Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Narcology
Course Code
RIN_028
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Indra Zeltiņa
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Infectologist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Indra Zeltiņa
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
Prepare a doctor of infectious diseases who is able to recognise, diagnose and treat a variety of drug-caused pathological conditions.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.During the time allocated for the study course, the resident will: - learn the principles of drug activity; - be familiar with the common symptoms and syndromes of addictive diseases, and the differentiation of lesions caused by infectious and toxic agents.
Skills
1.The resident will be able to: - assess the patient's mental state; - prescribe tests for laboratory diagnosis of narcotic drugs; - interpret the results of examinations; - formulate a diagnosis.
Competences
1.Using the knowledge and skills acquired, the resident will be able to make diagnosis, treatment and prevention of acute and chronic infectious diseases in patients with addictive diseases.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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During the course of study, the resident must acquire theoretical and practical knowledge of the epidemiology of drug abuse, pathogenesis, clinical manifestation and prevention of drug addiction.
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Examination
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Examination |
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Knowledge is tested in seminars and during practical classes (clinical case analysis, clinical case tasks, action algorithms).
Theoretical knowledge is tested in writing and assessed on a 10-point grading scale.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Placement
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Structure, tasks and development prospects of the narcological services.
Common symptoms and syndromes of addictive disorders.
Physiological effects of alcohol on the human body. Causes of alcoholism, epidemiology and pathogenesis.
Clinical stages of alcoholism. Variants of withdrawal syndrome. Psychoses of alcoholism, classification, clinic, principles of therapy.
Psychoses of alcoholism, classification, clinic, principles of therapy.
Prevention of addictive diseases, types, main principles.
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Seminar
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Modality
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Infectious disease in drug users
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Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Opiate and others narcotics addiction
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
2
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Robert Boland, Marcia Verduin, Pedro Ruiz MD Kaplan & Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry. 2021
2.
Shannon Miller. The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine. 2018
3.
Psihiskā veselība 2020.