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Infectious Diseases of Children
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:15.08.2022 14:00:16
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | PEK_050 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Paediatrics | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Dace Gardovska | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Paediatrics | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 45 Vienibas gatve, pk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67621730 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Successful completion of the planned studies in the preclinical and clinical study courses of the 1st to 4th year of studies of the Faculty of Medicine, including Paediatrics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The study course is intended for the 5th year students of the Faculty of Medicine. After successful fulfillment of the requirements of the study course, the student will have mastered the basics of paediatric infectious diseases, which will provide an opportunity to acquire the study course "Paediatric Diseases" in the 6th year of studies, as well as develop the necessary skills and attitude of the doctor’s work with children in the residency programme. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Paediatric infectious diseases in Latvia. National vaccination program in Latvia. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Modern concept of foetal and neonatal infections. Peculiarities of HIV infections in children. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Disorders of water and salt metabolism in children with infectious diseases. Principles of oral and parenteral rehydration. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Fever, bacteraemia, sepsis, septic shock in children. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Peculiarities of examination of a child in case of infection. Clinical centre of infectious diseases for children. Clinical case with a task. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 6 | The most common exanthema infections in children (measles, rubella, chickenpox, scarlet fever) – their aetiology, epidemiology, typical forms, differential diagnosis, therapy and prevention. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 7 | Acute respiratory infections – their peculiarities in children. Acute laryngitis, epiglottitis, bronchiolitis, pertussis in children. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 8 | Febrile seizures, peculiarities of neuroinfections in children. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 9 | Mumps. Peculiarities of infectious hepatitis in children. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 10 | Intestinal infections – their peculiarities in children, principles of therapy and prevention. Oral rehydration in children. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 11 | Severe bacterial infections, sepsis in newborns and young children. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 12 | Examination of independent learning. Test. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | • Students independently prepare clinical cases with tasks focused on the patient's problems and detailed tasks for the student's independent learning according to a certain description, which envisages purposeful collection of medical history, conducting clinical examination, assessment of the patient's condition, formulating the patient’s problems in a structural manner, offering them diagnostic, treatment and prevention solutions within their competence, as well as preparing theoretical material in writing after studying textbooks and scientific literature. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | • During the course, the independent work is checked by controlling the knowledge, skills and competence with the patient, in tests during the classes (multiple choice questions, case studies, etc.), small group discussions, discussion of clinical cases, independent learning, written test at the end of the cycle. • Examination in the 5th year of studies at the end of the lecture course and successfully completed cycle of practical classes. • Students who have attended all lectures and at the end of each lecture have been able to correctly answer written questions on the topic of the lecture, as well as attended all practical classes, receiving an average grade of 9 for the cycle, have the opportunity to receive an accumulative grade of 9 (excellent) for the whole course. Those who wish to qualify for an outstanding grade (10) are additionally offered an opportunity to solve a more difficult clinical task during the examination period instead of taking the course examination. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After successful fulfillment of the requirements of the study course the student will have mastered knowledge, which will allow: • to describe the spread of infectious diseases in children in Latvia and in the world; • to understand the structure and operation of the paediatric infectious diseases unit; • to describe the peculiarities of immunisation in children; • to name infectious diseases and the time of immunisation against them in Latvia, the most common side effects and contraindications of immunisation; • to explain the modern concept of congenital foetal and neonatal infections, describing the pathogenesis, typical clinical signs, principles of diagnosis, treatment and prevention; • to understand the disorders of water and salt metabolism in children with infectious diseases, the principles of dehydration detection and rehydration; • to define the terms: fever, bacteraemia, sepsis, septic shock in children, to analyse their causes, to understand the concept of precautionary levels and to provide emergency action plan in cases of these situations for children of different ages; • to recognize the most common exanthema infections in children (measles, rubella, chickenpox, scarlet fever); • to describe acute respiratory infections – their peculiarities in children; • to describe acute laryngitis, epiglottitis, bronchiolitis, pertussis, mumps in children; • to understand the peculiarities of infectious hepatitis in children; • to describe febrile seizures, peculiarities of neuroinfections in children; • to describe the peculiarities of intestinal infections in children; • to describe severe bacterial infections, sepsis in newborns and young children; • to describe the peculiarities of HIV infection in children; • to name the incubation periods of the most common infectious diseases in children, the isolation periods for patients and contact persons. | ||||||||
| Skills: | • to formulate keywords and search in textbooks and Internet databases to find the necessary information about infectious diseases in children; • to find a form of communication for the clinical examination which is appropriate to the child's age; • in the case of typical forms of the most common infectious diseases in children from birth to 18 years of age, to purposefully collect medical history, conduct clinical examinations, assess the patient's condition, formulate the patient's problems in a structured manner, offering them diagnostic, treatment and prevention solutions within their competence, to describe the patient’s medical history to their colleagues by using the terminology adopted in medicine and according to the ethical principles and requirements for the protection of personal data; • to know the typical forms of paediatric infections included in the study programme, to interpret their characteristic clinical, laboratory and other examination signs, to evaluate possible complications and differential diagnosis, to offer principles of treatment and prevention; • to prescribe oral rehydration for children of different ages. Clinical skills: • Oral rehydration in a child B2 • Determining the precautionary level in a child with fever B2 • Determining the degree of hypovolaemia/ dehydration in a child B2 | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The competencies acquired after the completion of the course will allow to independently: • formulate keywords and search in textbooks and Internet databases to find the necessary information about infectious diseases in children; • find a form of communication appropriate to the child's age and family, observing the hygiene requirements of the medical institution; • in the case of typical forms of the most common infectious diseases in children from birth to 18 years of age, purposefully collect medical history, conduct clinical examinations, assess the patient's condition, formulate the patient's problems in a structured manner, offering them diagnostic, treatment and prevention solutions within their competence, describe the patient’s medical history to their colleagues by using the terminology adopted in medicine and according to the ethical principles and requirements for the protection of personal data; • analyse children's health problems related to the most common typical infectious diseases, including those that require the integration of pre-clinical sciences (homeostasis, microbiology, pharmacology, etc.) and clinical medicine (paediatrics, internal medicine, infectious diseases) for preparation and reflection of solutions in medical documentation that are aimed at effective practical and measurable results; • make informed, verifiable and scientifically sound decisions regarding children's health, disease or life, as well as the state of public health and the environment in typical cases of infectious diseases in children; • prepare for clinic-based studies and seminars in the 6th year of studies, as well as develop the necessary attitude of the doctor's work with children in the residency. | ||||||||
| Clinical Skills: | |||||||||
| No. | Skill | Level | |||||||
| 1 | Determination of the degree of hypovolemia / dehydration in the child | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 2 | Determination of the degree of hypovolemia / dehydration in the child | B2 - Intermediate level | |||||||
| 3 | Determining the level of precaution in a child with a fever | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 4 | Determining the level of precaution in a child with a fever | B2 - Intermediate level | |||||||
| 5 | Oral rehydration of the child | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 6 | Oral rehydration of the child | B2 - Intermediate level | |||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Lekciju materiāls./Lecture material. | ||||||||
| 2 | Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 21st Edition. Kliegman, Robert M., MD , 2020 (e-vide pieejama RSU bibliotekā ClinicalKey datu bāzē) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Red Book: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases (Red Book: Report of the Committee on Infectious Disease) by Larry K., Ed. Pickering. 2018 | ||||||||
| 2 | Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Disease: Expert Consult Basic. by Sarah S. Long, Larry K. Pickering and Charles G. Prober. 2023. | ||||||||
| 3 | Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 8th Edition. Cherry, James D., MD, MSc. 2019. an imprint of Elsevier Inc | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | ClinicKeY | ||||||||
| 2 | BMJ Journals | ||||||||
| 3 | Cochrane Library | ||||||||
| 4 | DynaMed | ||||||||
| 5 | EBSCO | ||||||||
| 6 | PubMed | ||||||||
