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Military Medicine Fundamentals for Dentists
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:19.03.2024 08:24:50
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | MMDG_001 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine | Target Audience: | Dentistry | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Vladimirs Voicehovskis | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Military Medicine Lecturer Group | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, Dzirciemu iela 16, LV-1007, rsu rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 7 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 14 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 18 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Human Molecular Biology; General Medical Chemistry; Medical Physics; Human Anatomy; English in Dentistry; Medical Biochemistry; Normal Physiology; Microbiology, Immunology, Virology; Pathology; Emergency Medicine; Internal Diseases with Propedeutics; Disaster Medicine; Toxicology and narcology; Infectious diseases; Psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy, General surgery. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The purpose of the course is to provide (for civil 4th year dental faculty students) basic theoretical and practical knowledge of the: - military medicine, - standards of care, - modular approach to medical support, - evacuation principles, - SMARCH algorithmes, - to introduce its tasks in conditions of war, crise and peace, - emphasise the role of the Military medicine in conditions of natural and human-caused crises. The course will familiarise students with: - criteria for physical and mental expertise and health assessment of military personal being recruited and already serving (Fit for Service), - will introduce to outpatient treatment in Military medical facilities. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction: History; Nature, purpose and responsibility of Medical support. Structure of NAF and Military medicine system; Civil and Military medicine interaction. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Military health care: Overview. Multinationality and medical support structures. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 3 | Standards of care | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 4 | Modular approach to medical support. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 5 | Casualty Principle of Operation of Mass Injuries (MASCAL) | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 6 | Medical Evacuation. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 7 | Combat Behavioural Health (BH). | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 8 | Modular approach to medical support (Role 1, Role 2), Ground evacuation. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 9 | Combat physical and mental state evaluation and rehabilitation. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 10 | Skill station – SMARCH algorithm block 1. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 11 | Skill station – SMARCH algorithm block 2. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 12 | Skill station – SMARCH algorithm block 3. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 13 | Skill station – SMARCH algorithm block 4. Work in simulated military reality. Debrief. Practical part of Exam. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | 8 acad. hours. Students refer to the recommended and optional literature for each practical class; Identify unclear questions and problems. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The final assessment consists of 2 parts: 1. Clinical case (practical part, 60% from final grade), 2. Theory - MCQ Exam (on-line, "open-book", 60 MCQ, 60 min, 40% from final grade). The student must demonstrate: • understanding of the learned topics, • ability to solve problems in simulated clinical situations. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (OSCE) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students will have the following knowledge: - basic theoretical and practical knowledge of the Military medicine, - standards of care, - modular approach to medical support and evacuation principles and its tasks in conditions of war, crise and peace, - criteria for physical and mental expertise and health assessment of military personal being recruited and already serving, - outpatient treatment in Military medical facilities, - role of the Military medicine in conditions of natural and human-caused crises. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able: - to adapt their own actions to the requirements of Military medicine; - to create a place of medical activities focusing on evaluation of individual’s health for fitness for military service and in war and crises conditions. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be competent: - to use basic knowledge, argumentation and logic to analyse situations identified in Military medicine; - to discuss, to explain own opinion and constructively promote the achievement of professional goals and specific tasks in ensuring health of an individual (persons to be recruited or military persons) and civilians; - to cooperate with and within of Military medical unit in a professional way, including medical colleagues in the atmosphere full of respect, observing national interests and medical ethical standards, respecting human rights and ensuring epidemiological safety; - to demonstrate and develop themself as a future dental practitioner and health promoter in the context of MilMed. | ||||||||
| Clinical Skills: | |||||||||
| No. | Skill | Level | |||||||
| 1 | Placing of tourniquet | C2 - Expert level | |||||||
| 2 | Recovery position | B1 - Basic level | |||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | NATO Int.: AJ P-4.1 O(A) ALLIED JOINT MEDICAL SUPPORT DOCTRINE - Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Medical Support, pp.: 1-1 to 1-8; 1-22 to 1-26 - Chapter 2: Organization of Medical Support, pp.: 2-1 to 2-7; 2-8 to 2-22 - Chapter 3: Medical Support Related Responsibilities and Authorities, pp.: 3-1; 3-7 (Starting with timelines) to 3-12; 3-16 to 3-23 | ||||||||
| 2 | Joint Trauma System (JTS) Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) Damage Control Resuscitation | ||||||||
| 3 | TECC: Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Course Manual. 2nd Edition, 2019. | ||||||||
| 4 | TCCC: Tactical Combat Casualty Care | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | US Army: ATP 4-02.4 Medical Platoon - Army Publishing Directorate (Role 1) - pp. 1-3, 1-19, 1-20 (Capabilities of the Medical Platoon), o pp. 1-36 – 1-58 (Employing the Medical Platoon), - pp. 3-15 – 3-29 (Support to the Defense), - pp. 5-12 – 5-70 (Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear) | ||||||||
| 2 | Joint Trauma System (JTS) Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) Prehospital Blood Transfusion. | ||||||||
| 3 | JTS CPG CBRN Injury Response Part 1 and 2 | ||||||||
| 4 | JTS CPG Hypothermia Prevention Monitoring and Management | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Gregory R. Ciottone. Ciottone’s Disaster Medicine. 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 2016 | ||||||||
| 2 | Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) | ||||||||
| 3 | Miguel A. Cubano, Frank K. Butler. Emergency War Surgery. 5th Edition, Borden Institute US Army Medical Department Center and School Health Readiness Center of Excellence Fort Sam Houston, 2018 | ||||||||
