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Obstetrics and Gynecology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:06.01.2023 12:39:53
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | DUGK_017 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Health Care | Target Audience: | Nursing Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Elizabete Pumpure | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Rīga, Miera iela 45, Rīgas pašvaldības SIA Rīgas Dzemdību nams, dzgk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67293837 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Human anatomy, physiology, pathological physiology, interpersonal communication in healthcare. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To get acquainted with the main problems of women's reproductive health during life, the role of monitoring pregnant women in maintaining the health of women and children, principles of postpartum care, including family planning, understanding the main examination methods in gynecology, surgeries in gynecology and obstetrics, patient preparation and postoperative period management principles. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Antenatal care. Non-communicable diseases, opportunities to limit their spread during antenatal care. Teratogenic factors and medications during pregnancy | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Family planning and contraceptive methods. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | The main reproductive health problems during a woman's life. Reproductive history | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Reproductive history. Major reproductive health problems during a woman's life. Genital tract infections. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 5 | Physiological childbirth. Postpartum period. Newborn assessment. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Investigation methods in gynecology. Precancerous lesions of uterine cervix. Cervical cancer prophylaxis | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Bleeding from the genital tract in gynecology and obstetrics - reasons, diagnostic principles, therapy. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Abdominal pain in obstetrics and gynecology. Preparation for surgeries and postoperative period management. Prevention of deep vein thrombosis | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individually prepare presentation about chosen topic in women’s reproductive health. Students should fill out the study course survey questionnaire (for an example, see the video: https://panopto.rsu.lv/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=9558208…). | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Individually prepared presentation (20%), essay (40%), test (40%) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | As a result of the study course acquisition, students understand the main reproductive health problems in different periods of a woman's life, know the principles of prescribing medications in the pregnancy, can explain the main methods of examination and surgical treatment in gynaecology, are able to explain the principles of antenatal care, principles of non-infectious disease control and the main principles of postpartum period management. | ||||||||
| Skills: | As a result of the study course acquisition, students will be able to collect a gynaecological anamnesis, take cervical cytology, management of physiological labour and evaluate the newborn after birth. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | To be a team member in women's reproductive health care. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Dzemdniecība, D.Rezebergas redakcijā, Medicīnas apgāds, 2016 | ||||||||
| 2 | Ginekoloģija, I. Vībergas redakcijā, Nacionālais apgāds, Rīga, 2013 | ||||||||
| 3 | - Latvijas ginekologu un dzemdību speciālistu asociācijas vadlīnijas mājaslapā www.ginasoc.lv | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | UpToDate resursi | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Latvijas ginekologu un dzemdību speciālistu asociācijas vadlīnijas mājas lapā – www.ginasoc.lv | ||||||||
| 2 | RSU bibliotēkas resursi | ||||||||
| 3 | Videolekciju materiāls | ||||||||
| 4 | -www.pubmed.com | ||||||||
