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About Study Course

ECTS:8
Course supervisor:Anita Brila
Study type:Full time
Course level:Doctor
Target audience:Medicine
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical medicine; Public and environmental health

Objective

To obtain knowledge about types of residential, public buildings and healthcare institutions, hygiene of medical treatment institutions and risk factors related thereto; hygiene of social and public service institutions and risk factors related thereto; improvement of residential areas and basic principles of planning. To obtain knowledge about assessment principles of environmental risk factors, planning prevention measures of the impact of environmental risk factors on the living conditions and health of people; hygienic expertise.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.During acquisition of the study course a medical resident obtains knowledge about the types of residential, public buildings and healthcare institutions, hygiene of medical treatment institutions and risk factors related thereto; hygiene of social and public service institutions and risk factors related thereto; improvement and basic planning principles of populated areas.

Skills

1.As a result of acquisition of the study course a medical resident will be able to assess environmental risk factors, plan prevention measures (recommendations) of the impact of environmental risk factors on living conditions and health of people, perform hygiene examination

Competence

1.As a result of successful acquisition of the study course a medical resident will develop compulsory competence of a certified public health physician which will allow to assess environmental risk factors individually, plan prevention measures (recommendations) of the impact of environmental risk factors on the living conditions and health of people, make a hygiene examination.