Course: Gynecology and Obstetrics 2

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Course title Gynecology and Obstetrics 2
Course code PGY/VC013
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Practice + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 6
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction Czech
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)
  • Volková Vanda, MUDr.
  • Trumpešová Jarmila, MUDr.
  • Ľubušký Marek, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Benická Alžběta, MUDr.
  • Sobková Kateřina, MUDr.
  • Vítková Tereza, MUDr.
  • Marek Radim, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Janošík Martin, MUDr.
  • Pilka Radovan, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Turková Marie, MUDr.
  • Dubrava Lubomír, MUDr.
  • Šromová Veronika, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Dzvinčuk Petr, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Hejtmánek Pavel, MUDr.
  • Kratochvílová Tereza, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Malchar Ondřej, MUDr.
  • Kudela Milan, prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Maděrková Tozzi Michaela, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Vodička Jan, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Doleželová Lucie, MUDr.
  • Křupková Lenka, MUDr.
  • Čagalová Julie, MUDr.
  • Klát Jaroslav, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Kantor Lumír, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Hansmanová Lenka, MUDr. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Hansmanová Tereza, MUDr.
  • Čišková Laura, MUDr.
  • Dvořák Vladimír, MUDr.
  • Kutáčová Kateřina, MUDr.
  • Kováč David, MUDr.
  • Lasák Jakub, MUDr.
  • Pechová Katarína, MUDr.
  • Staňková Veronika, MUDr.
  • Valcharčiaková Simona, MUDr.
Course content
The course consists of a theoretical part, which introduces students to the basic knowledge necessary for practical training. The theoretical part is divided into several thematic blocks ? general gynecology, reproduction and sexuality, oncogynecology, urogynecology, perinatology, and fetal medicine. The practical part includes the interpretation of ultrasound findings in gynecology and obstetrics, cardiotocogram analysis, video presentations of surgical procedures, assisting in these procedures, differential diagnosis, participation in a multidisciplinary oncogynecological seminar, and practical training on ultrasound, laparoscopic, hysteroscopic, and obstetric simulators, and neonatal resuscitation training. The curriculum also includes a mandatory 2-week internship in gynecology and obstetrics at hospitals outside of the University Hospital Olomouc.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic), Training in job and motor Skils
Learning outcomes
The course builds on the subject Gynecology and Obstetrics 1. Students are introduced to the basic pathologies of the various stages of a woman's life (childhood, reproductive age, postmenopause, senium), as well as those occurring during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Practically, the course focuses on student interaction with specialized centers at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, deepening their skills in taking a comprehensive gynecological history, performing gynecological examinations, conducting basic gynecological ultrasound examinations, performing basic fetal ultrasound examinations, assisting in gynecological surgeries, and managing a physiological birth. The students will be taught neonatal resuscitation both theoretically and practically. The course provides fundamental knowledge that every graduate of the general medicine program should master and forms an essential foundation for postgraduate education in gynecology and obstetrics.
Upon completion of the course, students should possess theoretical knowledge of the pathologies associated with different phases of a woman's life (childhood, reproductive age, postmenopause, senium). They should also understand the pathological course of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. On a practical level, they should be able to take a comprehensive gynecological history, perform a gynecological examination, conduct basic gynecological ultrasound, and carry out basic fetal ultrasound examinations. Furthermore, they should be capable of assisting in gynecological surgeries, describing the principles of managing a physiological birth, practically perform neonatal resuscitation. The course provides key knowledge that every graduate of the general medicine program should master and serves as an essential foundation for further postgraduate education in the field of gynecology and obstetrics.
Prerequisites
Students are obliged to meet study demands of Gynecology and Obstetrics 1.
PGY/VC011 and PGY/VCBP2

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance

Acquisition of theoretical knowledge about the pathologies of the various stages of a woman's life (childhood, reproductive age, postmenopause, senium), as well as the pathological course of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Mastery of taking a comprehensive gynecological history, understanding the principles of gynecological examination, interpreting basic gynecological ultrasound examinations, performing basic fetal ultrasound examinations, the ability to assist in gynecological surgeries, and describing the principles of physiological childbirth. The ability to practically resuscitate a newborn.
Recommended literature
  • Pilka, R. a kol. (2022). Gynekologie. Praha: Maxdorf.
  • Pilka, R., Procházka, M. a kol. (2017). Gynekologie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Procházka, M., Pilka, R. a kol. (2016). Porodnictví. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Turková, M., Malínská, Z., Pilka, R. a kol. (2022). Přehledný ultrazvukový atlas v gynekologii a porodnictví. Olomouc: UP Olomouc.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): - (2021) Category: Medical sciences 6 Recommended year of study:6, Recommended semester: -