CODE | MDS4037 | ||||||
TITLE | Dermatology, Venerology and Infectious Diseases | ||||||
UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||
MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||
DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Medicine and Surgery | ||||||
DESCRIPTION | The programme assumes knowledge of anatomy, physiology, (Years 1&2) basic pathology and clinical methods (Year 3) and addresses dermatology, venereology, and infectious diseases. The study-unit is primarily designed to address medical problems that are encountered commonly in inpatient and outpatient clinical practice, as well as in general practice. It is also designed to address fewer common diseases because of their: 1. crucial public health importance, e.g., HIV disease; 2. rapid lethality, e.g., viral haemorrhagic fevers; 3. chronicity and indolence, e.g., organic, and inorganic biofilm disorders. Study-unit Aims: - To introduce dermatology and venereology as clinical specialties to students who already have a basic knowledge of internal medicine and a year’s clinical practice; - To present infectious disease medicine as a specialty and to format a teaching programme on a spiral curriculum principle. Certain infectious disease would have already been addressed at a different level earlier, however this part of the teaching programme would address more intricate issues such as immunocompetence, iatrogenic factors, and complex management; - To present an integrated approach involving the clinical disciplines, pathology, and clinical pharmacology as a mirror of actual day-to-day hospital practice, clinical outpatient service and family practice; - To provide guidance for the acquisition of knowledge of the theory of dermatology, sexually transmitted diseases, and infectious disease medicine generally; - To provide details on the mode of action and clinical use of various classes of drugs used in relation to Dermatological, Venereological & Infectious Diseases; - Use formal lectures and tutorials to enhance case-based learning and provide an understanding of drug safety in relation to Dermatological, Venereological & Infectious Diseases. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Discuss histology, microbiology and general pathology to dermatology, sexually transmitted diseases, and communicable diseases generally; - Explain dermatology, sexually transmitted diseases, and communicable diseases, both as integral part of clinical medicine, and as disorders that frequently involve different body systems concurrently or sequentially. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Take a structured history focusing on dermatological/ venereological/communicable disease/public health features, as may be the case; - Carry out an examination of the skin, nails, and hair as part of a general physical examination; - Carry out an appropriate examination relating to sexually transmitted diseases as part of a general medical examination; - Carry out an appropriate physical examination related to a presumed specific communicable disease; - Take the necessary steps regarding hygiene especially in relation to spread of disease to self, colleagues, and the community at large; - Request and interpret appropriate tests; - Match appropriate drugs to a specific clinical context; - Assess psychological and social factors and the impact of illness; - Devise and discuss the rationale and practicalities of a basic management plan, including appropriate referral for ancillary services; - Discuss the theoretical aspects of diagnosis, possible complications, and management options. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Textbooks as suggested for the whole three-year teaching programme in medicine. No specific books on dermatology, venereology or communicable diseases are suggested. Main Texts - Finch, R. G., (Ed.). (Year). Chap. 4: ‘Infectious diseases, tropical medicine and sexually-transmitted infection’, in Kumar, P., & Clark, M. (2020), ‘Kumar & Clark’s Clinical Medicine’ (10th ed.). - Longmore, M., Wilkinson, I., Davidson, E., & Foulkes, A. (2014), ‘Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine’ (9th ed.). - Paige, D. G. (Ed.), (2020), Chap. 24: ‘Dermatology’, in Kumar, P., & Clark, M. (2020), ‘Kumar & Clark’s Clinical Medicine’ (10th ed.). Given rapid changes in knowledge databases the following resources are suggested: - Medical Student Resources and Information. Available at: http://www.medicalstudent.com/ - Medscape reference. Available at: https://emedicine.medscape.com/ Given the visual nature of assessment and management of dermatological conditions, the following resources are suggested: - Atlas of dermatology. Available at: http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/medicine/dermatology/melton/atlas.htm - Swanson, J. R., & Melton, J. L. (1996), ‘Atlas of Dermatology’. |
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STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Placement & Tutorial | ||||||
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