Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
General Surgery
Course Code
RBC_026
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
27.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Zane Ābola
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Pediatric surgeon
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Zane Ābola
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To ensure acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in general emergency and elective surgery in accordance with the requirements of the paediatric surgery specialty regulation in order to prepare the doctor for certification in the specialty of paediatric surgeon.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.• knowledge - indications for conservative and surgical treatment of surgical emergencies in adults of different ages (with/without co-morbidities) - drawing up an examination and treatment plan for patients with acute surgical diseases - peculiarities of patient preparation for surgeries of various organ systems, emphasising attention to emergency and urgent operations in general surgery, as well as the basic principles of patient treatment in the pre- and post-operative period - to orientate in the diagnostic methods used in emergency surgery, instruments, as well as the possibilities and principles of surgical treatment Must learn the following: • detailed theoretical knowledge of emergency surgical conditions in adults in cases of acute and chronic surgical diseases; • indications and application of conservative and surgical treatment in emergency surgical conditions in adults with various co-morbidities; • diagnostic methods, instruments and equipment used in general surgery, practical skills for diagnostic and therapeutic manipulations, as well as the practical application of surgical treatment methods for surgical patients; • draw up an examination and treatment plan for patients with acute surgical illnesses; • provide qualified emergency care to patients with acute surgical illnesses.
Skills
1.• skills - to carry out primary dressing of wounds, applying sutures to wounds; - to carry out the complex of emergency measures in case of traumatic shock; - to provide qualified emergency assistance to patients of various ages with acute surgical illnesses, exacerbations of chronic surgical illnesses; - to perform the technique of opening soft tissue abscesses, as well as treatment of infected wounds; - to perform abdominal puncture and abdominal drainage.
Competences
1.- to provide qualified first aid and emergency aid to patients of various ages (with/without co-morbidities) with a surgical pathology.
Assessment
Individual work
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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A description of a clinical case must be prepared – a presentation on each topic of the seminar.
A literature review and presentation on 1-3 current topics covered in the course must be prepared.
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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- a written test on the questions of the programme, evaluating knowledge on a 10-point scale.
- assessment of practical skills on a 10-point scale.
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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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Surgical infection and antibacterial therapy.
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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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Gastrointestinal tract bleeding.
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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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Diseases of the pancreas
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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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Thyroid diseases.
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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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Liver diseases. Gallbladder and bile duct diseases.
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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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Diseases of the mammary gland.
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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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Adhesion-related disorder.
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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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Intestinal diseases.
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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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The clinic of acute appendicitis, diagnostic difficulties in the elderly, differential diagnosis and complications. Doctor’s tactics.
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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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Intestinal obstruction.
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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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Diseases of the small and large intestines (Crohn’s disease, Hirschsprung’s disease, ulcerative colitis, benign and malignant diseases).
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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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Complications of gastric and duodenal ulcer, clinic, diagnosis, doctor’s tactics.
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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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Peritonitis. Diagnosis, treatment tactics.
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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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Minimally invasive surgery.
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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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Abdominal wall hernias. Diagnosis, differential diagnosis, doctor’s tactics. Incarcerated hernias.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
27.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
15
Length (weeks):
20
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Principles and Practice of Surgery. 8th Edition, 2022
2.
Greenfield`s Surgery: Scientific Principles and Practice. Ed. M. M. Mulholand, K.D. Lillemoe, G. M. Doherty. 5th Edition. Lippincott Williams&Wilkins, 2011. Pg. 998
Additional Reading
1.
Essential Surgery. 6th Edition, 2020
2.
Kirk's Basic Surgical Techniques. 7th Edition, 2018
3.
The Mont Reid Surgical Handbook. 7th Edition, 2017
4.
Zollinger`s Atlas of Surgical Operations. R. M. Zollinger, E.C. Ellison. 9th Edition. McGrew-Hill Companies, 2011. Pg. 1003
Other Information Sources
1.
www.netwibes.com/info_med
4.
www.scirus.com