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Dermatovenerology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:20.10.2022 10:49:25
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LF_172 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine | Target Audience: | Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Zinaida Plavoka | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | RSU Liepāja Branch | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Liepāja, Riņķu Street 24/26, lf rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 63442118, +371 63442119, +371 63484632 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 1 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 2 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 10 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Anatomy, physiology, communication and ethics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop an understanding of medical disciplines by learning the main skin diseases, their aetiology, clinics and tactics in emergency situations. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Principles of skin disease treatment, infectious skin diseases. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Parasitic skin diseases, dermatitis. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Dermatoses, skin tumours. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Emergency care in case of various acute symptoms. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Learning the topics of the course using e-studies materials, recommended literature and internet resources, participation in practical classes. Independently prepared presentation related to the latest scientific research in dermatology. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Class attendance, ability to answer questions on topics covered in class (50%), presentation on current research in dermatology (50%) - test. A combined examination of the module Clinical Medicine at the end of the cycle of courses (dermatovenerology, neurology, internal diseases, general surgery and traumatology, pharmacology). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test (Semester) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | The student will be able to identify skin types and explain the aetiology, clinic and tactics of skin diseases in acute situations. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able to assess the skin condition of a patient/client and evaluate the aetiology and symptomatology of skin diseases. They will be able to deal with acute situations. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be able to recognise pathological changes in the skin, assess the patient’s condition and perform a massage procedure according to the patient’s condition. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Jeffrey, P., et.al. 2017. Dermatological Signs of Systemic Disease. 5th Edition | ||||||||
| 2 | Rubins, A. 2020. Dermatoveneroloģija. Latvijas Dermatoloģijas fonds. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Chen, Erin. Y. 2018. Skin microbiota–host interactions | ||||||||
| 2 | Juarez, Antonio. 2019. Organization of the Skin Immune System and Compartmentalized Immune Responses in Infectious Diseases. | ||||||||
| 3 | Whitney A. High MD, JD, MEng and Lori D. 2021. Dermatology Secrets. 6th Edition | ||||||||
