Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description

Medical Examination for Evaluation of the Professional Quality and Incapacity for Work Assessment in Healthcare Institutions

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
REX_033
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Residency Speciality

Speciality
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Contacts

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About Study Course

Objective

To provide the resident with the opportunity to acquire practical knowledge of the professional healthcare process and the quality of incapacity for work assessment at the Health Inspectorate.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.The resident understands the process of professional health care and the quality of incapacity for work assessment and the basic principles of medical ethics and deontology in the process of carrying out expert examination at the Health Inspectorate. The student understands the nature of the administrative procedure, the process of issuing an administrative act in an institution.

Skills

1.The resident understands the nature of the specific medical examination, applies theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the evaluation of the patient's medical documentation and in the preparation the conclusion part. The resident acquires skills in finding information in the stages of the administrative process, in choosing effective forms of communication and behaviour with different groups of clients of the Health Inspectorate when carrying out expert examinations and making decisions.

Competences

1.The resident is able to evaluate medical documentation, prepare a draft of the conclusion part of the expert examination, is able to apply the legislation on administrative procedure, and respect the procedural rights of the individual, is able to understand and evaluate the basic principles of medical ethics in professional work and make ethical decisions.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work

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To learn about the process of professional health care and the quality of incapacity for work assessment at the Health Inspectorate. Independent work with literature.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination

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Theoretical and practical examination at the end of the course.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Study room

Topics

Functions and tasks of the Health Inspectorate, regulatory enactments, carrying out expert examinations and providing opinions on the quality of health care and work capacity examination in medical institutions.
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Study room

Topics

Process of evaluation of health examinations carried out by medical commissions in the Health Inspectorate.
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Study room

Topics

Process of health care quality assessment at the Health Inspectorate.
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Study room

Topics

Functions and tasks of the Health Inspectorate in carrying out work capacity examinations and providing opinions. Health Care Expertise Process at the Health Inspectorate.
  1. Placement

Modality
Location
On site
Study room

Topics

The process of preparing the expert's opinion.
  1. Placement

Modality
Location
On site
Study room

Topics

Objectives and tasks of health care quality assessment, methods.
  1. Placement

Modality
Location
On site
Study room

Topics

Determining the severity of an occupational accident.
  1. Placement

Modality
Location
On site
Study room

Topics

An expert-examination of the opinions provided for exemption from the examination of the official language due to restrictions on functional capacity.
  1. Placement

Modality
Location
On site
Study room

Topics

Types of sick-leave certificates and conditions for issuance thereof, evaluation of the cause of incapacity for work. Procedures for issuing a sick-leave certificate to the parents of a sick child, a mentally ill person, in case of maternity leave. Evaluation of medical documentation and other activities by performing expert-examinations and providing opinions regarding the quality of the expert-examination of working ability in a medical treatment institution.
  1. Placement

Modality
Location
On site
Study room

Topics

Two types of health checks. Procedures for the transmission of employees to periodic and exceptional health checks. The extent of inspections depending on the effects of environmental factors harmful to health. Assessment of the process of establishing an occupational disease detection decision during the inspection and expert-examination of the Health Inspectorate.
  1. Placement

Modality
Location
On site
Study room

Topics

Communication of experts with colleagues, submitter or legal representative of the submitter, medical practitioners and management of medical treatment institutions and the possibilities of conflict of interest in the process of carrying out an expert-examination at the Health Inspectorate.
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
4
Length (weeks):
5
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Ārstniecības likums

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Par reglamentētajām profesijām un profesionālās kvalifikācijas atzīšanu

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Pacientu tiesību likums

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Epidemioloģiskās drošības likums

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Ārstniecības riska fonda darbības noteikumi

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Medicīnisko dokumentu lietvedības kārtība

7.

Dzemdību palīdzības nodrošināšanas kārtība

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Veselības inspekcijas nolikums

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Administratīvā procesa likums

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Administratīvās atbildības likums

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Administratīvā procesa likuma spēkā stāšanās likums

Additional Reading

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Veselības inspekcijas iekšējie normatīvie akti; Kvalitātes vadības dokumenti Veselības inspekcijas portālā „Kvalitāte. Process. Rezultāti - QPR”.