Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
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Course Code
RIT_003
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
4.95
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Inga Stuķēna
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Internist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Inga Stuķēna
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
Acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills at the level required for internists about pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Upon completion of the phtysiatrics course resident knows the main symptoms, diagnostics and treatment methods, complications, specific and non-specific prevention of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
Skills
1.Upon completion of the phtysiatrics cycle resident is able to recognize the diverse forms and signs of pulmonary tuberculosis, complication, including side effects of pharmacotherapy of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis, has acquired the skills to assess the results of specific investigation methods.
Competences
1.Using the acquired knowledge and skills resident will be able to define a diagnosis, make differential diagnosis, interpret test data, develop a structured treatment and rehabilitation plan, logically define and explain the treatment objectives, assess its effectiveness, side effects.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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Resident independently learns the most recent study results and literature data, independently makes presentations for the theoretical seminars.
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Examination
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1.
Examination |
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Upon completion of phtysiatrics course resident must complete a multiple-choice test and a clinical case.
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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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Specialized room
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Topics
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Pulmonary tuberculosis, epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention.
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Seminar
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Differential diagnostics of pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.95
Number of Residency Seminars:
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Length (weeks):
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Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
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* TB CARE I. International Standards for Tuberculosis Care, Edition 3. TB CARE I, The Hague, 2014
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* International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Management of tuberculosis: A guide to the essentials of good clinical practice. 6th ed. 2010.
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* World Health Organization. Treatment of tuberculosis guidelines. 4th ed.
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* Tuberkulozes klīniskās vadlīnijas. 2015. Pieejamas: http://www.vmnvd.gov.lv/
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* E. Skoura et al, Imaging in tuberculosis. Int J Infect Dis. 2015 Mar; 32:87-93.
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* Sven Lindahl, et al; (1996) Imaging of Tuberculosis, Acta Radiologica, 37:4, 506-511
Additional Reading
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* Zumla AI, Raviglione M, Hafner R, et al. Tuberculosis. N Engl J Med. 2013;368:745-755.
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* World Health Organization. Molecular Line Probe Assays for Rapid Screening of Patients At Risk of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)—WHO Policy Statement, 2008.
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* World Health Organization. Definitions and reporting framework for tuberculosis – 2013 revision. Geneva. WHO/HTM/TB/2013.2
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* Katalinić-Janković V, Furci L, Cirillo DM. Microbiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a new diagnostic test for TB. In: Lange C, Migliori GB, editors. Eur Respir Monogr 2012
Other Information Sources
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www.who.int/tb/publications