Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Infectious Diseases Clinic
Course Code
RSV_003
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Public and environmental health
ECTS
16.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Anita Brila
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Public health doctor
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Violeta Mavčutko
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About Study Course
Objective
To acquire knowledge about the process of infectious diseases and factors affecting its intensity, incl. in children, nosological structure, etiology, principles of diagnostics of infectious diseases - definitions of infectious and parasitic diseases, pathogenesis, symptoms and clinical dynamics.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.During acquisition of the study course a medical resident obtains knowledge about infectious diseases process and factors affecting intensity, nosological structure of infectious diseases. Congenital infections, intestinal viral infection and bacterial origin infections; definitions, etiology, pathogenesis, symptoms and clinical dynamics of parasitic diseases.
Skills
1.As a result of acquisition of the study course a medical resident will be able to perform objective examination of a patient, collect epidemiological anamnesis and disease anamnesis, refer the patient for necessary laboratory tests to confirm the diagnosis.
Competences
1.As a result of successful acquisition of the study course a medical resident will reach a level of knowledge allowing him to solve medical issues individually or by consulting a specialist.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
16.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
7
Length (weeks):
12
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Vīksna L., Majore A., Krūmiņa A., Sondore V. Infekcijas slimības. Rīga. SIA “Medicīnas apgads”, 2011.
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Brila A. Infekcijas slimību epidemiologija. Rīga. SIA “Nacionālais apgāds”, 2009.
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Control of Communicable Diseases Manual. 19th Edition. Edited by David L. Heymann Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2008.
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Rothman, K. J., Greenland, S., Lash, T. L. Modern Epidemiology. 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
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Szklo M., Nieto F. J. Epidemiology. Beyond the Basics. 2nd edition. UK, London: Jones and Barlett Publishers, 2007.
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Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. The Pink Book: Course Textbook. 14th Edition. 2021, CDC (Atlanta)
Additional Reading
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Veselība 21 – veselība visiem 21.gadsimtā, PVO, 1999.
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Покровский В. И., Пак С. Г., Брико Н. И., Данилкин Б. К. Инфекционные болезни и эпидемиология. 2-изд. Москва, 2009.
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Сергиев В. П., Филатов Н. Н. Инфекционные болезни на рубеже веков. Москва, 2006.
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Черкасский Б. Л. Руководство по общей эпидемиологии. Москва
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Causality assessment of an adverse event following immunization (AEFI): user manual for the revised WHO classification. 2nd edition. World Health Organization. 2018
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Benenson, A. S.(ed) Control of Communicable Diseases Man. 15th edition. American Public Health Associacion, 1995.
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Giesecke J. Modern Infectious Disease Epidemiology. 2nd Edition. Hodder Arnold (Hodder Headline Group), 2002.
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Гисеке Й. Современная эпидемиология инфекционных болезней, 2004.
