Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Pediatrics
Course Code
RBZ_024
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Dentistry
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ilona Viduskalne
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Pediatric dentist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Ilona Viduskalne
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To provide theoretical and practical training with the aim of providing independent practitioners in paediatric dentistry with adequate knowledge of paediatric diseases.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Characterize the nature of somatic diseases and development disorders associated with potential pathological findings in the oral cavity, diagnostics, emergency treatment and prevention in children from birth up to the age of 18 years.
Skills
1.Improves learning skills, research skills and ability to apply acquired knowledge in practice; Will be able to formulate key words; Will be oriented in textbooks and internet databases; Gives the necessary skills and abilities in examining the oral cavity of a healthy and sick child; Will know how to find a form of contact appropriate for the child's age; Collect anamnesis; Perform a clinical examination of the oral cavity assessing deviations from the norm; Assess the patient's condition.
Competences
1.Competence will be assessed after the compilation of results obtained. Postgraduates will be able to evaluate the need for consulting with a consultant.
Assessment
Individual work
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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Attend seminars and practical classes,
Assess patients and evaluate medical history and examination results.
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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A cumulative assessment system is applied for evaluation; it provides for systematisation in learning a subject and objectivity in knowledge assessment – student knowledge and skills are assessed during the course by practical work with patients and parents, solving tasks of clinical cases, teamwork, and discussions.
Cumulative knowledge obtained in the course is assessed at the end of the course solving tasks of clinical cases.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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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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Typical children's infections - diagnosis and laboratory findings, therapy and preventive measures in the practice of pediatric dentists. Chemoprophylaxis
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Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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somatic diseases and developmental disorders associated with a possible pathological finding in the oral cavity
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Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Typical children's infections - diagnosis and laboratory findings, therapy and preventive measures in the pediatric dentist's practice. Chemoprophylaxis.
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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.
Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2015 Dec; 34(4):171-7
2.
Kliegman R.M., Behrman R.E. , Jenson H.B., Stanton B.F. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 20th ed. Philadelphia; Saunders Company, 2017
3.
The Pathogenesis of Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Cervical Adenitis Syndrome: A Review of Current Research. Mediators Inflamm, 2015
Additional Reading
1.
Immunization Update V.
2.
Adv Pediatr. 2015 Aug; 62(1):11-27. doi: 10.1016/j.yapd.2015.04.004. Review.
3.
Pediatric Rheumatology for the Primary Care Clinicians-Recognizing Patterns of Disease.
4.
Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2015 Jul; 45(7):185-206.
Other Information Sources
1.
Mācību metodiskie materiāli Pediatrijā
2.
Modificētās slimību vēstures shēma MF studentiem. RSU Pediatrijas katedra.