Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Basics of Family Medicine and Care of Special Patient Groups: Paediatrics, Gerontology, Pregnant Women
Course Code
ISK_228
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Health care sciences and services
ECTS
4.00
Target Audience
Pharmacy
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Jānis Zaļkalns
Structure Unit Manager
Jūlija Voicehovska
Structural Unit
Department of Internal Diseases
Contacts
Riga, Pilsoņu Street 13, VSIA P.Stradiņa KUS, isk@rsu.lv, +371 67069329
About Study Course
Objective
To form an understanding of the tasks and functions of GP practice, care problems of special patient groups (children, elderly patients, pregnant women) and their solutions.
Preliminary Knowledge
Fundamentals of human anatomy, basics of physiology and pathology, basics of microbiology, pharmacology, immunology, epidemiology.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.After successful completion of the study course requirements, the student will have acquired knowledge that will allow: • to understand the nosological, etiological, palliative, symptomatic most common cases of the disease in the practice of general practitioners; • to orientate in a set of individual health promotion and disease prevention measures in the practice of a family doctor.
Skills
1.As a result of mastering the study course students will be able to: • to communicate with persons in primary care and their relatives: • in cooperation with the family doctor, assess the patient's state of health, taking into account the diagnosis, symptoms and results of examinations; • in cooperation with a family doctor, to determine the appropriate pharmacotherapy for an individual patient, to compile action plans, to evaluate the success of their implementation in the conditions typical for real family doctor practices in Latvia.
Competences
1.As a result of mastering the study course, students will be able to: • to implement team work and cooperate with family medicine-friendly specialists to achieve the goals of primary health care.
Assessment
Individual work
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The student independently acquires the literature offered in the study program, summarizes the obtained information. Prepares a clinical pharmacist's assessment of drug therapy for different patient groups (children, adolescents, pregnant women, elderly patients). After listening to the study course and exam, fill in the study course evaluation questionnaire.
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Examination
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Active participation in practical classes; timely submitted, high-quality completed homework, quality of oral answers (including demonstration of practical application of skills and theoretical knowledge in the practice of a family doctor).
Exam: communication skills and the ability to perform analysis of drug therapy for different groups of patients are tested.
The assessment of the exam is cumulative and consists of the assessment of the thematic presentation (60%) and the assessments of active participation in the discussion of the topics included in the study course (40%).
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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E-Studies platform
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The most important aspects of a child's health care.
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The role of parents in the treatment of adolescents.
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E-Studies platform
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Characterization of adolescents' psycho-emotional state, communication with a doctor in solving health problems.
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Characterization of adolescents' psycho-emotional state, communication with a doctor in solving health problems.
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E-Studies platform
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Essential issues and solutions of pregnant women 's health care.
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Specialized room
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Topicalities of observation of pregnant women in primary health care.
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E-Studies platform
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Postmenopausal woman - problems and solutions.
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E-Studies platform
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The concept of active aging of seniors.
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Personality changes and mental health in old age.
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E-Studies platform
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Aging of seniors in the health version - implementation of health-promoting measures in the practice of a family doctor.
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Aging of seniors in the health version - implementation of health-promoting measures in the practice of a family doctor.
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Age and illness - a holistic approach to problem solving.
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Communication and cooperation with representatives of patient groups of different ages.
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The place and role of primary health care in the health care system of the population in Latvia.
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E-Studies platform
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Care of multimorbide patients.
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Specialized room
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The most topical problems of geriatric care.
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Specialized room
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Are the risks and oncological diseases of seniors.
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Promotion and maintenance of cognitive vitality in human life.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.00
Contact hours:
36 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Essentials of Family Medicine by Philip D. Sloane, M.D., Lisa M. Slatt, Mark H. Ebell, Louis B. Jacques. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2018
2.
R. Douglas Collins. Differential Diagnosis and Treatment in Primary Care, 2017
3.
Chantal Simon, Oxford handbook of General Practice (Oxford handbooks S.), 2020
4.
Robert B. Taylor. Family medicine: principles and practice. New York, 2003. (akceptējams izdevums)
Additional Reading
1.
Sūnīte Solvita, Kaspars Kroders. Latvijas primārās veselības aprūpes galvenās problēmas Eiropas reģiona veselības aprūpes stratēģisko mērķu kontekstā. (Main problems of primary health care in Latvia in the context of strategic goals in health care for the European region). 2004.// Latvijas Universitātes raksti: zinātnisko rakstu krājums, Nr. 671, 2004. 362.-370. lpp.
Other Information Sources
1.
Veselību visiem 21.gadsimta. PVO, 2002.