Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Oncology Chemotherapy II
Course Code
ROK_013
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
28.05
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Iveta Kudaba
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Oncologist chemotherapist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Iveta Kudaba
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To ensure acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in order to prepare an oncologist – chemotherapist for thorough understanding of diagnostics, chemotherapy, endocrine, surgical therapy and radiotherapy opportunities and principles. As well as ensure acquisition of skills about groups of chemotherapy medications, biological medications, hormone preparations, their indications, most frequent side effects of medications and their treatment.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Knowledge of diagnostics of malignant tumours, treatment principles of malignant tumours of different localisations. Most frequent complications, their treatment. Knowledge of chemotherapy principles, classification of medications, indications, most frequent side effects, their treatment.
Skills
1.Knowledge of diagnostics of malignant tumours, treatment principles of malignant tumours of different localisations. Most frequent complications, their treatment. Knowledge of chemotherapy principles, classification of medications, indications, most frequent side effects, their treatment.
Competences
1.Outpatient and inpatient physical examination, patient referrals to laboratory and radiological examinations, assessment and assignment of the treatment plan.
Assessment
Individual work
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Additional studies of literature, discussions with the colleagues having the right to teach, record of the performed manipulations.
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Examination
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Full class attendance is mandatory. Exam consists: 50 % - discussion about theoretical questions, 50 % - 3 clinical cases, prepare and presentation.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Diagnostic methods, classification, neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment for breast cancer.
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Principles of endocrine therapy for breast cancer.
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Metastatic breast cancer.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment for small cell lung cancer.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment for non small cell lung cancer.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment for malignant mesothelioma of pleura.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment for esophageal cancer.
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Diagnostic methods, neodjuvant and adjuvant treatment for colorectal cancer.
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Metastatic colorectal cancer.
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Diagnostic methods, neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment for gastric cancer.
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Metastatic gastric cancer.
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Diagnostic methods, treatment priciples for pancreatic cancer.
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Diagnostic methods, treatment for non melanoma skic cancer.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment priciples for skin melanoma.
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Metastatic skin melanoma.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment for primary liver cancer.
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Diagnostic, differential diagnostic and treatment principles for metastasis for liver.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment for cervical cancer.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment for endometrial cancer.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment for ovarian cancer.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment for head and neck cancer.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment for thyroid cancer.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment for bone cancer.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment for neuroendocrine cancer.
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Daignostic methods and treatment for soft tissue cancer.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment for bladder cancer.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment for prostate cancer.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment for testicular cancer.
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Diagnostic methods and treatment for kidney cancer.
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Rehabilitation.
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Post treatment followup.
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Non traditional treatment methods.
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Theses, publications.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
28.05
Number of Residency Seminars:
33
Length (weeks):
44
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 11th edition, 2018
2.
AJCC Cancer Staging Handbook. 6th edition. Springer, 2002.
3.
Silva O.E., Zurida S. Breast cancer: a practical guide, 2nd edition. Elsvier Science Ltd., 2004.
4.
UICC, TNM Classification of malignant tumors. 6th edition. Willey-Liss, 2002.
Additional Reading
1.
Baltiņa D. (red.) Klīniskā onkoloģija. Zvaigzne ABC, 1999.
2.
Gardovskis J. (red.) Ķirurģija. Latvijas Medicīnas akadēmija, Latvijas ķirurgu asociācija. Rīga, 2001.
3.
Hoskins W.J., Perez C.A., Young R.C. Principles and practice of gynecologic oncology, 3rd edition. LWW, 2000.
4.
Mendelson J., Howley P.M., Israel M.A., Liotta L.A. The molecular biology of cancer, 2nd edition. W.B. Saunders Company, USA, 2001.