Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)

Study Course Description

Gynaecology, Obstetrics

Main Study Course Information

Course Code

RKI_028

Branch of Science

Clinical medicine; Obstetrics and gynaecology

ECTS

6.00

Target Audience

Medicine

LQF

Level 8

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Zenons Narbuts

Residency Speciality

Speciality

Surgeon

Supervisor of Medical Speciality

Zenons Narbuts

Contacts

About Study Course

Objective

To ensure acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in gynaecology in accordance with the requirements of the surgery specialty regulation in order to prepare the doctor for certification in the surgeon specialty.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.- Knowledge of acute conditions and pathologies caused by them in women in the gynaecological clinic, their aetiology, pathogenesis, symptoms, diagnosis, differential diagnosis; - Knowledge of chronic female genital diseases, their aetiology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, surgical and conservative treatment indications and techniques; - Interpretation of ultrasonographic examination data in the differential diagnosis of gynaecological pathologies (the examination results of 20 patients must be evaluated); - Indications and possibilities of laparoscopic surgery in gynaecology; - Indications and technique of uterine cavity abrasion and puncture of the pouch of Douglas; - Specifics of patient examination before gynaecological surgery; - Specifics of management of the postoperative period in the gynaecological clinic; - VTE risk assessment and prevention; - The importance of the menstrual cycle, contraception and hormone replacement therapy in planned and emergency surgery; - Acute abdomen in gynaecology, causes, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and tactics.

Skills

1.- To perform vaginal and rectal examination; - To palpate mammary glands; - To perform salpingectomy and other operations on the appendages of the uterus in case of life-threatening pathologies.

Competences

1.To provide first aid and emergency qualified assistance to patients with gynaecological pathology.

Assessment

Individual work

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Individual work	-	-
The doctor must learn about the diagnostic methods, instruments and equipment used in surgery, practical skills in diagnostic and therapeutic manipulation, as well as the practical application of therapeutic methods (surgery) in surgical patients to the extent prescribed in the programme.

Examination

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Examination	-	-
Computer-based multiple choice test on a 10-point scale. Practical skills assessment on a 10-point scale about the surgical manipulations learnt. Appendectomy Long Course – Intermediate on the LapSim simulator.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME

Part 1

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):

6.00

Number of Residency Seminars:

Length (weeks):

Final Examination:

Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

Townsend, Courtney M. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice. Elsevier, 2021.

Sade, Robert M. The Ethics of Surgery. New York: Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2015.

Program, American College of Surgeons Clinical Research, Heidi D Nelson, Kelley K Hunt, and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015.

Program, American College of Surgeons Clinical Research, and Matthew Katz. Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2018.

Robert M. Zollinger, E.Cristopher Ellison. Zollinger`s Atlas of Surgical Operations. 11th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2022.

Nathaniel J. Soper, Carol E.H. Scott-Conner. The SAGES Manual: Basic Laparoscopy and Endoscopy, Vol.1. 3rd ed., Springer, 2012.

Asensio, Juan A, and Donald D Trunkey. Current Therapy in Trauma and Critical Care. Current Therapy. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2015.

Adzick, N. Scott, Robert Shamberger, Anthony Caldamone, Jean-Martin Laberge, Arnold G Coran, and Thomas M Krummel. Pediatric Surgery. Elsevier, 2014.

Raymond Fonseca. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 3-Volume Set. 3rd ed., Elsvier, 2016.

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Jānis Gardovskis. Ķirurģija. Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2013.

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The Score portal. https://surgicalcore.org/

Other Information Sources

Acute Pancreatitis. http://www.intechopen.com/books/acute-pancreatitis

Breast Reconstruction - Current Techniques. http://www.intechopen.com/books/breast-reconstruction-current-techniques

Rectal Cancer - A Multidisciplinary Approach to Management. http://www.intechopen.com/books/rectal-cancer-a-multidisciplinary-approach-to-management

Advances in Surgery. https://aischannel.com/

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network. https://www.nccn.org/guidelines/category_1