Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Infectious Diseases Clinic
Course Code
RSV_006
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Public and environmental health
ECTS
22.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Anita Brila
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Public health doctor
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Violeta Mavčutko
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About Study Course
Objective
To acquire basics of immunology, basics of specific immunity development, incl. in children.
Vaccine classification. Organisation of the vaccination process, vaccination of children. Knowledge improvement about etiology, pathogenesis, diagnostics, prevention and basic treatment principles of URI, SARS, MERS, vaccine-regulated infections, viral hepatitis, zoonotic infection, HIV/AIDS etc.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.During acquisition of the study course a medical resident obtains knowledge about the basics of specific immunity development, incl. in children. About vaccine classification, vaccine composition, vaccine efficiency. Organisation of the vaccination process, incl. vaccination of children. Acquire and improve knowledge about etiology, pathogenesis, diagnostics, prevention and basic treatment principles of URI, SARS, MERS, vaccine-regulated infections, viral hepatitis, zoonotic infection, HIV/AIDS etc.
Skills
1.As a result of acquisition of the study course a medical resident will be able to assess specific immunity test results, evaluate planning of vaccination and will be able to use the acquired knowledge in diagnostics, treatment and prevention of the aforementioned infections.
Competences
1.As a result of successful acquisition of the study course a medical resident will acquire competence to individually or under the supervision of a specialist to perform examination of a patient to set a diagnosis and start treatment.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
22.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
13
Length (weeks):
17
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Vīksna L., Majore A., Krūmiņa A., Sondore V. Infekcijas slimības. Rīga. SIA “Medicīnas apgads”, 2011.
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Brila A. Infekcijas slimību epidemiologija. Rīga. SIA “Nacionālais apgāds”, 2009.
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Control of Communicable Diseases Manual.19th Edition. Edited by David L. Heymann Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2008.
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Rothman, K.J., Greenland, S., Lash, T.L. Modern Epidemiology. 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
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Szklo M., Nieto F. J. Epidemiology. Beyond the Basics. 2nd Edition. UK, London: Jones and Barlett Publishers, 2007.
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Control of Communicable Diseases Manual. 21st Edition. Edited by David L. Heymann, MD, Publisher: APHA PressFormat: Softbound
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Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. The Pink Book: Course Textbook. 14th Edition, 2021, CDC (Atlanta)
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Ethics and Epidemiology. 3rd Revised edition. Edited by Steven S. Coughlin. Izdošanas datums: 29-Sep-2021. Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press Inc. ISBN-10: 0197587054.
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Making Sense of Medical Statistics: A Bite Sized Visual Guide. New edition. Munier Hossain. Izdošanas datums: 21-Oct-2021. Izdevniecība: Cambridge University Press. ISBN-10: 1108978150.
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Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice. 4th Revised edition. Edited by Ichiro Kawachi, Walter Ricciardi, Edited by Iain Lang. Izdošanas datums: 24-Sep-2020. Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press. ISBN-10: 0198800126.
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Statistics at Square One. 12th Edition. Michael J. Campbell. Izdošanas datums: 15-Jul-2021. Izdevniecība: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN-10: 1119401305.
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Global manual on surveillance of adverse events following immunization, 2016 update. World Health Organization.
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Causality assessment of an adverse event following immunization (AEFI): user manual for the revised WHO classification, 2nd ed. World Health Organization. 2018), 2nd Edition
Additional Reading
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Veselība 21 – veselība visiem 21.gadsimtā, PVO, 1999.
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Покровский В.И., Пак С.Г., Брико Н.И., Данилкин Б.К. Инфекционные болезни и эпидемиология. 2-изд. Москва, 2009.
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Сергиев В.П., Филатов Н.Н. Инфекционные болезни на рубеже веков. Москва, 2006.
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Черкасский Б.Л. Руководство по общей эпидемиологии. Москва, 2
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Benenson, A.S.(ed) Control of Communicable Diseases Man. 15th Edition. American Public Health Associacion,1995.
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Giesecke J. Modern Infectious Disease Epidemiology. 2nd Edition. Hodder Arnold (Hodder Headline Group), 2002.
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Гисеке Й. Современная эпидемиология инфекционных болезней, 2004.