| Course title | Orthopedics |
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| Course code | ORT/VA011 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Exercise + Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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The basic science of diagnostics, surgical/non-surgical procedures, acute events, and many clinically important diseases are taught in the first part of the block. Detailed understanding of particular surgical procedures including postoperative care and outcome measuring is subject of the second week. Students are exposed to inpatient and outpatient orthopaedic practice in the last part of the teaching block.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic) |
| Learning outcomes |
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Student will get acquainted with general principles of orthopaedic surgery; they will be introduced into prevention, diagnostics and therapy of the most frequent orthopaedic diseases. Special attention will be given to acute events in orthopaedics.
Graduates are able to understand basic orthopaedic terminology, diagnostic algorithms, and therapeutic interventions. They are able to obtain patient history related to musculoskeletal diseases, perform basic examination of musculoskeletal system, understand general principles of technical orthopaedics and postoperative care. |
| Prerequisites |
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Good knowledges of basic surgery.
RAD/VA013 and IN0/VAA11 ----- or ----- IN0/VAA21 and CH1/VA013 ----- or ----- CH1/VA041 and PRL/VA011 and CH0/VAB11 ----- or ----- CH0/VAB31 and FAR/VAB32 and NEU/VA013 ----- or ----- NEU/VA051 and IN1/VA022 ----- or ----- IN1/VA042 |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Mark, Oral exam
Participation in the whole duration of the block (six missing hours will be accepted) and passing an exam. The students are divided into 2 groups, each of which complete in practical exercises at the Orthopedic department and at the Neurosurgery department. Familiarize with individual workplaces, learn to interact with the patient, perform selected tasks - eg. stitch extraction, gypsum fixation, orthosis. Over the course of last week of the teaching Orthopedics, all students will be required to pass an exam from one practical question. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) | Category: Medical sciences | 5 | Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) | Category: Medical sciences | 5 | Recommended year of study:5, Recommended semester: - |