Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Hepatology, Gastroenterology
Course Code
RTL_007
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Surgery
ECTS
4.50
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Jānis Jušinskis
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Transplantologist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Jānis Jušinskis
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To ensure the acquisition of theoretical knowledge and practical skills that would correspond to necessary knowledge about the causes of liver failure, indications and selection and preparation of patients for liver transplantation in order to prepare the doctor for certification in the specialty of transplantology, in accordance with the regulatory documents of the Republic of Latvia.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Resident acquires basic knowledge and competences on patient preparation for liver transplantation, indications, principles of immunosuppression after liver transplantation, transplantation technique, principles of patient management after transplantation.
Skills
1.Determination of indications for liver transplantation, selection of patients, immunosuppression regimen.
Competences
1.Determination of indications and preparation of patients for liver transplantation, post-transplant observation and treatment.
Assessment
Individual work
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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Theoretical knowledge about causes, diagnosis, and treatment methods of terminal chronic and acute liver failure; selection of patients for liver transplantation. You should learn the algorithm for patient selection for "waiting list" for liver transplantation.
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Examination
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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2.
Examination |
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Teacher evaluates practical skills and theoretical knowledge in a 10-point system, recording it in the resident's book
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Acute and chronic liver failure. Liver transplantation: recipient selection, preparation, transplantation technique.
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Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Liver transplantation: post-transplantation period, complications, results. Management of post-transplant recipient in the early and late postoperative period
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Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Complications after liver transplantation: surgical, immunological complications, dysfunction.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.50
Number of Residency Seminars:
3
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Textbook of organ transplantation, vol 1, 2. (edit. Allan D. Kirk). Willey Blackwell, Oxford, 2014.
2.
Abhinav Humar, Mark L. Sturdevant. Atlas of Organ Transplantation, 2nd ed. 2015.
3.
Carol E.H.Scott-Conner. Essential operative techniques and anatomy. 4th editioin. Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2014.
Additional Reading
1.
Living donor organ transplantation. (edit. Rainer W.G.Gruessner, Enrico Benedetti). MCGrawHill Medical, New York, 2008.
2.
Transplantation of the liver. 2nd edition. (edit. Ronald W Busuttil, Goran K. Klintmalm). Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, 2005.
3.
Guide to the quality and safety of organs for transplantation. 7th edition. EDQM, Strasbourg, 2018.
Other Information Sources
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Periodika: Transplant International, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Transplantation Proceedings, Transplantation, JAMA, Lancet, NEJM, Transplant Newsletter, American Journal of Transplantation, cita transplantoloģijas periodika