Basics of Medicine in Biostatistics

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:4.00

Study Course Accepted:14.03.2024 11:49:28

Study Course Information
Course Code:		SL_129		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Clinical Medicine		Target Audience:		Life Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Maksims Mukāns
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Statistics Unit
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		14 Balozu street, Block A, Riga, +371 67060897, statistikarsu[pnkts]lv, www.rsu.lv/statlab
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		0	Lecture Length (academic hours)		0	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		0
Classes (count)		13	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		26
Total Contact Hours								26
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Knowledge of human anatomy and biology.
Objective:
To facilitate the acquisition of theoretical knowledge about human normal anatomy and physiology. To give an idea of the impact of internal and external factors on the human body and its responses. To stimulate interest and understanding of epidemiology and research principles in medicine, so that the acquired knowledge serves as a basis for well-thought-out and comprehensible data analysis for a biostatistics specialist.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Introduction to medicine.			Classes		1.00	computer room
2	The nervous system.			Classes		1.00	computer room
3	Musculoskeletal system.			Classes		1.00	computer room
4	Cardiovascular and hematopoietic system.			Classes		1.00	computer room
5	Digestive system.			Classes		1.00	computer room
6	Respiratory system.			Classes		1.00	computer room
7	Urinary system.			Classes		1.00	computer room
8	Endocrine system.			Classes		1.00	computer room
9	Oncology.			Classes		1.00	computer room
10	Infectious diseases.			Classes		1.00	computer room
11	Basic principles of therapy.			Classes		1.00	computer room
12	Basic principles of surgery.			Classes		1.00	computer room
13	Analysis of scientific publications.			Classes		1.00	computer room
Assessment
Unaided Work:
1) Preliminary theoretical preparation according to the topic of the class. 2) Independent work – analysis and presentation of the scientific publication. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Assessment Criteria:
1. Analysis and presetation of publication analysis - 50%. 2. Written exam - 50%.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Students will gain advanced knowledge, will describe and characterize the most common internal and infectious diseases, their aetiology, clinical phenomena, diagnostic possibilities.
Skills:		Students will be able to independently prepare a data analysis plan, taking into account the history, and course of the most common internal and infectious diseases.
Competencies:		To apply knowledge of argumentation, logic and rhetoric to analyse and to assess clinical situations in internal medicine, as well as to reasoned one’s opinion about them. When faced with patient data, the student is able to professionally plan the design of the study and interpret the obtained statistical results, taking into account the aetiology and course of the disease.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Goldman, L. and Schafer, AI. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 25th edition. Saunders, 2016.
2	Benet, J. E., Dolin, R., Blaser, M. J. Mandel, D. and Benett’s. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 8th edition. Elsevier, 2014.
Additional Reading
1	Lejnieks, A., et al. Klīniskā medicīna profesora A. Lejnieka redakcijā, 3.grāmata. Rīga: Medicīnas apgāds, 2012.
Other Information Sources
1	https://www.clinicalkey.com/
2	http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rsub
3	https://emedicine.medscape.com/
4	https://www.who.int/