Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Basics of Forensic Medicine
Course Code
RPT_008
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Forensic science
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Inese Briede
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Pathologist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Inese Briede
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To get basic information about forensic medicine, structure and procedure and relationships with pathology departments.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Knowledge about forensic medicine and difference from pathology.
Skills
1.Skills to distinguish deaths without and with externally observed violent death signs. Organization of cooperation between patology and forensic medical system.
Competences
1.Decision making in cooperative situations.
Assessment
Individual work
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Literature analysis, preparing for seminars.
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Examination
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Theoretical test with 3 orally opened questions about the topics discussed in the course of forencic medicine. Practical test with 5 slides from forensic medicine.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Organization of Forensic Medicine, documentation. Investigation of histological tissue materials in forensic medicine
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Investigation of violent death cases in Forensic Medicine
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I nvestigation of death in forensic medicine in the case without outright violent death signs
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
3
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Gilbert Corrigan. Essential Forensic Pathology: Core Studies and Exercises. 1st Edition, 2012, CRC Press
2.
B. Suresh Kumar Shetty, Rastogi Prateek, et.al. Atlas of Forensic Pathology. 1st Edition, 2012, Jaypee Brothers Medical Pub
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Charles A. Catanese. Color Atlas of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. 1st Edition, 2017, CRC Press