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About Study Course

ECTS:42
Course supervisor:Jānis Jušinskis
Study type:Full time
Course level:Doctor
Target audience:Medicine
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical medicine

Objective

to ensure the acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in abdominal organ transplantation (selection and preparation of abdominal organ transplant recipients for transplantation, transplantation of abdominal organs from living and deceased donors, management of the post-transplantation period, immunosuppression, prevention and treatment of complications), in accordance with the requirements of the regulations of the specialty of transplantology, in order to prepare doctor for certification in the specialty of transplantologist, in accordance with the regulatory documents of the Republic of Latvia.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.During the rotation discipline, the resident acquires basic knowledge and competences in the transplantation of kidneys and other abdominal organs - selection of patients for transplantation, preparation for transplantation, finding and transplanting a suitable donor organ, post-operative immunosuppression and treatment, and prevention and treatment of complications.

Skills

1.As a result of learning the rotation discipline, the resident will be able to examine a patient with terminal abdominal organ failure and prepare for transplantation, find and transplant a suitable donor organ, treat the patient in the post-transplantation period, diagnose and treat post-transplantation complications.

Competence

1.Determination of indications for abdominal organ transplantation, selection of recipients and donors, organ transplantation, prescription and management of induction and maintenance immunosuppression, management of the postoperative period.
Surgical provision of renal replacement therapy.