1.2. Pathology (pathomorphology, pathophysiology)
1600-LekM4CUPT-J
The aim of the seminars is to obtain and consolidate knowledge and discuss selected topics associated with sense organs pathology:
primary and secondary neoplasms, brain edema, herniation, trauma, hydrocephalus, vascular diseases, stroke, hematomas, meningitis and encephalitis.
Total student workload
1. Workload associated with classes that require direct presence of the academic teachers:
- seminars in the form of online learning: 3 hours (3 out of 6 asynchronically, with online learning as an auxiliary method)
- in-class consultations: 2 hours
- consultations in the form of online learning: 3 hours
- time required for student’s evaluation: 1 hour
Total workload associated with classes that require direct presence of the academic teachers: 9 hours, which comprise 0,3 ECTS point.
2. Student’s workload:
- participation in seminars in the form of online learning: 6 hours (3 out of 6 hours asynchronically, with online learning as an auxiliary method)
- in-class consultations: 2 hours
- consultations in the form of online learning: 3 hours
- preparations for evaluation and time required for the evaluation: 1 + 1 = 2 hours
Total student’s workload: 15 hours, equal to
0,5 ECTS
3. Workload associated with scientific research:
- scientific literature reading: 3 hours
- participation in seminars (including results of the scientific reports in the field of pathology): 6 hours
- preparations for evaluation (including scientific papers in the field of pathology): 1 hours
- consultations (including scientific papers in the field of pathology): 5 hours
Total workload associated with scientific research: 15 hours, equal to 0,5 ECTS point.
4. Time required for preparations and participation in the assessment process:
- preparations for assessment: 1 + 1 = 2 hours (0,07 ECTS)
5. Workload associated with classes conducted in the form of online learning:
- participation in seminars: 6 hours (0,2 ECTS)
- participation in consultations: 3 hours (0,1 ECTS)
Total workload associated with classes conducted in the form of online learning: 11 hours, equal to 0,3 ECTS
6. Student’s workload of a practical character:
not applicable
7. Time required for the obligatory student internship:
not applicable
Learning outcomes - knowledge
W1: Uses professional pathologic nomenclature in the field of the diseases of the nervous system (C.W26) – in the form of online learning
W2: Interprets gross and microscopic pictures and clinical course of the pathologic lesions of the nervous system (C.W31) – in the form of online learning
W3: Lists pathogenic factors: external and internal, modifiable and unmodifiable, that lead to a disease of the nervous system (C.W33) – in the form of online learning
Learning outcomes - skills
Not applicable
Learning outcomes - social competencies
K1: Critically assesses medical information sources (K_K01) – in the form of online learning
Teaching methods
Seminars:
• case study in the form of both synchronic and asynchronic online learning
• didactic discussion in the form of online learning
Exploratory teaching methods
- seminar
Online teaching methods
- content-presentation-oriented methods
- exchange and discussion methods
Type of course
(in Polish) przedmiot obowiązkowy
Prerequisites
Students beginning the Pathology of the Nervous System course should have knowledge of anatomy, histology, genetics, biochemistry, human embryology, physiology, introduction to pathology and pathomorphology at a third-year medical student level (according to the curriculum).
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
Extended observation/Activity: (0-10 pkt.; > 50%): K1 – K6 – in the form of online learning
Exam (0 – 20 points), consisting of two parts:
1. Pathomorphological (0 - 10 points): W1-W3 in the form of online learning
2. Pathophysiological (0 – 10 points): W1-W3 in the form of online learning
In order to pass the course, one has to obtain at least 60% of the total score.
Practical placement
Bibliography
Basic literature:
1. Kumar V, Abbas A, Aster J. Robbins Basic Pathology, 10th Edition. Elsevier, 2017.
Supplementary literature:
1. Histopathology atlas available at: http://www.patologia.cm.umk.pl/atlas
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors,
localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: