Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description

Pulmonology

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
RFR_022
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
5.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Residency Speciality

Speciality
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Contacts

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About Study Course

Objective

To provide medical residents with opportunities to acquire and improve theoretical knowledge and practical skills in order to prepare them to successfully pass the certification examination in the specialty of a doctor of physical and rehabilitation medicine, in accordance with laws and regulations of the Republic of Latvia.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Theoretical knowledge in pulmonology, especially in the context of patients whose future treatment is expected to improve their state of health as a result of the professional activity of specialists in the field of rehabilitation medicine. The medical resident will be able to name and describe the most common lung diseases, which may result in permanent functional impairment in patients.

Skills

1.The medical resident will be able to: evaluate pulmonology patients in the early period; analyse the evaluation results; predict late outcomes; identify risk factors for complications and draw up a complication prevention plan; evaluate drug treatment possibilities of the patient or signs of contraindications.

Competences

1.The medical resident will be able: to use the acquired knowledge, planning the necessary rehabilitation in the future; to develop a comprehensive rehabilitation plan, starting from the acute stage of treatment; to predict late treatment and rehabilitation outcomes; to develop a plan of preventive measures.

Assessment

Individual work

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Individual work

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Studies in depth the aetiology, prevalence and treatment of pulmonary diseases that can lead to permanent impairments that limit patient functioning.

Examination

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Examination

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100% attendance of theoretical seminars. Regular work with patients at the place of implementation of the study course under the guidance of a doctor entitled to teach. Presentation of a patient or clinical case at the end of the study course. Answering the questions prepared by the study course leader and teaching staff or passing tests in accordance with the Academic Regulations.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Specialized room

Topics

Aetiology, prevalence, course of chronic lung diseases. The impact of disease pathogenesis on patient functioning. Inability to work and disability.
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Specialized room

Topics

Evaluation of lung disease patients: visual diagnosis, functional tests.
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Specialized room

Topics

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
5.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
3
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Physical medicine and Rehabilitation, 5th edition. 2016, ed. by R.L.Braddom, Saunders Elsevier.

2.

Rehabilitation Medicine, Principles and Practice, 4th edition. 2008, ed. By J. A. DeLisa, Lippincott – Raven