Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Occupational and Environmental Diseases
Course Code
RPN_060
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
5.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Dace Žentiņa
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Pneumonologist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Dace Žentiņa
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To acquire and develop theoretical knowledge and practical skills related to diseases caused by occupational and environmental factors.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.After completing the occupational and environmental disease course, using the acquired knowledge and understanding, the medical resident will be able to recognize environmental and occupational lung diseases; to evaluate the patient’s vital signs and objective lung examination data; to prescribe appropriate examinations and interpret their results; to define differential diagnoses; to prescribe an appropriate treatment and rehabilitation plan.
Skills
1.After the occupational and environmental disease study course, the medical resident will know how to: 1) collect the most important information obtained by examining the patient and evaluating the data of additional examinations; 2) apply appropriate examination and treatment methods; 3) present the patient with lung diseases in councils, visits; 4) draw up a treatment and rehabilitation plan.
Competences
1.Using the acquired knowledge and skills, the medical resident will be able to formulate a diagnosis, perform differential diagnosis, interpret the examination data, develop a structural treatment and rehabilitation plan, logically formulate and explain the goals of treatment, evaluate its effectiveness and side effects.
Assessment
Individual work
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The resident independently familiarises themselves with the latest literature data, research results, and constantly prepares presentations for theoretical seminars.
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Examination
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Examination |
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Assessment of practical skills and theoretical knowledge - oral examination on what was learned in the cycle.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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Modality
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Topics
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Occupational asthma. Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome
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Seminar
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Topics
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Pneumoconiosis and asbestos-related lung diseases
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Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Topics
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Dust and toxic gas inhalation disease
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Seminar
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Modality
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Topics
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Diseases related to indoor and outdoor pollution
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Seminar
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Modality
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Topics
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Smoking-related diseases. Altitude- and depth-related diseases
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
5.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
5
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease. Edited by Johanna Feary, Hille Suojalehto and Paul Cullinan. Book | Published in 2020, DOI: 10.1183/2312508X.erm8920
2.
Murray & Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 7th Edition