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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Dace Baltiņa
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Pharmacy
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Clinical Medicine

Objective

To provide general knowledge about malignant tumours, epidemiology, statistics, complaints and symptoms, early diagnosis and screening, and principles of therapy.

Prerequisites

Anatomy, biology.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Will understand and be able to explain terms related to tumour epidemiology, biology and statistics.
Will know the main groups of medicines in oncology.

Skills

Will be able to assess obvious symptoms in patients with skin tumours on exposed parts of the body.
Will understand screening and the importance of reminders.

Competence

Will be able to apply the obtained knowledge of tumour diagnosis, screening and the main groups of medicines.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Pharmacy, FF10Master’sLimited choice