Main Study Course Information

Course Code

RPH_036

Branch of Science

Anatomy; Clinical medicine

ECTS

5.00

Target Audience

Medicine

LQF

Level 8

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Artūrs Utināns

Residency Speciality

Speciality

Psychotherapist

Supervisor of Medical Speciality

Artūrs Utināns

Contacts

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About Study Course

Objective

To acquire knowledge about biopsychosocial factors of internal diseases, somatic symptoms and syndromes essential for diagnosing internal diseases for psychotherapists. To improve the anamnesis vitae and anamnesis familiae taking skills, to repeat the knowledge and skills to investigate and interpret somatic symptoms, to assess indications for examinations and evaluate laboratory and instrumental examination results.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Repeated knowledge of somatic symptoms, diagnostics and treatment methods.

Skills

1.Interpretation of somatic symptoms treated by psychotherapists; ability to make a differential diagnosis of psychosomatic disorders.

Competences

1.Example-based knowledge, skills and attitude essential for working at a hospital and for research; understanding of a team-work (work in groups) and its functions.

Assessment

Individual work

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Individual work	-	-
Diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder and participation in elaboration of a treatment plan.

Examination

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Examination	-	-
2. Examination	-	-
Case description of the patient after interviewing, examining and evaluating somatic patients.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME

Part 1

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):

5.00

Number of Residency Seminars:

0

Length (weeks):

4

Final Examination:

Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Robert Rakel, David Rakel. Textbook of Family Medicine. 9th Edition. Elsevier, 2016.

2.

Kardioloģija: Informācijas materiāli / Sast. A. Kalvelis; Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, Iekšķīgo slimību katedra. Rīga: RSU, 2010. – 142 lpp.

Additional Reading

1.

Handbook of clinical examination and practical skills / Elizabeth A. Burns, Kenneth Korn, James Whyte IV; with James Thomas, Tanya Monaghan. Oxford University Press, Inc., 2011.