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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:1.33 / 2
Course supervisor:Vilnis Lietuvietis
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Clinical Pharmacy
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Clinical Medicine

Objective

Aim of the cycle is to achieve basic understanding of the nature of urological diseases, clinical representation, diagnostic data interpretation, principles of pharmaceutical treatment and prophylaxis.

Prerequisites

Basics of a human anathomy, physiology and pathology, microbiology, pharmacology and health care organisation.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

On successful completion of the course student will gain knowledge that will allow to understand:
• the etiology of urological disease, pathogenesis, prevention;
• the clinical picture of the disease and its complications;
• modern clinical, laboratory and instrumental methods of patient investigation results;
• and analyse the pharmaceutical methods of treatment, their selection criteria.

Skills

On successful completion of the course student will be able to:
• understand and analyse the urological patients according to the findings of the investigation;
• interpret laboratory and instrumental methods of investigation data;
• understand the clinical diagnosis and together with a doctor student will be able to create a drug treatment plan and follow its results;
• monitor drug therapy of a chronic urological patients and identify if adjustments or extra evaluation is needed;
• inform patients about urological disease prevention abilities.

Competence

On completion of the study course students will be able to:
• identify individual urologic patient medical treatment plan in collaboration with health professionals;
• evaluate drug treatment advantages and disadvantages, linking them to the patient's examination data;
• monitor the progress of drug therapy, evaluate the results and prepare the necessary information for other medical professionals.

Study course planning

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