Pathological Anatomy for Midwives

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:2.00

Study Course Accepted:07.08.2023 10:11:17

Study Course Information
Course Code:		PAK_053		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Clinical Medicine		Target Audience:		Midwifery
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Ilze Štrumfa
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Pathology
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga Stradins University, Department of Pathology, Kuldīgas Street 9A, Riga, LV-1007, Latvia; e-mail: pakrsu[pnkts]lv, tel. +371 67815096
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		8	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		16
Classes (count)		8	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		16
Total Contact Hours								32
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Previously acquired knowledge of biology, human anatomy, histology, embryology, genetics, physiology and biochemistry.
Objective:
The common objective of the study courses PAK_047 and PAK_049 is, by complementing each other, to provide integrated knowledge in pathology and to form a clinically oriented, logical and scientifically critical course of thought, with particular emphasis on frequent and general pathological processes, as well as clinically significant pathologies related to the reproductive age of women, pregnancy and childbirth, foetus, placenta and newborn pathology. This aspect of the programme should provide the theoretical basis for learning the clinical courses. The objective of course PAK_049 is: 1. To provide an insight suitable for the midwifery programme into the morphological manifestations of certain, clinically relevant diseases in the context of their pathogenesis, including an insight into gynaecological diseases within the limits of the scope of the programme; in pregnancy pathology; pathology of the umbilical cord, foetal membranes, placenta and perinatal pathology; childbirth injuries and mammary gland diseases. 2. To provide a practical overview of pathology as a diagnostic branch of medicine at a level appropriate to the specifics of the study programme. Course PAK_047 complements this subject with knowledge of certain general pathological processes and the pathogenesis of certain relevant diseases (including systemic pathological changes in the pregnant woman’s body: eclampsia and related processes; gestational diabetes), as far as possible within the scope of the course.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Cell			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
2	Inflammation			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
3	neoplasia			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
4	Insight into the pathogenesis of gynaecological diseases and pregnancy pathologies.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
5	An insight into the pathology of the mammary gland. Morphological diagnosis in clinical practice.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
6	Pathology of the umbilical cord and foetal membranes.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
7	Pathology of the placenta.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
8	Perinatal pathology. Birth injuries.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
During the studies, the student must learn the study materials of the Department of Pathology corresponding to the thematic plan of the study course. 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:
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). At the end of the study course, students pass a written examination in the form of a multiple-choice test according to the planning of the respective study programme. 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.
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 the diseases and general pathological processes mentioned in the programme, pathogenesis and expression thereof in clinical processes, laboratory and imaging examinations, possible complications and consequences, outcomes.
Skills:		The student will be able to reasonably evaluate the pathogenesis of the diseases mentioned in the programme, relate it to the clinical manifestations and diagnostic basis of the diseases, as well as take practical steps to organise, interpret and critically analyse the tissue examinations required in relation to the overall picture of the disease.
Competencies:		The obtained competences cover the pathogenesis of the diseases mentioned in the programme and serve as a basis for obtaining the necessary clinical competences for further studies within the corresponding programme.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	RSU MF Patoloģijas katedras lekciju e-materiāli patoloģijā kursā PAK_047.
Additional Reading
1	Robbins and Cotran Pathological Basis of Disease, 8th ed. Kumar V, Abbas AK, Fausto N, Aster J. Elsevier, 2009.
2	Robbins Basic Pathology, 7th ed.. Kumar V, Cotran RS, Robbins SL. Saunders, Philadelphia, 2003, 873 lpp.
3	Rosai and Ackerman's Surgical Pathology, 2 sējumu komplekts ar CD-ROM, 3000 lpp., Mosby, 2004.
4	Sternberg's Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 5th ed. Mills SE, Carter D, Greenson JK, Reuter VE, Stoler MH. 3104 lpp, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2009.
Other Information Sources
1	Recenzēti zinātniski raksti datu bāzē PubMed.