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About Study Course

ECTS:6
Course supervisor:Daina Zepa
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

To ensure acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills according to the requirements of the specialty of a geriatrician and related to changes in the urogenital system with ageing and urogenital diseases in older patients.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.- Hormonal changes associate with ageing in women and men.
- Age-related changes in the urogenital system.
- Urogenital diseases in women and men.
- Urinary incontinence

Skills

1.- Recognise problems associate with urogenital pathology in the elderly
- Plan the scope of examinations, select the appropriate examination method
- Know how to interpret the results of clinical tests and examinations.

Competence

1.- Interpret the data obtained from the patient's examination,
- Able to recognise a clinical problem related to the urogenital system.
- Evaluate and organise the possibility of further assistance in the care of a relevant specialist.