Clinical Skills

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:11.00

Study Course Accepted:04.09.2024 11:01:05

Study Course Information
Course Code:		KPUMTK_001		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		1.00		ECTS:		1.50
Branch of Science:		Clinical Medicine; Health Care		Target Audience:		Medicine
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Oļegs Sabeļņikovs
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Clinical Skills and Medical Technologies
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, kpumtkrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061579
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		0	Lecture Length (academic hours)		0	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		0
Classes (count)		8	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		16
Total Contact Hours								16
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Knowledge, skills and competencies required in the study programme "Medicine".
Objective:
To improve the quality of student clinical skills.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Clinical skills in anaesthesiology and reanimatology			Classes		2.00	METC
2	Clinical skills in obstetrics and gynecology			Classes		2.00	METC
3	Clinical skills in surgery			Classes		1.00	METC
4	Clinical skills in patient care			Classes		2.00	METC
5	Clinical skills in family medicine			Classes		1.00	METC
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Theoretical preparation for acquiring the clinical skills included in the study course, utilizing the recommended materials.
Assessment Criteria:
Evaluation of manipulations in each class, including technique and process compliance with the provided description, will be conducted in accordance with the class plan. Attendance at all classes is required. The final evaluation (examination) will employ a cumulative assessment method.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		• Student is able to describe the goals, indications and contraindications for manipulations included in the study course. • Student is able to describe main phases for manipulations included in the study course.
Skills:		Student is able to successfully demonstrate manipulations on the manikin.
Competencies:		Student is able to make an appropriate decision regarding indications for particular manipulation and is able to perform manipulation appropriately.
Clinical Skills:
No.	Skill					Level
1	Administration of Medication by i/v Route using a Syringe with a Needle					B2 - Intermediate level
2	Bag-mask ventilation					B2 - Intermediate level
3	Bimanual uterine examination					B2 - Intermediate level
4	Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (basic)					B2 - Intermediate level
5	Defibrilation					B2 - Intermediate level
6	Due date estimation					B2 - Intermediate level
7	Examination technique of breast, as well as supraclaviculal, infraclavicular and axillary lymph nodes					B2 - Intermediate level
8	Fundus uteri identification					B2 - Intermediate level
9	High O2 concentration mask placement					B2 - Intermediate level
10	Indwelling catheterisation for male					B2 - Intermediate level
11	Indwelling female catheterisation					B2 - Intermediate level
12	Insertion and removal of the nasogastric tube					B2 - Intermediate level
13	Insertion of Peripheral Venous Catheter					B2 - Intermediate level
14	Intracutaneous injection					B2 - Intermediate level
15	Intramuscular injection					B2 - Intermediate level
16	Intraosseous access					B2 - Intermediate level
17	Laryngeal tube insertion					B2 - Intermediate level
18	Leopold maneuvers					B2 - Intermediate level
19	Local infiltration anaesthesia					B2 - Intermediate level
20	Monitoring					B2 - Intermediate level
21	Nasopharyngeal airway insertion					B2 - Intermediate level
22	Newborn primary resuscitation					B1 - Basic level
23	Oropharyngeal airway insertion					B2 - Intermediate level
24	Otoscopy					B2 - Intermediate level
25	Oxygen supply providing by nasal prongs					B2 - Intermediate level
26	Peak expiratory flow (PEF) measurement, result interpretation					B2 - Intermediate level
27	Physiological labor					B2 - Intermediate level
28	Prevention of the postpartum haemorrhage (PPH)					B2 - Intermediate level
29	Primary care of the neonate in physiological labor					B2 - Intermediate level
30	Rectal examination / prostate palpation					B2 - Intermediate level
31	Simple interrupted skin suture					B2 - Intermediate level
32	Subcutaneous injection					B2 - Intermediate level
33	The cord cutting					B2 - Intermediate level
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Attiecīgajā klīniskā kursā rekomendētā obligāta literatūra (ķirurģijā, internā medicīnā, ģimenes medicīnā, anestezioloģijā un reanimatoloģijā utt.)
2	RSU Klīnisko prasmju reģistrs
Additional Reading
1	K.Tathamand, K.Patel. Complete OSCE skills for Medical and Surgical Finals. London: Hodder Arnold, Hachette UK company, 2010.
2	J.Thomas, T.Monaghan. Oxford Handbook of Clinical Examination and Practical Skills. Oxford University Press, 2014.
3	N.Burton. Clinical Skills for OSCE. Informa UK ltd., 2006.
Other Information Sources
1	Medicīnas mācīšanās sistēmas platforma AMBOSS