Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Paediatric Ophtalmology
Course Code
RBE_025
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Ophthalmology
ECTS
5.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Iveta Dzīvīte-Krišāne
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Paediatric Endocrinologist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Iveta Dzīvīte-Krišāne
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To provide theoretical knowledge and practical skills and the improvement of children's ophthalmology. Students gain skills endocrine disease diagnostic ophthalmic manifestations, endocrine diseases ophthalmic complications
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.After a study of the course the resident will be able to take the children's endocrine diseases ophthalmic complications screening and early diagnosis, diabetic retinopathy classification, screening, patient observation scheme.
Skills
1.Completion of study course residents will be able to: - recognize early ophthalmologic symptoms and complications of endocrine diseases
Competences
1.By combining theoretical knowledge with practical skills, a resident will be able to implement them in a single integrative understanding of children's endocrine diseases ophthalmic pathology, using the knowledge acquired children's endocrine pathology in the differential diagnosis.
Assessment
Individual work
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Residents prepare their own presentations for seminars according to thematic plans.
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Examination
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Examination |
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Residents prepare their own presentation for seminar according to thematic plans
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Examination |
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regular rotation and seminars,
- active participation in seminars,
- the end of the course the theoretical tests passed
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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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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Diabetic retinopathy. Basic principles of laser therapy
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Seminar
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Cataract, differential diagnostic. Children glaucoma particularities
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Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Exophthalmos differential diagnosis
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
5.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
3
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 4th Edition, 2013, Elsevier
Additional Reading
1.
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
Other Information Sources
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EndoText
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BMJ Clinical Evidence
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Cohraine Library
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DynaMed
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UptoData
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MD Consult
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PubMed
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Science Direct