Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)

Study Course Description

Allergology I

Main Study Course Information

Course Code

RAG_011

Branch of Science

Clinical medicine; Internal medicine

ECTS

18.00

Target Audience

Medicine

LQF

Level 8

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Ieva Cīrule

Residency Speciality

Speciality

Allergologist

Supervisor of Medical Speciality

Ieva Cīrule

Contacts

About Study Course

Objective

Allergology knowledge.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.The student will be able to name and describe, define the basic concepts of allergology; will be able to classify allergic diseases; will know major diseases (asthma, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis) differential diagnosis.

Skills

1.The student is able to collect history data, examinations and clinics; select the necessary investigations for a specific patient; draw up a plan for an examination of a patient; has mastered and can perform basic tests of allergology.

Competences

1.• Use acquired knowledge about allergies recognition; • Able to formulate allergy diagnosis according to the classification; • Differentiate allergic disease from other pathologies; • Interpret the data for diagnosis; • Analyze the clinical situation.

Assessment

Individual work

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Individual work	-	-
Two presentations on complex patients.

Examination

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Examination	-	-
as presentation
2. Examination	-	-
Participation in the treatment of patients, participation in taking history, examinations, compiling the treatment (case report) - 50% of the final evaluation. Theory (3 questions) - 50%.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME

Part 1

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

Basic principles of immune response. Cells, mediators taking part in allergic reactions

Seminar

Modality	Location
-	-

Topics

Types of allergic reactions

Seminar

Modality	Location
-	-

Topics

Types of allergic reactions

Seminar

Modality	Location
-	-

Topics

Allergens and haptens

Seminar

Modality	Location
-	-

Topics

Anaphylacsis

Seminar

Modality	Location
-	-

Topics

Aerobiology, indoor, outdoor allergens

Seminar

Modality	Location
-	-

Topics

Occupational allergens

Seminar

Modality	Location
-	-

Topics

Cross-reactivity of protein allergens, cross-reactive carbohydrate

Seminar

Modality	Location
-	-

Topics

Allergy diagnostic tests in vivo

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):

18.00

Number of Residency Seminars:

Length (weeks):

Final Examination:

Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

Robyn E. O'Hehir, Stephen T. Holgate, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Aziz Sheikh Allergy. Essentials. 2nd Edition. 2022, Elsevier Inc

Panida Sriaroon, Dennis K. Ledford. Allergic and NonAllergic Systemic Reactions including Anaphylaxis, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America. 1st Edition. ELSEVIER, 2021

Susan Nedorost. Skin Allergy, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America. 1st Edition. ELSEVIER, 2021

Amal Assa’Ad. Food Allergy, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America. 1st Edition. ELSEVIER, 2021

Anas M. Abdel Rahman. Food Allergy. Methods of Detection and Clinical Studies. ebook. CRC PRESS, 2017

Additional Reading

Spickett, G. Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy. Oxford University Press. 2006. 659p.

Ring, J. Allergy in Practice. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 2005. 891p.

Donald Y. M. Leung, Cezmi A Akdis, Leonard B. Bacharier, Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles, et.al. Pediatric Allergy: Principles and Practice. 4th Edition. Principles and Practice. ELSEVIER, 2020

Other Information Sources

Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention GINA. 2021. 861p.

Taivāns, I. “Plaušu funkcionālā diagnostika”. “SIA Mc Ābols”. 1997. 276lpp.

Praktiskā alergoloģija. Lozovska Vernera redakcijā. LU Akadēmiskais apgāds. 2009. 623lpp.