Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Diagnostic US Imaging
Course Code
RKI_025
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Roentgenology and Radiology
ECTS
4.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Zenons Narbuts
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Surgeon
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Zenons Narbuts
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To ensure acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills according to the requirements of the surgery speciality regulation to prepare the doctor for certification in surgeon’s speciality according to laws and regulations of the Republic of Latvia.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.- Basics, principles, indications and equipment of diagnostic US imaging; - US diagnosis of chronic surgical diseases; - US diagnosis of acute surgical diseases.
Skills
1.- to select appropriate diagnostic US methods for surgical patients; - to interpret abdominal and endocrine US findings.
Competences
1.Competence – to interpret and apply in practice US findings in surgical patients.
Assessment
Individual work
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The doctor must learn about the diagnostic methods, instruments and equipment used in surgery, practical skills in diagnostic and therapeutic manipulation, as well as the practical application of therapeutic methods (surgery) in surgical patients to the extent prescribed in the programme.
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Examination
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Computer-based multiple choice test on a 10-point scale.
Practical skills assessment on a 10-point scale about the surgical manipulations learnt.
Appendectomy Long Course – Intermediate on the LapSim simulator.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
0
Length (weeks):
3
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Townsend, Courtney M. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice. Elsevier, 2021.
2.
Sade, Robert M. The Ethics of Surgery. New York: Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2015.
3.
Program, American College of Surgeons Clinical Research, Heidi D Nelson, Kelley K Hunt, and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015.
4.
Program, American College of Surgeons Clinical Research, and Matthew Katz. Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2018.
5.
Robert M. Zollinger, E.Cristopher Ellison. Zollinger`s Atlas of Surgical Operations. 11th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2022.
6.
Nathaniel J. Soper, Carol E.H. Scott-Conner. The SAGES Manual: Basic Laparoscopy and Endoscopy, Vol.1. 3rd ed., Springer, 2012.
7.
Asensio, Juan A, and Donald D Trunkey. Current Therapy in Trauma and Critical Care. Current Therapy. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2015.
8.
Adzick, N. Scott, Robert Shamberger, Anthony Caldamone, Jean-Martin Laberge, Arnold G Coran, and Thomas M Krummel. Pediatric Surgery. Elsevier, 2014.
9.
Raymond Fonseca. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 3-Volume Set. 3rd ed., Elsvier, 2016.
10.
Jānis Gardovskis. Ķirurģija. Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2013.
11.
The Score portal. https://surgicalcore.org/
Other Information Sources
1.
Acute Pancreatitis. http://www.intechopen.com/books/acute-pancreatitis
2.
Breast Reconstruction - Current Techniques. http://www.intechopen.com/books/breast-reconstruction-current-techniques
3.
Rectal Cancer - A Multidisciplinary Approach to Management. http://www.intechopen.com/books/rectal-cancer-a-multidisciplinary-approach-to-management
4.
Advances in Surgery. https://aischannel.com/
5.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network. https://www.nccn.org/guidelines/category_1