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About Study Course

ECTS:13.05
Course supervisor:Artūrs Utināns
Study type:Full time
Course level:Doctor
Target audience:Medicine
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Anatomy; Clinical medicine

Objective

To acquire knowledge about biopsychosocial factors of internal diseases, somatic symptoms and syndromes essential for diagnosing internal diseases for psychotherapists. To improve the anamnesis vitae and anamnesis familiae taking skills, to repeat the knowledge and skills to investigate and interpret somatic symptoms, to assess indications for examinations and evaluate laboratory and instrumental examination results.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Repeated knowledge of somatic symptoms, diagnostics and treatment methods.

Skills

1.Interpretation of somatic symptoms treated by psychotherapists; ability to make a differential diagnosis of psychosomatic disorders.

Competence

1.Example-based knowledge, skills and attitude essential for working at a hospital and for research; understanding of a team-work (work in groups) and its functions.