Main Study Course Information

Course Code

REN_018

Branch of Science

Clinical medicine; Obstetrics and gynaecology

ECTS

4.00

Target Audience

Medicine

LQF

Level 8

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Vitolds Mackēvičs

Residency Speciality

Speciality

Endocrinologist

Supervisor of Medical Speciality

Vitolds Mackēvičs

Contacts

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About Study Course

Objective

Ensure acquisition of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the care of pregnant women with endocrine disorders. Learn how to manage pregnancy in a patient with diabetes mellitus.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.The student will obtain basic knowledge of peculiarities of prenatal care for patients with diabetes mellitus, gestational diabetes and disorders of the thyroid gland function.

Skills

1.The student will be able to draw up a long-term examination and treatment plan. Will be able to manage insulin therapy during pregnancy in patients with diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes. Will be able to ensure long-term observation of the patients who have had gestational diabetes.

Competences

1.Ability to apply the acquired knowledge in the care of pregnant women with endocrine disorders, especially in the management of pregnancy in a diabetic patient.

Assessment

Individual work

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Individual work	-	-
The resident has to learn how to manage a pregnancy in a patient with endocrine problems, mainly: metabolic syndrome, type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus, changes in thyroid function. Learn to assess endocrine changes in norm and pathology during pregnancy. Participate in the treatment of specific patients. Understand the peculiarities of diagnosis and treatment of endocrine diseases in pregnancy. Attend 4 planned seminars. Prepare clinical presentations for seminars, get acquainted with the latest literature and prepare literature reviews. Preparation for the examination test.

Examination

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Examination	-	-
Successful completion of the four seminars, participation in the planned patient monitoring and learning the manipulations required.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME

Part 1

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

Pregnancy endocrinology. Gestational diabetes. Diabetes in pregnant women. Endocrine diseases and pregnancy. (Prof. I. Konrade)

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

Thyroid gland and possible changes in its function during pregnancy. Subclinical functional changes during pregnancy. (Prof. A. Lejnieks).

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

Female endocrinology. Menopause. Post-monopause syndrome (Prof. D. Rezeberga).

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Specialized room

Topics

Consequences of intrauterine development disorders in the development of late pathologies (Assoc.prof. I. Dzīvīte-Krišāne)

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):

4.00

Number of Residency Seminars:

4

Length (weeks):

3

Final Examination:

Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Comprehensive Clinical Approach to Diabetes During Pregnancy. English edition, by Dimitrios G. Goulis, 2022

2.

Pregnancy & Diabetes: A Guide for Women with Type 1, Type 2, and Gestational Diabetes. English edition, by Dr. Jackie Adams, 2022

3.

Pregnancy Diabetic & Nutrition Tracking Log Book: Gestational Diabetes Daily Tracker For Blood Sugar, Food Macronutrients, Glucose Monitoring Log book, Daily Mood Tracker. English edition, by Rose R Rossignol, 2022

4.

Gestational Diabetes Log Book With 40 Weeks of Pages and Plenty of Notebook Space: 120 Page Glucose Record Keeping Book for Pregnancy and Diabetes. English edition, by The Naughty Yarnist, 2021

5.

Diabetes and Pregnancy. English edition, by NetCE and Susan Semb, 2020

6.

Diabetes in der Schwangerschaft: Praxisorientiertes Wissen zu Gestationsdiabetes, Diabetes mellitus Typ 1 und 2, MODY. by Jens H. Stupin, Ute Schäfer-Graf, et al., 2020

7.

Medical Management of Pregnancy Complicated by Diabetes. English edition, by Werner, 2019

Additional Reading

1.

Diabetes in Pregnancy (Oxford Diabetes Library Series). English edition, by Robert Lindsay, 2012

2.

Diabetes and Pregnancy: A Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy for Women with Type 1, Type 2, or Gestational Diabetes. English edition, by David A. Sacks, 2011

3.

Diabetes und Schwangerschaft. by Peter A.M. Weiss, 2011