and lifelong learning of a doctor
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Doctor's communication with law enforcement authorities and non-governmental organisations providing assistance to victims of violence, victims of human trafficking and their relatives
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Patient safety and clinical risk management, and principles for organisation of health care and funding
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Information technology and data security
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
40 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
ClinicalKey
2.
AccessMedicine
3.
AMBOSS
4.
UpToDate
Additional Reading
1.
Prof. A.Lejnieka red. Klīniskā medicīna. 3. grāmata.Medicīnas apgāds. 2012.
Other Information Sources
1.
RSU e-studijas /RSU e-studies
2.
PubMed