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About Study Course

Department: Military Medicine Lecturer Group
ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Vladimirs Voicehovskis
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Dentistry
Language:Latvian, English
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical medicine

Objective

The purpose of the course is to provide (for civil 4th year dental faculty students) basic theoretical and practical knowledge of the:
- military medicine,
- standards of care,
- modular approach to medical support,
- evacuation principles,
- SMARCH algorithmes,
- to introduce its tasks in conditions of war, crise and peace,
- emphasise the role of the Military medicine in conditions of natural and human-caused crises.

The course will familiarise students with:
- criteria for physical and mental expertise and health assessment of military personal being recruited and already serving (Fit for Service),
- will introduce to outpatient treatment in Military medical facilities.

Prerequisites

Human Molecular Biology; General Medical Chemistry; Medical Physics; Human Anatomy; English in Dentistry; Medical Biochemistry; Normal Physiology; Microbiology, Immunology, Virology; Pathology; Emergency Medicine; Internal Diseases with Propedeutics; Disaster Medicine; Toxicology and narcology; Infectious diseases; Psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy, General surgery.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Students will have the following knowledge: - basic theoretical and practical knowledge of the Military medicine, - standards of care, - modular approach to medical support and evacuation principles and its tasks in conditions of war, crise and peace, - criteria for physical and mental expertise and health assessment of military personal being recruited and already serving, - outpatient treatment in Military medical facilities, - role of the Military medicine in conditions of natural and human-caused crises.

Skills

1.Students will be able: - to adapt their own actions to the requirements of Military medicine; - to create a place of medical activities focusing on evaluation of individual’s health for fitness for military service and in war and crises conditions.

Competence

1.Students will be competent: - to use basic knowledge, argumentation and logic to analyse situations identified in Military medicine; - to discuss, to explain own opinion and constructively promote the achievement of professional goals and specific tasks in ensuring health of an individual (persons to be recruited or military persons) and civilians; - to cooperate with and within of Military medical unit in a professional way, including medical colleagues in the atmosphere full of respect, observing national interests and medical ethical standards, respecting human rights and ensuring epidemiological safety; - to demonstrate and develop themself as a future dental practitioner and health promoter in the context of MilMed.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Dentistry8Master'sRequiredJānis Mičāns, Vladimirs Voicehovskis, Jānis Mičāns, Normunds Vaivads, Larisa Ramoniene, Jānis Ramonas, Jānis Ramonas, Larisa Ramoniene, Nikolajs Voicehovskis, Toms Reinsons, Liāna Pļaviņa, Tarass Ivaščenko, Vladimirs Voicehovskis, Jānis Mičāns, Toms Reinsons, Aleksandra Oborina, Sabīne Jablonska, Kristiāns Hščanovičs, Kristiāns Hščanovičs, Sabīne Jablonska, Aleksandra Oborina, Toms Reinsons, Vladimirs Voicehovskis, Toms Reinsons, Nikolajs Voicehovskis, Aleksandra Oborina, Kristiāns Hščanovičs, Kristiāns Hščanovičs, Aleksandra Oborina, Aleksandra Oborina, Sabīne Jablonska, Sabīne Jablonska, Aleksandra Oborina
Dentistry8Master'sRequiredJānis Mičāns, Vladimirs Voicehovskis, Jānis Mičāns, Normunds Vaivads, Larisa Ramoniene, Jānis Ramonas, Jānis Ramonas, Larisa Ramoniene, Nikolajs Voicehovskis, Toms Reinsons, Liāna Pļaviņa, Tarass Ivaščenko, Vladimirs Voicehovskis, Jānis Mičāns, Toms Reinsons, Aleksandra Oborina, Sabīne Jablonska, Kristiāns Hščanovičs, Kristiāns Hščanovičs, Sabīne Jablonska, Aleksandra Oborina, Toms Reinsons, Vladimirs Voicehovskis, Toms Reinsons, Nikolajs Voicehovskis, Aleksandra Oborina, Kristiāns Hščanovičs, Kristiāns Hščanovičs, Aleksandra Oborina, Aleksandra Oborina, Sabīne Jablonska, Sabīne Jablonska, Aleksandra Oborina