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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:Clinical Pharmacy
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Clinical Medicine

Objective

To provide students with knowledge in clinical areas – pathophysiology of diseases, clinical manifestations of oncological diseases, evaluation of examinations, basic methods of treatment and pharmacotherapy options for oncological diseases.
The study module comprises an integrated learning cycle in which the student is gradually introduced to the pathological physiology of a group of diseases, clinical pharmacology, clinical manifestations, examination possibilities, interpretation of examination data, principles and types of treatment and pharmacotherapy possibilities.

Prerequisites

Basic human anatomy, physiology and pathology, medical biochemistry, pharmacology.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

As a result of successfully completing the course, the student will have knowledge of the following:
• basic principles of carcinogenesis, genetics, tumour biology and epidemiology;
• principles of tumour classification;
• the most common clinical manifestations and complications of oncological diseases;
• principles of cancer patient care and drug treatment;
• pharmacotherapy options for oncological diseases.

Skills

The student will be able:
• to inform patients about known cancer risk factors and screening options;
• to assess the care and drug treatment of an oncology patient;
• to assess and interpret results of oncological examinations;
• to assess drug treatment for oncological diseases.

Competence

The student will be able:
• in collaboration with the medical practitioners, to determine a pharmacotherapy plan for an individual patient with an oncological disease;
• to assess the advantages and disadvantages of pharmacotherapy methods in relation to the patient’s examination data;
• to monitor the progress of pharmacotherapy, predict side effects and plan the prevention thereof, and provide the necessary information to other medical specialists.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Clinical Pharmacy, FFMp2Master’sRequired