Infectious diseases
Course: MEDICINE
Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Title
Infectious diseases
Code
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
11 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
7
Learning outcomes
The purpose of the discipline “Infectious Diseases” involves acquiring and improving a set of knowledge, skills, abilities and other competencies sufficient to produce new ideas, solve complex problems in this discipline, master the methodology of scientific and pedagogical activities, as well as conduct own research that solves current scientific issues of infectious diseases, the results of which have scientific novelty, theoretical and practical significance
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful mastering of the fundamental disciplines.
2. The ability to independently apply knowledge of medical biology, medical and biological physics, medical informatics, medical chemistry, bioorganic and biological chemistry, human anatomy, histology, cytology and embryology, physiology, microbiology, virology and immunology, life safety; fundamentals of bioethics and biosafety, pathomorphology, physiopathology, pharmacology, propaedeutics of internal medicine and other educational disciplines for the solution of specific scientific and practical problems; work with scientific and methodological literature.
3. Owning elementary skills of system analysis
Course content
The discipline “Infectious Diseases” provides medical students with an opportunity to acquire knowledge, skills and hands-on experience which allow specialists to quickly and correctly estimate situations when patients have infectious pathologies and other emergencies, avoid fatal mistakes or waste of time and take the first priority steps, which will save a person's life and/or become a good basis for their successful further treatment at the hospital. When mastering the discipline “Infectious Diseases”, it is rational to introduce modern world developments and standards on major issues of infectious diseases into the educational process
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Infectious Diseases: textbook (IV a. l.) / O.A. Holubovska, M.A. Andreichyn, A.V. Shkurba et al.
2. Mandell, Douglas and Bennett's Infectious Disease Essentials.
3. Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases. Andrej Spec , Gerome V. Escota , Courtney Chrisler , Bethany Davies.
4. Infectious diseases. Yushchuk N.D.
5. Clinical Infectious Diseases. Cameron Harris.
6. Oxford Handbook of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. Estee Toeroek , Ed Moran , Fiona Cooke.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, practical sessions, individual work
Assessment methods and criteria
Semester 10 assessment:
1. Module control 1 – РН 1.1–1.5, 2.2–2.7 – 10 points / 5 points
2. Module control 2 – РН 1.1–1.5, 2.2–2.7 – 10 points / 5 points
3. Presentations/reports - РН 1.1–1.5, 3.1, 4.1 – 10 points / 5 points
4. Oral answers/additions - РН 1.1–1.4, 2.2–2.7, 3.1 – 10 points / 5 points
5. Assessment of practical sessions performance - РН 2.2–2.7 – 60 points / 30 points.
Final assessment: in the form of credit
Semester 11 assessment:
1. Module control 1 – РН 1.1–1.5, 2.2–2.7 – 10 points / 5 points
2. Module control 2 – РН 1.1–1.5, 2.2–2.7 – 10 points / 5 points
3. Presentations/reports - РН 1.1–1.5, 3.1, 4.1 – 8 points / 4 points
4. Oral answers/additions - РН 1.1–1.4, 2.2–2.7, 3.1 – 10 points / 5 points
5. Assessment of practical sessions performance - РН 2.2–2.7 – 22 points / 11 points.
Final assessment: in the form of exam
Language of instruction
English
Lecturers
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Departments
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