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Study Course Description
Pediatric Allergology I
Course Code
RBA_001
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Paediatrics
ECTS
9.90
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ieva Cīrule
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Pediatric alergologist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Ieva Cīrule
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
Provide theoretical knowledge and practical skills and the improvement of children's allergology.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will be able to: • explain allergology terms; • describe the principles and use of allergic diagnostics; • explain the pathogenesis of allergic diseases at different ages; • evaluate a child-allergic patient; • name and describe children's allergic diseases; • compare different investigation methods; • define allergic diseases.
Skills
1.The student will be able to: • gather relevant information about children's allergic diseases; • apply an appropriate method in the examination of allergic patients; • make a differential diagnosis of allergic diseases; • choose the most suitable/appropriate therapy; • select and use the most appropriate examinations according to the disease and the patient's age.
Competences
1.The student uses the acquired knowledge and skills specific/new situations. • Is able to formulate the main diagnosis of allergic diseases; • Differentiate the disease; • Interpret the data obtained from the skin tests; • To analyze the skin test results; • Develop a plan for the treatment.
Assessment
Individual work
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Prepare monthly one clinical case and one presentation of a disease investigation allergies in children. The students acquire the skills to communicate with children and their parents, guardians, to collect the necessary information – history, to acquire the skills to investigate allergic patients of different ages, to choose and perform correctly allergy diagnostic and treatment procedures, to draw up a prevention plan.
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Examination
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Number of patients treated, participation in counseling patients,
50% of theory of allergy diagnostic methods,
50% of the diagnostic methods execution.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Topics
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Epidemiology of allergic diseases
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Primary and secondary prevention of allergy
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Topics
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Clinical course of allergic diseases – allergic marsh
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Topics
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Pathogenesis of allergies
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Influence of genetic and environmental factors on development of allergic diseases
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Allergens and allergenic composition of the source materials
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
9.90
Number of Residency Seminars:
6
Length (weeks):
8
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Offical Journal of the EAACI. Wiley-Blackwell.
2.
Grammer Greenberger. Patterson's Allergic Diseases. 2018, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. 8th edition
3.
Gavin Spickett. Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy. OUP Oxford; 4th edition. 31 Oct. 2019
4.
Donald Y. M. Leung MD PhD, Cezmi A Akdis, Leonard B. Bacharier MD (editors), et.al. Pediatric Allergy:: Principles and Practice. Elsevier. 4th edition, 2020., 440p.
5.
Elizabeth Secord. Pediatric Immunology and Allergy, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America. 1st Edition. ELSEVIER, 2019
Additional Reading
1.
Taivāns, I. “Plaušu funkcionālā diagnostika”. “SIA Mc Ābols”, 1997. 276 lpp.
2.
Praktiskā alergoloģija. Lozovska Vernera redakcijā. LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2009. 623 lpp.
3.
Lisa Kobrynski. Primary Immune Deficiencies, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America (Volume 39-1) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 39-1) n. 2019, Elsevier