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Oncology

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:30.09.2020 09:21:35
Study Course Information
Course Code:ISK_198LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:1.00ECTS:1.50
Branch of Science:Clinical Medicine; AnatomyTarget Audience:Medical Services
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Dace Baltiņa
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Department of Internal Diseases
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, 13 Pilsonu Street, Oncological Centre of Latvia, iskatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67042289
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)0Lecture Length (academic hours)0Total Contact Hours of Lectures0
Classes (count)4Class Length (academic hours)4Total Contact Hours of Classes16
Total Contact Hours16
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Biology, medical statistics, foundations of epidemiology.
Objective:
To provide knowledge and develop understanding of oncology as a major public health issue.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1The history of oncology in the context of public healthClasses1.00clinical base
2Epidemiology of malignant tumours, primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, morbidity, mortality, prevalence, cancer patient registriesClasses1.00clinical base
3Malignant tumour screening, early detection, oncological vigilance in different age groups, algorithm for early detection of the most common tumours (symptoms, complaints, diagnostic algorithm)Classes1.00clinical base
4Principles and current options for the treatment of malignant tumours (surgery, radiotherapy and pharmacotherapy). Principles of dynamic monitoringClasses1.00clinical base
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Individual work with medical literature, with the patient – collecting anamnesis, interpreting examinations, drawing up a treatment plan, formulating a possible diagnosis.
Assessment Criteria:
The final assessment for the course will be the average of the student’s attendance and exam grade. An exam is planned at the end of the study course, consisting of multiple-choice and theoretical questions.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Will be able to explain medical statistical and epidemiological terms describing oncology, explain trends in cancer incidence and mortality, analyse Latvian data in the context of other countries, classify tumours according to the prognosis and predictive markers, explain the meaning of epidemiological factors and the possibilities of tumour therapy.
Skills:Will be able to collect relevant information from cancer registry and data of the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, perform data analysis, present oncological statistics in Latvia and other countries.
Competencies:Will be able to correctly formulate a cancer diagnosis, understand the objectives and principles of tumour therapy, interpret the data of tumour statistics and epidemiological data, substantiate the devastating impact of unconventional medicine, and logically formulate and explain the aetiology and biology of tumours.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1www.clinicalkey.com
2www.uicc.ogr.com
3www.spkc.gov.lv
Additional Reading
1www.livestrong.com
2PVO mājas lapā gūstamā informācija
3ESMO, NCCN, NICE mājaslapas
Other Information Sources
1Nodarbību laikā demonstrētās prezentācijas un nolasītais materiāls