Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)

Study Course Description

Clinical Immunology and Immunodeficiency

Main Study Course Information

Course Code

RBI_015

Branch of Science

Clinical medicine

ECTS

32.00

Target Audience

Medicine

LQF

Level 8

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Dace Gardovska

Residency Speciality

Speciality

Pediatric infectologist

Supervisor of Medical Speciality

Dace Gardovska

Contacts

About Study Course

Objective

Provide the acquisition of theoretical knowledge and practical skills and their improvement in accordance with the specialty Regulation in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, adopted in Latvia, and the requirements of the European Union regarding this specialty, which would allow the doctors to understand the immune system, know the distinction between allergic reactions and autoimmunity mechanisms, recognize states of immunodeficiency by reading literature or in their clinical practice, as well as allow to provide professional tertiary healthcare level help to the patient, their family and colleagues.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.During the rotation period the resident acquires knowledge and competence of the characteristic immune system of children of different ages, hereditary and acquired immunodeficiency conditions, diagnosis, progress and treatment peculiarities of the HIV infection in children and, as a result, is able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the mentioned field in order to be able to apply it in pediatrics.

Skills

1.During the rotation period the resident will be able to perform objective examination of the child’s clinical state and its evaluation in accordance with the age, to recognise the child with immunodeficiency condition, prescribe and evaluate the methods for examination of the immunological status, will be able to independently collect clinical material for the determination of the etiological factors of the infectious diseases.

Competences

1.• examine and assess characteristic clinical symptoms of infectious diseases and syndromes in children of different ages; • create a patient’s individual diagnostic and treatment algorithm; • appropriately collect material for laboratory diagnostics of infectious diseases and evaluate the obtained results, taking into consideration the nature of the method and the age of the child; • choose the specific diagnostic methods, evaluate the level of their information and application time; • plan infection control measures; • vaccinate and perform dermal testing.

Assessment

Individual work

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Individual work	-	-
During the study course the resident shall acquire theoretical and practical knowledge of generalized and focal infections, congenital and acquired (including AIDS) immunodeficiency conditions in new-borns, children and adolescents, their diagnostics, treatment, prophylaxis and rehabilitation in accordance with the tertiary healthcare level, as well as shall be able to give advice to patients, their relatives and other medical practitioners within the framework of their specialty.

Examination

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Examination	-	-
1) At the end of the study course the lecturer gives the assessment of practical skills in a 10-point grading system, recording the assessment in the Resident’s book. 2) Theoretical knowledge is tested in a written form and assessed in a 10-point grading system.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME

Part 1

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

Infections and transplantation.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

Infections in children with immunodeficiency disorders: examination of children with suspicion of immunodeficiency condition.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

Infections in children with immunodeficiency conditions: antibody deficiency.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

Infections in children with immunodeficiency conditions: complement deficiency.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

Infections in children with immunodeficiency conditions: polymorpho-nuclear and mononuclear phagocyte deficiency.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

Infections in children with immunodeficiency conditions: cellular deficiency, except AIDS.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): epidemiology and immunology in children.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): clinical manifestations in children.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): complications in children.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): laboratory diagnostics and treatment principles in children.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): prophylaxis in children.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): treatment in children.

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):

16.00

Number of Residency Seminars:

Length (weeks):

Final Examination:

Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Part 2

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):

16.00

Number of Residency Seminars:

Length (weeks):

Final Examination:

Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

Abbas, Abul K. “Basic Immunology: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System, 6th Edition”, 2020

Abbas, Abul K. “Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 10th Edition”, 2022