Main Study Course Information

Course Code

RAR_054

Branch of Science

Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation; Clinical medicine

ECTS

3.00

Target Audience

Medicine

LQF

Level 8

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Oļegs Sabeļņikovs

Residency Speciality

Speciality

Anaesthesiologist-Reanimatologist

Supervisor of Medical Speciality

Oļegs Sabeļņikovs

Contacts

-

About Study Course

Objective

To allow the medical resident to acquire and develop specific basic skills in in-depth ECG data interpretation and arrhythmology.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Medical residents are able to demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of medical theories in ECG analysis and interpretation, which meets the requirements of the specialty of anaesthesiologist, reanimatologist, which provides a basis for creative thinking in clinical practice and partly in research, as well as the ability to work in interdisciplinary interactions. Medical residents must: - be able to recognise the ECG signs of the most common dysrhythmias; - be able to recognise the ECG signs of myocardial trophic disorders.

Skills

1.Medical residents are able to demonstrate successful performance of the manipulations included in the course description in a clinical setting. Medical residents must: - be able to identify the basic rhythm of the heart and recognise rhythm disturbances; - be able to identify the localisation and stage of myocardial trophic disorders; - be able to differentiate ECG signs of myocardial ischaemia from infarct-like changes; - be able to accurately form an ECG conclusion.

Competences

1.At the end of the study course, the medical resident is familiar with ECG data analysis and is able to correctly interpret ECG data in the perioperative period.

Assessment

Individual work

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Individual work	-	-
Theoretical preparation for practical training (including for the acquisition of the skills included in the course) using recommended study materials.

Examination

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Examination	-	-
The acquisition of clinical skills is evaluated by the supervisor of practical training, while the supervisor of the specialty programme organises the examination of theoretical knowledge of study courses (in accordance with RSU Academic Regulations II). Theoretical knowledge is assessed using a variety of assessment methods: multiple-choice tests, essays, descriptions of solutions to clinical problems, case presentations, etc. Skills are assessed through observation of workplace performance, as well as through observation of demonstrations on a dummy or simulator, and through testing of objectively structured clinical skills. Medical residents’ knowledge and skills are assessed with a grade on a 10-point scale.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME

Part 1

Placement

Modality	Location
-	-

Topics

Basics of ECG. Arrhythmology.

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):

3.00

Number of Residency Seminars:

0

Length (weeks):

2

Final Examination:

Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Kalvelis A. Klīniskā Elektrokardiogrāfija. Rīga, Nacionālais Medicīnas apgāds. 2008.

2.

Jirgensons J., Kalējs O. Bradiaritmijas un elektrokardiostimulatori. Rīga, Nacionālais Medicīnas apgāds, 2003.

3.

Kalvelis A. Tahiaritmijas. 2005.

Additional Reading

1.

AHA/ACC/ESC Consensus Guidelines for treatment atrial fibrillation 2008, JACC 2008.

2.

AHA/ACC/ESC Guidelines for treatment of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias 2003. Eur Heart J.

3.

AHA/ACC/HRS/ESC Guidelines for prevention Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death. 2006. JACC/Eur Heart J.

In-Depth ECG Interpretation. Arrhythmology