Pathology Course for Public Health Professionals

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:5.00

Study Course Accepted:20.12.2022 11:38:09

Study Course Information
Course Code:		PAK_048		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Clinical Medicine; Pathology		Target Audience:		Public Health
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Ilze Štrumfa
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Pathology
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		RSU, Department of Pathology, Kuldīgas Street 9A, Riga, LV-1007, Latvia; phone: +37167815096; e-mail: pakrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		4	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		8
Classes (count)		12	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		24
Total Contact Hours								32
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Human anatomy. Prior knowledge of physiology as well as histology or cell biology is desirable.
Objective:
To provide future public health specialists with basic knowledge and understanding of the nature of the most frequent diseases in order to form a solid foundation for further studies, analysis of the epidemiological situation and scientific research in public health.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	The most common general pathological processes: inflammation, circulatory disorders and hypoxia.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Basic properties of tumours: Insight into tumour development, diagnosis and therapy.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
3	Breast pathology.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
4	Insight into the pathogenesis of the most common cardiovascular diseases.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
5	The concept of disease as a process. Cell damage and compensatory adaptation processes.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
6	Peripheral blood circulation disorders: oedema, thrombosis, embolism, infarction. Hypoxia.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
7	Nature and manifestations of acute and chronic inflammation. The concept of autoimmune diseases.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
8	Systemic and laboratory manifestations of inflammation. Fever.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
10	The concept of the most common tumour classifications: WHO and TNM classifications. Breast pathology.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
11	Common and current tumours in society: lung tumours, colorectal cancer, cervical cancer, prostate cancer, melanoma.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
12	Colloquium.			Classes		1.00	computer room
13	Diseases of the heart and circulatory system: atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, arterial hypertension, acute and chronic heart failure.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
14	Non-oncological lung diseases: pneumonia, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
15	Diabetes mellitus and complications thereof. Hypoglycemia.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
16	Ageing, the relationship of external factors and nutrition to the pathogenesis of diseases. Insight into the pathogenesis of osteoporosis, vascular diseases of the central nervous system and Alzheimer’s disease. Parkinson's disease.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
17	Colloquium.			Classes		1.00	computer room
Assessment
Unaided Work:
According to the general requirements of RSU, attendance of classes is mandatory. The student must also pass class tests, colloquia and exam in accordance with the requirements of the study subject programme.
Assessment Criteria:
Examination of the study course: During the study course, lecturers test knowledge using short test works (multiple-choice test or other short form of test as per lecturer’s instruction). During the academic year of studies, according to the thematic planning of the classes, students take written colloquia in pathology, which consist of theoretical questions in the format of a multiple-choice test. At the end of the study course, students take a written exam consisting of theoretical questions in the format of a multiple-choice test. In accordance with the RSU Academic Regulations (approved at the RSU Senate meeting of 21 April 2020; minutes No.2-1/4/2020), Paragraph 2.16, the final mark of the study course consists of the cumulative assessment (50%) and real knowledge obtained by the student (50%) in accordance with the result of the final course examination. The assessment of all test works, incl. in percentage and with grades, takes place in accordance with the current version of the Academic Regulations I of Rīga Stradiņš University. To get permission to take the exam: 1) according to the RSU Academic Regulations (“3.8. Attendance of classes and taking mid-term exams in compulsory (part A), restricted elective (part B) and elective (part C) study courses is compulsory”) attendance of all classes is compulsory; 2) the student must pass all class tests and colloquia according to the threshold set in the RSU Academic Regulations “4.3. The student is successful in case of an assessment of “almost satisfactory” (4 points) or higher. With the assessment of “almost average” (4 points), the achievement of learning outcomes in the amount of 55% is assessed”. Missed classes and failed tests can be made up / taken repeatedly at the time and in the manner determined by the Department of Pathology, if the number of absences does not exceed 50% of the total number of planned classes in the respective semester. Taking into account the intensity of the course, making up for the missed classes and failed tests in full is not possible and is therefore not allowed if the total number of absences from classes reaches or exceeds 50% of the total number of planned classes in the respective semester. The mentioned requirement complies with the RSU Academic Regulations (“3.16. The scope of learning outcomes can be determined in the study course description, without the acquisition of which further participation in the study course is not possible”) and has been approved by the resolution of the meeting of the Department of Pathology on 27.08.2019, minutes No. 24-26-3/04/2019.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		As a result of completing the study course, the student will know and be able to reasonably explain the nature, causes and risk factors of various diseases and general pathological processes, pathogenesis and expression thereof in clinical processes, laboratory and imaging examinations, as well as possible disease complications, consequences and outcomes.
Skills:		The student will be able to reasonably evaluate the pathogenesis of the most common diseases, relate it to the clinical manifestations of the diseases and the basics of diagnosis; will be able to orient oneself in pathogenetically based classifications of diseases and pathological processes, as well as in risk factors for health disorders. Consequently, the student will have acquired the basic skills necessary to analyse epidemiological information and organise scientific research in the field of public health.
Competencies:		The acquired competences cover the pathogenesis of diseases of various organs and systems thereof, create an understanding of the pathological processes occurring in the body as the basis of clinical manifestations and serve as a basis for further studies in the field of public health.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	RSU MF Patoloģijas katedras docētāju sagatavotie oriģinālie elektroniskie metodiskie e-materiāli patoloģijā, PAK_048.
Additional Reading
1	Robbins and Cotran Pathological Basis of Disease, 10th ed. Kumar V, Abbas AK, Fausto N, Aster J. Elsevier, 2021.
Other Information Sources
1	Recenzēti zinātniski raksti datu bāzē PubMed.