Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Narcology
Course Code
RIN_007
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Sarmīte Skaida
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Infectologist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Indra Zeltiņa
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
Prepare doctor infectologist who is able to recognize a variety of drug-caused pathological conditions, their diagnosic and treatment options.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.During the study course time resident acquire knowledge that will allow: - learn drug action principles - navigate addiction diseases common symptoms and syndromes, infectious and toxic agents caused damage differentiation.
Skills
1.Resident will be able to: - evaluate the patient's mental state, - order targeted examinations for laboratory diagnosis, - interpret the results of examinations, - formulate a diagnosis.
Competences
1.Using the acquired knowledge and skills resident will be able to carry out highly qualified and specialized acute and chronic infectious disease diagnositic, treatment and prevention in patients with addictive diseases
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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Resident during their studies learn theoretical and practical knowledge about drug abuse epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestation and addictive diseases prophilactic prevention options.
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Examination
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Examination |
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Knowledge check takes place in seminars and during practical training time (disease analysis, the clinical situation tasks, action algorithms).
Theoretical knowledge test in writing useing 10-point evaluation system.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Placement
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Structure of the narcological service, tasks, development perspectives.
Common symptoms and syndromes of addictive disorders.
Physiological effects of alcohol on the human body. Causes of alcoholism, epidemiology and pathogenesis.
Alcoholism stage clinic. Variants of withdrawal syndrome. Psychoses of alcoholism, classification, clinic, principles of therapy.
Principles and methods of psychotherapy and medical treatment of alcoholism.
Addiction prevention, types, main principles.
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Seminar
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Modality
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Infectious disease in drug users
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Seminar
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Modality
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Opiate and others narcotics addiction
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
2
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. 18 Edition, 2007.
2.
Narkoloģija. A. Stirnas redakcijā, Rīga, 2008.
Additional Reading
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The New England Journal of Medicine.