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About Study Course

ECTS:3
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 initiate personal and professional development; to provide theoretical knowledge of homoeopathic ethics, deontology, legal basis of professional activity.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.During the time allotted for the study course, the medical resident obtains knowledge about the following:
• medical and social ethics;
• the deontology of homoeopathic medicine;
• the ethics of medical homoeopathic research;
• setting goals and organising personal activities;
• the main laws and regulations of the Republic of Latvia and the European Union related to the practice of homoeopathy;
• the main laws and regulations of the Republic of Latvia relating to the pharmaceutical sector in general and homoeopathy in particular.

Skills

1.As a result of completing the study course, the medical resident learns the principles of professional ethics:
• not to influence the patient, the doctor only gives advice;
• to treat the patient as a peer;
• to respect the patient’s own responsibility;
• to take into account the patient’s philosophy of life;
• to pay reasonable attention to the problem presented by the patient and devote sufficient time to the consultation;
• to carry out only the treatment to which the patient has consented (after they have been sufficiently informed);
• to establish a relationship with the patient based on mutual trust so that the patient can express any problems or dissatisfaction with the doctor;
• to find other medical help for the patient if necessary;
• to comply with the legal basis of professional activity.

Competence

1.After successful completion of the study course, the medical resident achieves the mandatory competence of a homoeopath:
• critical understanding of theoretical homoeopathic concepts for further application in clinical practice, able to explain and justify them to others;
• demonstrates empathy and a holistic approach to patients;
• is able to practise medicine in an ethical and safe manner, respecting the principles of health care and the philosophy of homoeopathy;
• is able to respond competently, scientifically soundly and diplomatically to a lack of confidence in the method by persons who are not competent in homoeopathy;
• is familiar with the laws and regulations of the Republic of Latvia and the European Union related to the professional activity of a homoeopath.