Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Skin and Sensory Organ Diseases
Course Code
RGE_010
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Daina Zepa
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Geriatrician
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Daina Zepa
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To ensure acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills according to the requirements of the geriatrician specialty and related to changes in the skin and sensory organ systems with ageing and diseases in elderly patients.
To provide the opportunity to acquire relevant knowledge, skills and competences needed in geriatric practice to deal with issues related to skin and sensory organ diseases in the elderly.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.- Vision changes with ageing. - The most common eye diseases in the elderly. - Cataract, glaucoma, pink eye, eye injuries. - Hearing changes with ageing. - ENT pathology in the elderly. - Skin changes and the most common dermatological diseases in the elderly.
Skills
1.- Applying a vision test. - Applying a hearing test. - Visually assessing the patient’s skin condition.
Competences
1.- To differentiate between the patient’s subjective complaints of changes in vision and hearing. - To assess the objective condition requiring urgent specialist advice.
Assessment
Individual work
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Preparation of a presentation on one of the topics of the seminar.
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Examination
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Clinical case analysis.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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Topics
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ENT pathology in the elderly.
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Seminar
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Topics
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Skin changes with ageing
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Seminar
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Skin diseases in the elderly
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Seminar
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Eye diseases in the elderly
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
4
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Dermatoloģijas pamati. Prof. Ludmilas Vīksnas redakcijā. Medicīnas apgāds, 2021. 295 lpp.
2.
Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine. Third edition. Oxford. 2018, 1356 pp.
3.
A.Rubins. Dermatoveneroloģija. Maskava, 2011. 346.lpp. (kr.val.)
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Andris Rubins. Dermatoveneroloģija. Rīga 2010, 434 lpp.
5.
Measurment Scales Used in Elderly Care. Abhaya Gupta. 2008. 154pp.
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Acu slimības. Prof. Gunas Laganovskas redakcijā. Nacionālais apgāds, 2008, 375 lpp.
7.
Primary Care Geriatrics a Case- Based Approach. Fifth Edition. 2007. 641pp
8.
Principles of Geriatrc Medicine & Gerontology. William R.Hazard, et all. Fifth Edition, 2003, 1648pp.
Other Information Sources
1.
UpToDate: pieejams: https://www.uptodate.com/login
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PubMed: pieejams: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Clinikal Key: pieejams: https://www.clinicalkey.com