Conducted in
terms:
2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26
Erasmus code: 12.1
ISCED code: 0912
ECTS credits:
1.8
Language:
English
Organized by:
Department of Thoracic and Tumour Surgery
(for:
Faculty of Medicine)
Thoracic Surgery 1655-Lek4CHKP-J
Total student workload
(in Polish) Study hours involving teacher participation:
- tutorials – 18 hours,
- seminars – 12 hours;
Study hours involving individual student work:
- reading literature – 10 hours,
- preparation for examination – 10 hours;
Total: 50 hours ( 2 ECTS)
Learning outcomes - knowledge
(in Polish) Student:
W1: can define, diagnose and institute an efficient treatment for pneumothorax (tension, open and closed pneumothorax). (F.W1, F.W17)
W2: knows diagnostic rules and management of cardiac and pulmonary contusion, oesophageal perforation and diaphragmatic rupture, flail chest and cardiac tamponade. (F.W1, F.W17)
W3: can understand the mechanism of subcutaneous emphysema after thoracic trauma and knows how to treat it. (F.W1)
W4: knows pathogenesis of lung abscess and pleural empyema, mediastinitis, bronchiectasis and pulmonary mycosis and their management. (F.W1)
W5: knows basic surgical procedures used in thoracic surgery (videothoracoscopy, mediastinoscopy, mediastinotomy, thoracotomy, sternotomy etc.) (F.W1)
W6: is acquainted with typical chest deformities: funnel and pigeon chest.(F.W1)
Student:
W7 is familiar with the risk factors for lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma, knows how to diagnose and treat these malignancies. (F.W1)
W8: knows diagnostic management of solitary pulmonary nodule and the way how to proceed with it dependently on its morphological features and a patient’s history. (F.W11)
W9: is familiar with terms such as mediastinum, mediastinal tumors and pseudotumors and mediastinitis. Knows when a microscopic verification of a tumor and surgical treatment is necessary (F.W7)
W10: knows basic surgical procedures used in thoracic surgery (videothoracoscopy, mediastinoscopy, mediastinotomy, thoracotomy, sternotomy etc.) and their complications (F.W1)
W11: has knowledge about recurrent pleural effusion and its management.(F.W1)
W12: can present the possibilities of a palliative restoration of airways patency in primary and secondary pulmonary malignancies(F.W1)
Learning outcomes - skills
Learning outcomes - social competencies
(in Polish) Student:
K1: can communicate with a patient to obtain necessary information (K_K03).
K2: can cooperate with other physicians and nurses to offer a patient the best management possible. (K_K09)
K3: participates in multidisciplinary meetings and be able to justify the own method of management.(K_K07)
Teaching methods
Observation/demonstration teaching methods
- display
Expository teaching methods
- description
- problem-based lecture
- narration
- informative (conventional) lecture
- problem-based lecture
- narration
- informative (conventional) lecture
Exploratory teaching methods
- practical
- observation
- seminar
- observation
- seminar
Type of course
compulsory course
Prerequisites
(in Polish) Chest anatomy and physiology
Course coordinators
Additional information
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