Main Study Course Information

Course Code

RSP_004

Branch of Science

Clinical medicine; Paediatrics

ECTS

6.00

Target Audience

Medicine

LQF

Level 8

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Sandra Rozenštoka

Residency Speciality

Speciality

Sport Medicine Doctor

Supervisor of Medical Speciality

Sandra Rozenštoka

Contacts

-

About Study Course

Objective

To ensure acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in paediatrics according to the requirements of sport medicine physicians’ specialty.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Knowledge of mutual interconnection of sports medicine as a multidisciplinary field of medicine and paediatrics. The knowledge obtained in functioning of cardiovascular, respiratory and other systems in children during rest and physical load, as well as in treatment, diagnostics, dynamics, treatment methods, rehabilitation and indications to stop or decrease the physical load in case of different heart diseases, arterial hypertension, bronchial asthma, diabetes mellitus and other diseases. Knowledge about injuries of the movement support apparatus in children and adolescents, their treatment methods and physical load regimes.

Skills

1.Ability to examine, assess and prepare a treatment plan in simple cases for different paediatric patients, to reasonably select and interpret the obtained examination data and results of the functional assessment methods. Ability to assess physical development, posture and its disorders in children and adolescents.

Competences

1.Competence in solving different clinical cases and application of the obtained knowledge in sports medicine physician’s practice.

Assessment

Individual work

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Individual work	-	-
To improve theoretical knowledge and practical skills in patient evaluation, control and application of medical technologies, diagnostic and medical manipulations. Theoretical knowledge is acquired in 4 seminars and individual literature studies. During practical classes students monitor patients under the supervision of a physician eligible to provide such training, participate in examination and treatment of a patient by mastering patient examination, as well as diagnostic and medical manipulations. A medical resident acquires diagnostic methods applied in paediatrics, manipulations to be performed, as well as methodology of invasive and non-invasive medical technologies.

Examination

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Examination	-	-
2. Examination	-	-
At the end of the study course the head of the residency programme evaluates the acquired theoretical knowledge in written and oral form. The written test shall be assessed according to the 10-point grading system.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME

Part 1

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

Physical development, its evaluation methods. Age groups. Anatomical and physiological features of children and adolescents, activity in physical activity.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

Children diseases which indicate the restrictions of physical activity. Exercise programmes, rehabilitation opportunities.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

Posture disorders. Rehabilitation and treatment options. Scoliosis, its types, treatment methods.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

Movement and musculoskeletal injuries in children and adolescents, their treatment methods.

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):

6.00

Number of Residency Seminars:

4

Length (weeks):

4

Final Examination:

Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Nelson textbook of Pediatrics. Elsevier Inc. 2020

2.

Nelson Pediatric symptom-based diagnosis: Common diseases and their Mimics. Elsevier Inc. 2022

3.

Soeiro TR, Devon AP, Netter's Pediatrics. Elsevier Inc. 2022

4.

The Merck Manual. 2022.

5.

Alexander M. A., Matthews D. J. Pediatric Rehabilitation, Principles and Practice. 4th Edition, Demos Medical, 2010.