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About Study Course

ECTS:7.5
Course supervisor:Marina Afanasjeva
Study type:Full time
Course level:Doctor
Target audience:Medicine
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical medicine; Health care sciences and services

Objective

To ensure the acquisition and improvement of knowledge of the analysis of chronic clinical cases and to ensure the acquisition and development of the skill of computerised repertorium software use to enable the physician to use it in therapeutic activities, in accordance with the requirements of the homeopathy specialty regulation.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.During the time allotted for the study course, the medical resident obtains knowledge about the following:
• differentiation between case analysis in acute and chronic cases;
• knowledge and understanding of miasmatic theories and advanced application thereof in case management;
• homoeopathic approach to mental and emotional illness;
• homoeopathic approach to unilateral, intermittent and variable diseases;
• various repertorisation techniques;
• the importance of the doctor-patient relationship and communication in order to obtain from the patient the information necessary to provide them with appropriate homoeopathic therapy.

Skills

1.As a result of completing the study course, the medical resident:
• is able to carefully capture the details of the patient’s history and interview the patient to obtain the medical history related to the holistic health and the main complaint;
• is able to trace and study the course of events in the development of the disease, as well as identify the disease process in order to perform differential diagnosis;
• demonstrates knowledge and understanding of miasmatic theories and advanced application thereof in clinical case management;
• demonstrates the skill of taking an advanced case anamnesis and understanding of advanced case management;
• selects and uses appropriate therapeutic techniques for solving complex problems;
• fully understands the nuances of case studies and analysis thereof;
• develops a deeper understanding of the patient’s constitution and nuances of symptomatology;
• carries out physical examination;
• formulates the treatment plans.

Competence

1.• knows how to use repertorisation techniques;
• knows how to use different strategies for prescribing medicine;
• is able to use various Materia Medicas and repertoria;
• knows how to justify the applied repertorisation technique;
• uses computerised repertorium software for repertorisation;
• selects and approves medicines with repertorisation and direct reference to Materia Medica;
• understands homoeopathic therapeutic concepts;
• knows how to use advanced methods of analysis in cases of emotional and mental disorders;
• identifies unilateral, intermittent and variable diseases and understands the tactics of homoeopathic treatment thereof;
• applies the knowledge of posology;
• knows the limits of one’s competence;
• is able to demonstrate and apply critical and analytical skills;
• is able to take responsibility;
• demonstrates self-motivation, self-awareness and initiative.