Surgery
Study Course Implementer
Residency Speciality
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About Study Course
Objective
To provide the medical residents of the specialty in dermatology, venereology with training in surgical diagnostic and treatment methods of skin and sexually transmitted diseases, in ability to diagnose acute conditions in surgery and in establishing differential diagnosis of dermatovenereological and surgical diseases.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Demonstrates the acquisition and development of in-depth understanding for the following topics: 1) History of surgery. Organisation of work in the operating theatre and bandaging room. Surgical investigation of a patient. Deontology in surgery. Scheme of a medical case history in surgery. Laboratory and x-ray examination methods. Instrumental methods of examination. Ultrasound and other cutting-edge investigative techniques. 2) Asepsis and antisepsis. 3) Local and general anaesthesia. 4) Furuncle, furunculosis, carbuncle. 5) Mastitis, phlegmon and shingles. 6) Shingles. 7) Hidradenitis and abscess. 8) Lymphangitis, lymphadenitis, phlebitis and thrombophlebitis. 9) Purulent bursitis, osteomyelitis and arthritis. Anaerobic infection. 10) Acute gastrointestinal diseases. 11) Surgical limb vascular diseases. 12) Rectal diseases. 13) Hernias and other abdominal wall diseases. 14) Soft tissue disorders in limbs.
Skills
1.Primary wound care. Incision and removal of a foreign body from the subcutaneous tissue or mucosa. Primary care of a non-healing wound. Necrectomy in burns. Removal of parasites from tissues. Primary care of burn injuries. Skin, subcutaneous tissue, bone, one or more lymph node and muscle biopsy and punch biopsy. Furuncle, carbuncle, agnail, abscess and phlegmon superficial incision with drainage. Transplantation of the skin for covering a small skin defect. Naevus flammeus removal surgery. Local excision of benign tumours. Removal of a fingernail or a toenail with destruction of the nail matrix, surgical treatment of an ingrown toenail. Fingernail or toenail avulsion or trephination. Surgery of the palm phlegmon. Ganglion surgery.
Competences
1.After obtaining the certificate to be competent in working as a dermatologist and venereologist, to apply the knowledge acquired during the study process, to recognize and differentiate the skin and sexually transmitted diseases from other pathologies.
Assessment
Individual work
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Prepares the presentation on the topics mentioned in the course description, researches the topic in depth within the framework of his/her research work, gets acquainted with the required literature.
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Examination
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10 points
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At the end of the study course medical residents take a theoretical and practical examination, which is assessed with a grade. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
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Placement
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On site
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Study room
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Topics
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Primary wound care. Incision and removal of a foreign body from the subcutaneous tissue or mucosa. Primary care of a non-healing wound. Necrectomy in burns. Removal of parasites from tissues. Primary care of burn injuries.
Skin, subcutaneous tissue, bone, one or more lymph node and muscle biopsy and punch biopsy. Furuncle, carbuncle, agnail, abscess and phlegmon superficial incision with drainage. Transplantation of the skin for covering a small skin defect. Naevus flammeus removal surgery. Loc
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Bibliography
Required Reading
Townsed, C. M, Blachamp, R. D., Evers, B. M. Textbook of surgery. 19th ed., Elsevier, 2012
Quick, C. R. Essential surgery. Elsevier Health Services, 2013
Garden, O. J. Principles and practise of surgery. Elsevier Health Services, 2012
Kirk, R. M. Basic surgical techniques. Elsevier Health Services, 2010
Additional Reading
Williams, N. S. Bailey and Love’s short practise of surgery. Taylor and Francis, 2013
''Kirurģija". J. Gardovska redakcijā. RSU, 2013