Basics of Family Medicine (GMK_002)
About Study Course
Objective
To gain understanding about competences o a family physician and pecularities of patient management in primary health care. Using clinical cases, to learn: a) communication specifics with individuals under lifelong and wholistic care, as well as their relatives; b) syndromologic and nozologic diagnostics, differentialdiagnostics in primary health care; c) intergration of public and individual health promotion and preventive measures; d) team work specifics in primary health care; e) patient management options in primary health care. To introduce with documentation and legislation in primary health care, as well as use of diagnostic equipment in primary health care clinics.
Prerequisites
Preclinical theoretical knowledge about the structure and function of the human body (1st, 2nd, 3rd year study subjects), General theoretical knowledge and skills in clinical medicine: propaedetics course, internal diseases, pediatrics, infectious diseases, surgery, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychosomatic medicine and psychiatry-narcology and law basics course.
Learning outcomes
Successful completion of the course will allow to:
• understand the role of family physician in health care;
• define syndromologic and nozologic diagnosis in primary health care;
• draw up investigation/ treatment plan for a patient in primary health care;
• organize individual health promotion and preventive measures, including immunization, cancer screening and lifestyle changes;
• understand team work in primary health care;
• know and apply the equippment most often used for diagnostics in primary health care.
Successful completion of the course will allow student to communicate with primary health care team, patients and their relatives, as well as to use diagnostic equipment, draw-up treatment and examination plan of a patient of all ages in primary health care.
Successful completion of the course will allow student to work in primary health care under a supervision of a family physician.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine, MF | 10 | Master’s | Required | Ainis Dzalbs, Sindija Lisa Hīstere, Nadīne Muciņa, Marija Titova, Līva Mača, Gunta Tīcmane, Jānis Zaļkalns, Līga Kozlovska, Sandra Gintere, Zane Berga, Jānis Blumfelds, Jeļena Daniļenko, Dārta Geižāne, Ludmila Terjajeva, Vija Siliņa, Ilze Skuja, Andris Pūce, Ilze Grauze, Marija Baida, Valērija Kanuņņikova, Rihards Lapsa, Evelīna Beire, Jūlija Mališeva, Linda Bāra, Jelizaveta Aleksejeva, Kristīne Laurāne | |
| Medicine, SSNMF | 10 | Master’s | Required | Sindija Lisa Hīstere, Marija Titova, Līva Mača, Gunta Tīcmane, Sandra Gintere, Smuidra Žermanos, Zane Berga, Jānis Blumfelds, Jeļena Daniļenko, Dārta Geižāne, Ludmila Terjajeva, Vija Siliņa, Ilze Skuja, Andris Pūce, Ilze Grauze, Marija Baida, Valērija Kanuņņikova, Rihards Lapsa, Ainis Dzalbs, Hilde Angelika Traute Staib |
