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

Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Laboratory

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
RDV_026
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Dermatology and venereal diseases
ECTS
3.00
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 train the medical residents of the specialty in dermatology, venereology in diagnosing and treating of skin manifestations of infectious diseases, in diagnosing acute conditions in infectology, to establish differential diagnosis of dermatovenereological and infectious diseases.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Demonstrates the acquisition and development of in-depth understanding for the following topics: 1) History of infectology. Patient investigation of infectious diseases. Deontology in infectious diseases. Scheme of the medical case history of infectious diseases. Laboratory and instrumental investigative techniques. Systemic manifestations of infectious diseases. Acute infections caused by relatively pathogenic flora; 2) Virus hepatitis and other liver diseases; 3) Most common exanthematous infectious diseases; 4) Acute respiratory and lung infections; 5) Lyme disease and nervous system infections; 6) Infectious diseases of the gastro-intestinal tract; 7) Parasitic infections and quarantine infectious diseases; 8) The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); 9) Immunization and characteristics of vaccine application; 10.) Herpesvirus infections (cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, chronic fatigue infection) and infections of the nervous system.

Skills

1.Investigation of the infectious patient. Choice of specific diagnostic methods and assessment of the information obtained. Specific diagnosis of HIV infection and assessment of the HIV/AIDS patient. The nature of treatment of opportunistic infections and malignant tumours in AIDS patients. Regulatory standards and procedures in epidemiological safety documentation.

Competences

1.After obtaining the certificate to be competent in working as a dermatologist and venereologist, to apply the knowledge acquired during the study process, to recognize and differentiate the skin and sexually transmitted diseases from other pathologies.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work

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Prepares the presentation on the topics mentioned in the course description, researches the topic in depth within the framework of his/her research work, gets acquainted with the required literature.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination

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At the end of the study course the medical residents take a theoretical and practical examination, which is assessed with a grade.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Placement

Modality
Location
On site
Specialized room

Topics

Create an individual plan of examination and treatment of a patient - 1, take material and evaluate the results of laboratory examinations in infectology - 2.
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
-
Length (weeks):
2
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Saxena S. K. Trends in infectious diseases. Intex, 2014

2.

Beneth J. E., Dolin R., Blaser M. Principles and practise of infectious diseases. Churchill Livingstone, 2010

3.

Stolley K. S., Glass J. E. HIV, AIDS. Greenwood, 2009

4.

Slosseberg D. Clinical infectious diseases. Cambridge university Press, 2008

5.

Okechukwe J. B. Trends in basic and therapeutic options in HIV infection- towarrds a functional cure. Intech, 2015

Additional Reading

1.

Samie A. An overview of tropical diseases. Intech, 2015

2.

Infectious diseases: past, present and future.

3.

Cilvēka imūndeficīta vīrusa (HIV) infekcijas diagnostikas, ārstēšanas un profilakses klīniskās vadlīnijas, 2014.

4.

Infekciju slimības. L. Vīksnas redakcijā, Medicīniskaia apgāds, 2011

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