Infectious Diseases and Laboratory Medicine (IUDK_033)
About Study Course
Objective
The objective of the infectious disease course is to facilitate the acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge of the aetiology and developmental mechanisms of infectious diseases in the human body, linking them to clinical manifestations, basic approaches to treatment and possibilities of specific and aetiological therapies, prevention of infectious diseases, limiting their spread and of their impact on a person’s quality of life and public health.
The aim of the laboratory medicine course is to facilitate the acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge of laboratory medicine, including biosafety; to understand the basics, principles and methods of biomaterial and external environment analysis; to be able to evaluate the choice, quality and value of the biomaterial to be analysed for the purpose of laboratory examination; to be able to select and evaluate the range of laboratory tests for a pathology of specific systems and organs of the patient; to select and interpret the results of tests for infectious agents; to be able to design selection of laboratory tests, sequence of analysis and interpret results for a particular patient.
Prerequisites
Physics, anatomy, biochemistry, biology, parasitology, normal and pathological physiology, microbiology, immunology, propaedeutics, internal diseases and pharmacology.
Learning outcomes
Infectious diseases: Students will be able to characterise and classify infectious diseases by their etiological factor, their association with pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, their potential for spread and the risk they pose to the individual and public health; describe and identify specific, typical, pathogenic and other symptoms; explain the examination programme and systematise the methods; formulate and explain general principles of therapy; link the stages of the health care plan to personalised health care; explain the principles of modern specific prevention, applying both to the public and the individual.
Laboratory medicine: Students will be able to describe the role and importance of laboratory medicine in the diagnosis and assessment of the course of the disease, in relation to the etiological factor, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations; to promote understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of biosecurity; be able to determine the benefits of the selected biomaterial and the value of the chosen method; to describe and identify specific, typical, pathogenetic and other laboratory characteristics; establish an examination plan and systematise laboratory methods for each individual; formulate and explain the general principles and values of the method chosen for the individual; link the stages of the health care plan to personalised health care; explain the principles of modern specific examinations, applying both to the public and the individual.
Infectious diseases: Students will be able to plan medical activities aimed at diagnosing and treating an individual’s disease; be able to implement the plan drawn up considering anamnesis, laboratory examination and other data; be able to evaluate data obtained from physical examination; be able to integrate laboratory examination into the diagnostic design of a disease; plan the preventive measures needed to control the spread of the disease.
Laboratory medicine: Students will be able to develop a plan for medical laboratory activities aimed at diagnosing and treating an individual’s disease; to implement the plan drawn up taking into account medical history, clinical manifestations, epidemiological features, results of previous laboratory examinations and other data; to evaluate the data obtained in the laboratory examination; to integrate the results of laboratory examinations into the diagnostic design of the disease; to plan further investigative measures necessary to assess the course of the disease and determine the patient’s state of health.
Infectious diseases: To apply basic knowledge of reasoning, logic, and rhetoric in order to analyse situations found in practical infectology, to discuss, explain one’s opinion, and constructively promote achievement of professional goals and fulfilment of specific tasks for ensuring individual and public health; successfully communicate with patients, patient’s relatives and colleagues in the areas of prevention, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases; to cooperate professionally with patients, patient’s relatives and colleagues in a spirit of dignity, with due respect for medical ethics, patient rights and epidemiological safety; to study independently and use the e-medical environment to interact with students and colleagues; to demonstrate and develop oneself as an emerging health professional and health promoter in the context of specific and non-specific prevention of infectious diseases.
Laboratory medicine: To apply basic knowledge of reasoning, logic, and rhetoric in order to analyse situations found in laboratory medicine, to discuss, explain one’s opinion, and constructively promote achievement of professional goals and fulfilment of specific tasks for ensuring individual and public health; successfully communicate with colleagues and patients in the areas of diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment; to cooperate professionally with colleagues and patients in a spirit of dignity, with due respect for medical ethics, patient rights and epidemiological safety; to study independently and use the e-medical environment to interact with students and colleagues; to demonstrate and develop oneself as an emerging health professional and health promoter in the context of specific and non-specific prevention.
