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About Study Course

ECTS:6
Course supervisor:Daiga Mūrmane
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 teach the medical genetics resident to build a doctor-patient relationship model, observing ethical principles and to be able to differentiate the patient’s level of functioning in communication.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Burn-out syndrome risk factors, preventive measures, principles of ethics in doctor-patient relationships, various degrees of psychosomatic reactions in stress situations; how to inform a patient about an incurable disease, borderline personality, formation thereof and defences used, neurotic personality, formation thereof and defences used.

Skills

1.Medical genetics patient must be able to define the ethical and psychological issues.

Competence

1.After successful completion of the study course, the medical genetics resident has acquired the mandatory competence. The medical resident’s knowledge corresponds to the general notion of the doctor-patient relationship building model, the ability to differentiate the patient’s level of functioning and to comply with basic ethical principles.