Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Organ Transplantation from Living Donors
Course Code
RTL_013
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Surgery
ECTS
24.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Jānis Jušinskis
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Transplantologist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Jānis Jušinskis
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
to ensure the acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in obtaining donor organs from living donors, in accordance with the requirements of the regulations of the specialty of transplantology, in order to prepare the doctor for certification in the specialty of transplantologist, in accordance with the regulatory documents of the Republic of Latvia.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.During the time of the rotation discipline, the resident acquires basic knowledge and competences on preoperative examination of a living donor, preparation for donation, donation procedure of living donor organs, postoperative treatment of the donor, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of possible complications.
Skills
1.As a result of the rotation discipline, the resident will know how to prepare living donors for organ (kidney) donation, organ (kidney) donation procedure from living donors, postoperative treatment and observation of the donor.
Competences
1.Determination of indications for living donation, preparation of living donors for organ (kidney) donation, organ (kidney) donation procedure from living donors, management of postoperative treatment and observation of the donor.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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Resident must acquire detailed theoretical knowledge of living donor surgery, organ donation technique, post-operative treatment and observation of the living donor; practical skills in obtaining donor organs from living donors and managing the post-operative period of donors. Must be able to obtain a high-quality donor organ (kidney) from living donors for future transplantation, manage the donor after kidney explantation.
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Examination
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Teacher evaluates the practical skills in a 10-point system, recording it in the resident's book.
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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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Obtaining organs from living donors: indications and contraindications for organ donation and use in transplantation, consent and other documentation, characteristics of donor preparation.
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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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Obtaining organs from living donors: donation and preservation technique.
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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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Living donor management after surgery, complications, outcomes. Long-term results after organ donation from living donors.
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Seminar
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On site
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Auditorium
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Living donor kidney exchange programs: opportunities, indications, limitations, organization, results.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
24.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
4
Length (weeks):
16
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Guide to the quality and safety of organs for transplantation. 7th edition. EDQM, Strasbourg, 2018.
2.
Abhinav Humar, Mark L. Sturdevant. Atlas of Organ Transplantation, 2nd ed. 2015.
3.
Carol E.H.Scott-Conner. Essential operative techniques and anatomy. 4th editioin. Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2014.
4.
Gabriel M.Danovich. Handbook of Kidney Transplantation Sixth Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2017.
5.
Rekomendācijas nieru transplantācijā. (autoru kolektīvs, R.Rozentāla vad.). Medicīnas Apgāds, Rīga, 2015.
Additional Reading
1.
Living donor organ transplantation. (edit. Rainer W.G.Gruessner, Enrico Benedetti). MCGrawHill Medical, New York, 2008.
2.
Nieru transplantācija (red. R.Rozentāls, I.Folkmane). Nacionālais Apgāds, Rīga, 2008.
3.
Розенталь. Получение органов, тканей и клеток для трансплантации. Nacionālais Apgāds, Rīga, 2005.
Other Information Sources
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Periodika: Transplant International, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Transplantation Proceedings, Transplantation, JAMA, Lancet, NEJM, Transplant Newsletter, American Journal of Transplantation, cita transplantoloģijas periodika