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About Study Course

ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Valentīna Krūmiņa
Study type:Full time
Course level:All levels
Target audience:Medical Services; Nursing Science
Language:Latvian, English
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Health sciences; Public and environmental health

Objective

To provide students with the opportunity to acquire scientifically sound knowledge of psychological well-being in the professional environment, psychosocial risks in health care and their impact on professional functioning and patient safety. The course presents important theoretical models of work stress (e.g. Job-Demand-Control-Support model, Effort-Reward Imbalance model), burnout mechanisms and work-related forms of health behaviour (e.g. presenteeism).

Prerequisites

Not required

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Explains the concept of psychological wellbeing in the professional environment and its role in healthcare.

Skills

1.Identify psychosocial risks in the healthcare work environment by analysing professional situations or cases.

Competence

1.Integrate theoretical knowledge of psychosocial risks into the analysis of professional environment situations.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2027, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Medicine2All levelsLimited choice
Medicine2All levelsLimited choice