Clinical Rheumatology MF/REU/M-V11. Exam Number of ECTS credits allocated. Contact work hours. Student's workload. Independent work hours

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1 Course unit title Code Clinical Rheumatology MF/REU/M-V11 Cycle of course unit Integrated Study programme Medicine Level of course unit Not applicable Course VI Department Rheumatology Type of course unit Elective Course unit duration 6 weeks Mode of delivery Traditional Part of programme Study area Assessment strategy Exam Number of ECTS credits allocated Student's workload Contact work hours Independent work hours Study requirements Passed exams: Musculoskeletal diseases; Immune response, and infection ; Skin, venereal and infectious diseases; Chest diseases, allergology, clinical immunology and hematology and oncology; Gastrointestinal diseases, Nerve disease, Intensive and urgent medicine; Kidney and urinary tract diseases, clinical toxicology. Annotation Course is designed to summarize and integrate knowledge and experience gained in studies of musculoskeletal diseases, clinical immunology, other internal diseases, neurology, dermatology and infectious diseases. Students will develop generic and subject -specific competences, will expand knowledge of rheumatic disease etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, principles of treatment and prevention. Will deepen competences of consultation with rheumatic patients, assessment of clinical presentations, ordering investigations, making differential diagnosis and management plan, prescriing treatment, communicating effectively, applying ethical principles, and evidence-based medicine principles, the effective use of information technology. Purpose of the course unit: programme competences to be developed Course objective - to gain an integrated knowledge and skills for diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases. Generic competencies: 1. Professional attributes 2. Professional working 3.Professional expertise. Subject-specific competencies: 4. Consultation with a patient 5. Assessment of clinical presentations, ordering investigations, making of differential diagnosis and management plan. 6. Treatment prescribing 7. Effective communication in medical. 8 Application of ethical principles in medical 9.Application of evidence-based medicine principles; 10. Effective use of information technologies 382

2 Learning outcomes of the programme Generic competence: - Professional attributes Learning outcomes of the course unit Probity, honesty, critical and selfcritical abilities, empathy, creativity, initiativity, ethical commitent Course unit methods consultation Assessment strategy Generic competence - Professional working Ability for organisation and planning, working autonomously when necessary, working in team, consultation solving problems and making decisions, adapting to new situations, recognising limits and ask for help. Generic competence - professional expertise. Capacity to learn ( including selfdirected learning), capacity for analysis and synthesis, and applying knowledge in independent work Consultation with a patient History taking and physical examination of rheumatic patient Practice Assessment of clinical presentations, ordering investigations, making of differential diagnosis and management plan. Ability to recognise and assess the severity of clinical presentations, to order appropriate investigations and interpret the results, to make differential diagnosis, and an appropriate management plan 383

3 Treatment prescribing Ability to match appropriate drugs to the clinical context, review the appropriateness of medication and evaluate potential benefits and risks, ability to treat pain. Effective communication in medical. Ability to communicate effectively with patients and with colleagues Practice Application of ethical principles in medical Ability to apply ethical principles consultation Subject-specific competence. Application of evidence-based medicine principles Ability to apply evidence, define and carry out an appropriate literature search, critically apprise published medical literature Subject-specific competence. Effective use of information technologies Ability to access information sources. Seminar, independent work Assessment methods Test Weighting percentage Period or date of assessment Assessment criteria Quiz of 60 questions. Evaluation according to Reglament of studies. Corresponds Practical examination Consulting of real patient and solving of clinical situation. Evaluation according to Reglament of studies. Corresponds Case study or Literature analysis End of each week Presentation, interpretation of symptoms, differential diagnosis, management planning. Evaluation according to Reglament of studies. Corresponds Intership report Report of clinical activities and Peer review. Corresponds proc. of cumulative grade Cumulative grade formula Each evaluation correcponds : Test; Practical examination,;case studies/literature analysis; Intership report 384

4 Lectures Consultations Seminars Training exercises Laboratory work Internship Tutorials Assessment All contact work hours Independent work hours Course content Topics Contact work hours and planned learning activities Independent work hours and tasks Tasks Joint diseases joints diseases, general Vasculitis vasculitidies, general clinical signs and manifestations, differential diagnosis, treatment principles. Prepare a clinical case presentation and Infection and rheumatic diseases Describe manifestations of septic arthritidies and osteomyelitis, differential Muscle diseases muscle diseases, general 385

5 Bone diseases bone diseases, general Systemic connective tissue diseases connective tissue diseases, general Overall: Required reading EULAR Textbook on Rheumatic dieseases, BMJ, 20 P.Sambrook, L.Schrieber, T.Taylor, A.M.Ellis. Raumenų ir skeleto sistema. Pagrindai ir klinikinės būklės A.Baranauskaitė, E.Eviltis, G.Labanauskaitė-Šliumbienė ir kt. Reumatologijos pagrindai, 2010, Kaunas Vitae Litera Red.A.Venalis reumatologija I -II, Baltijos kopija 2008 Recommended reading J.H.Stone et.al. A Clinician's Pearls and Myths in Rheumatology, Springer 2009 R.A.Watts, D.G.I.Scott et al. Vasculitis in Clinical, Springer 2010 E.Benenson. Rheumatology. Symptoms and syndromes. Springer, 2011 R.Ribes, J.C.Vilanova et al. Learning Musculoskeletal Imaging. Springer, 2010 Coordinating Lecturer Degree MD, PhD Margarita Pileckyte pmargarita@one.lt Valid from Valid until