Clinical Skills

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:10.00

Study Course Accepted:10.08.2022 12:46:12

Study Course Information
Course Code:		KPUMTK_001		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		1.00		ECTS:		1.50
Branch of Science:		Clinical Medicine; Health Care		Target Audience:		Medicine
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Oļegs Sabeļņikovs
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Clinical Skills and Medical Technologies
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, kpumtkrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061579
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		0	Lecture Length (academic hours)		0	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		0
Classes (count)		8	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		16
Total Contact Hours								16
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Knowledge, skills and competencies required in the study programme "Medicine".
Objective:
To improve the quality of student clinical skills.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Clinical skills in anaesthesiology and reanimatology			Classes		2.00	METC
2	Clinical skills in obstetrics and gynecology			Classes		2.00	METC
3	Clinical skills in surgery			Classes		1.00	METC
4	Clinical skills in patient care			Classes		2.00	METC
5	Clinical skills in family medicine			Classes		1.00	METC
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Theoretical preparation for manipulations, using recommended materials.
Assessment Criteria:
Manipulation assessment according to set criteria. All classes must been attended. Final assessment (exam) is based on assessments during the course.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		• Student is able to describe the goals, indications and contraindications for manipulations included in the study course. • Student is able to describe main phases for manipulations included in the study course.
Skills:		Student is able to successfully demonstrate manipulations on the manikin.
Competencies:		Student is able to make an appropriate decision regarding indications for particular manipulation and is able to perform manipulation appropriately.
Clinical Skills:
No.	Skill					Level
1	Administration of Medication by i/v Route using a Syringe with a Needle					B2 - Intermediate level
2	Bag-mask ventilation					B2 - Intermediate level
3	Bimanual uterine examination					B2 - Intermediate level
4	Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (basic)					B2 - Intermediate level
5	Defibrilation					B2 - Intermediate level
6	Due date estimation					B2 - Intermediate level
7	Examination technique of breast, as well as supraclaviculal, infraclavicular and axillary lymph nodes					B2 - Intermediate level
8	Fundus uteri identification					B2 - Intermediate level
9	High O2 concentration mask placement					B2 - Intermediate level
10	Indwelling catheterisation for male					B2 - Intermediate level
11	Indwelling female catheterisation					B2 - Intermediate level
12	Insertion and removal of the nasogastric tube					B2 - Intermediate level
13	Insertion of Peripheral Venous Catheter					B2 - Intermediate level
14	Intracutaneous injection					B2 - Intermediate level
15	Intramuscular injection					B2 - Intermediate level
16	Intraosseous access					B2 - Intermediate level
17	Laryngeal tube insertion					B2 - Intermediate level
18	Leopold maneuvers					B2 - Intermediate level
19	Local infiltration anaesthesia					B2 - Intermediate level
20	Monitoring					B2 - Intermediate level
21	Nasopharyngeal airway insertion					B2 - Intermediate level
22	Newborn primary resuscitation					B1 - Basic level
23	Oropharyngeal airway insertion					B2 - Intermediate level
24	Otoscopy					B2 - Intermediate level
25	Oxygen supply providing by nasal prongs					B2 - Intermediate level
26	Peak expiratory flow (PEF) measurement, result interpretation					B2 - Intermediate level
27	Physiological labor					B2 - Intermediate level
28	Prevention of the postpartum haemorrhage (PPH)					B2 - Intermediate level
29	Primary care of the neonate in physiological labor					B2 - Intermediate level
30	Rectal examination / prostate palpation					B2 - Intermediate level
31	Simple interrupted skin suture					B2 - Intermediate level
32	Subcutaneous injection					B2 - Intermediate level
33	The cord cutting					B2 - Intermediate level
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Attiecīgajā klīniskā kursā rekomendētā obligāta literatūra (ķirurģijā, internā medicīnā, ģimenes medicīnā, anestezioloģijā un reanimatoloģijā utt.)
2	RSU Klīnisko prasmju reģistrs
Additional Reading
1	K.Tathamand, K.Patel. Complete OSCE skills for Medical and Surgical Finals. London: Hodder Arnold, Hachette UK company, 2010.
2	J.Thomas, T.Monaghan. Oxford Handbook of Clinical Examination and Practical Skills. Oxford University Press, 2014.
3	N.Burton. Clinical Skills for OSCE. Informa UK ltd., 2006.
Other Information Sources
1	Medicīnas mācīšanās sistēmas platforma AMBOSS