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About Study Course

ECTS:1
Course supervisor:Elga Bataraga
Study type:Full time
Course level:Doctor
Target audience:Medicine
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical medicine; Dermatology and venereal diseases

Objective

To train the medical residents of the specialty in dermatology, venereology in understanding of the processes in the skin cellular and humoral immunity and the impact mechanism of phototherapy on the skin immune system, and basic principles of immunotherapy in dermatology and venereology, as well as in diagnostic and treatment methods of immune dermatologic diseases.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Demonstrates the acquisition and development of in-depth understanding for the following topics:
1) Introduction. Skin cellular and humoral immune system. Immunodermatological diseases. Methods used for laboratory examinations.
2) Immunology and bullous dermatoses, scleroderma, lupus erythematosus, vasculitis and vitiligo. Dermatological manifestations of congenital immune deficiency.
3) Immunology and atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, dermatitis, lichen planus and mycosis fungoides.
4) Immunology of skin and sexually transmitted infections.
5) Immunotherapy in dermatology. Impact of phototherapy on the skin immune system.
Interprets the results of clinical and immunological examination results.

Skills

1.To evaluate the results of immunological laboratory examinations.

Competence

1.After obtaining the certificate to be competent in working as a dermatologist and venereologist, to apply the knowledge acquired during the study process, to recognize and differentiate the skin and sexually transmitted diseases from other pathologies.