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About Study Course

ECTS:10.5
Course supervisor:Maija Eglīte
Study type:Full time
Course level:Doctor
Target audience:Medicine
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Anatomy; Clinical medicine

Objective

Successful fulfilment of the requirements of the course gives 9.3 credit points.
To strengthen knowledge of occupational medicine, to differentiate occupational diseases from other internal diseases, to create an understanding of occupational diseases and work-related diseases in allergology, cardiology, gastroenterology, nephrology, pulmonology.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Of diagnosis, clinical presentation and differential diagnosis of occupational diseases of internal organs.

Skills

1.To diagnose occupational diseases, to prepare documents for approval of an occupational disease diagnosis and to know therapy, rehabilitation and issues of assessment of working ability of patients of occupational diseases.

Competence

1.To understand:
1) diagnosing, treatment, rehabilitation and issues of assessment of working ability in case of occupational diseases;
2) the essential difference between internal diseases and occupational diseases;
To communicate on these issues with persons having different competence.