Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Infectious Diseases Clinic III
Course Code
RSV_022
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Public and environmental health
ECTS
19.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Violeta Mavčutko
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Public health doctor
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Violeta Mavčutko
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To acquire knowledge about the aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, laboratory diagnosis, differential diagnosis, principles of treatment and prevention of contagious skin diseases, sexually transmitted infection, lung diseases, incl. tuberculosis, nosocomial infections.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.During the time allotted for the study course, the medical resident acquires knowledge about the aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, laboratory diagnosis, differential diagnosis, principles of treatment and prevention of contagious skin diseases, sexually transmitted infections, lung diseases, including tuberculosis, nosocomial infections.
Skills
1.As a result of completing the study course, the medical resident will be able to determine the aetiology of contagious skin diseases, sexually transmitted infections, lung diseases, including tuberculosis, nosocomial infections, perform differential diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Competences
1.After successful completion of the study course, the medical resident achieves the mandatory competence of a certified public health doctor, which allows to determine the aetiology of contagious skin diseases, sexually transmitted infections, lung diseases, including tuberculosis, nosocomial infections, perform differential diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Assessment
Individual work
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- to prepare presentations “Hygiene and Anti-epidemic Plan of Medical Treatment Institutions” and “Immunology and Vaccinology”;
- to study the resources of the WHO and the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and available literature on infectious disease surveillance and monitoring systems, definitions of cases of illness/outbreaks, TESSy (The Epidemiological Surveillance System);
- to prepare for work with patients, study available literature, guidelines (basic principles of disease diagnosis).
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Examination
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After each study course, theoretical knowledge test in the form of a test and questions, solving situational tasks.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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The history of dermatology and venereology in Latvia and Europe.
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Classification of skin diseases, exogenous and endogenous factors contributing to the development of skin diseases.
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Contagious skin diseases, including in children. Aetiological structure, pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, differential diagnosis, laboratory diagnosis, principles of treatment and prevention.
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Sexually transmitted infections. Syphilis, aetiology, pathogenesis, stages of the disease, differential diagnosis, laboratory diagnosis, principles of treatment.
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Sexually transmitted infections. Aetiology, pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, laboratory diagnosis, principles of treatment of gonorrhoea, chlamydia, anogenital herpes, trichomoniasis, etc.
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Lower respiratory tract infections. Lung diseases.
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Tuberculosis (TB). The causative agent of TB. Latent TB infection, clinically advanced TB disease, risk factors contributing to the spread of TB.
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Early TB recognition tactics, diagnosis. TB strategy recommended by the WHO.
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Post-primary pulmonary TB. The most frequent complications of tuberculosis and treatment thereof. Extrapulmonary forms of tuberculosis. Aspects of resistant form formation.
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BCG vaccination and immunological diagnosis of TB infection. Primary tuberculosis in children.
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Monitoring the effectiveness of TB treatment. Epidemiological surveillance of drug resistance.
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Nosocomial infections. Etiological structure. Clinical manifestations, laboratory diagnostics, treatment.
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Nosocomial infections. Registration procedure. Principles of patient isolation. Factors contributing to the microbial resistance of pathogenic agents.
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Principles of organising prevention and anti-epidemic measures in a medical treatment institution.
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Epidemiological surveillance of nosocomial infections.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
19.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
15
Length (weeks):
14
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.
2.
Brila A. Infekcijas slimību epidemiologija. Rīga. SIA “Nacionālais apgāds”, 2009.
3.
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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Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. The Pink Book: Course Textbook. 14th Edition, 2021, CDC (Atlanta)
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International travel and health, Situation as on 1 January 2012. Updates 2019, World Health Organization
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Starptautiskie veselības aizsardzības noteikumi
9.
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.
2.
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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Statistics at Square One. 12th Edition. Michael J. Campbell. Izdošanas datums: 15-Jul-2021. Izdevniecība: Wiley-Blackwell. Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice. 4th Revised edition. Edited by Ichiro Kawachi, Walter Ricciardi, Edited by Iain Lang.2020
6.
Benenson, A.S.(ed) Control of Communicable Diseases Man. 15th Edition. American Public Health Associacion, 1995.
7.
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.