DNEPROPETROVSK STATE MEDICAL ACADEMY

DIVISION OF PROPEDEUTIC OF CHILD'S DISEASES

HEAD OF DIVISION PROFESOR K.D. DUKA

METHODICAL RECOMMENDATIONS

FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

TO PRACTICAL TRAININGS

ON PROPEDEUTICS OF PAEDIATRICS

(credit-module system)

Dnepropetrovsk 2007

Methodical recommendations is developed: by head of division, professor Duka Y.D., professor Cherginets V. I., associated professors Yaroshevskaya Т.V., Mishina N.V., Ilchenko S.A., assistants Korenuk Y. S., Yefanova A.A., Shirikina M.V., Kramarenko N.N., Sharun I.E.

Translated by associated professor Yaroshevskaya Т.V.

Introduction

The program on propedeutics of pediatrics for Ukraine higher medical school of the ІІІ-ІV levels of accreditation is made for the specialties «Medical business» 7.110101. Students study propedeutics of pediatrics during the V-VI semesters of 3rd education year.

At the study of propedeutics of pediatrics students must know:

- basic rules of physical and psychical development of different age groups of children

- clinical value of age anatomic and physiologic features of children's organism;

- principles of the rational feeding of healthy early age children;

- semiotics of syndromes of defeat of different systems and most widespread diseases of child's organism;

Originality of propedeutics of pediatrics is following: pediatrics as sciences about a healthy and sick child begins from this subject, thus propedeutics of pediatrics is not only the introduction to the clinical pediatrics but also connective link between theoretical and clinical disciplines.

The program is structured on the modules, semantic modules and themes.

Propedeutics of pediatrics as educational discipline:

а) is based on the study of medical biology, medical and biological physics, medical chemistry, biological chemistry, morphological disciplines (anatomy, histology, physiology and others) and it is integrated with these disciplines;

б) provides a basis of study of pediatrics and other clinical disciplines, forms abilities to apply knowledge from propedeutics of pediatrics in the process of subsequent studies and in professional activity;

в) forms a base of healthy way of life and prophylaxis of children’s diseases.

Organization of educational process is carried out by the credit-module system in accordance with the requirements of the Bolon’s process.

The program of discipline is structured on 3 modules, which content the blocks of the semantic modules:

Module 1. Development of child

Semantic modules:

1. Pediatrics as science about a healthy and sick child.

2. Periods of child's age.

3. Physical and psychical development of children.

Module 2. Anatomic and physiological features of children’s organism, methods of physical examination of children and semiotics of children’s diseases.

Semantic modules:

4. Nervous system in children.

5. Skin, hypodermic fat tissue and skeletal system in children.

6. Respiratory system in children.

7. Cardiovascular system.

8. System of digestion in children.

9. Urinary system in children.

10. Endocrine system.

11. Immune system and system of blood in children.

12. Metabolism in children.

13. Writing of case history.

Module 3. Feeding of children of early age

Semantic modules:

14. Natural feeding

15. Artificial feeding

16. Partial breast feeding

17. Feeding of toddlers

EDUCATIONAL PLAN

OF discipline «PROPEDEUTICS of paediatrics»

for the students of medical faculties

Structure of educational discipline	Hours, including				Educational year	Form of control
	Total	Auditory		IWS
		Lectures	Practical trainings
	150	20	80	50	3rd
ECTS credits	5,0
Module 1: Semantic modules - 3	30 hours/1,0 ECTS credit	4	16	10		Final module control
Module 2: Semantic modules - 10	90 hours /3,0 ECTS credits	12	48	30		Final module control
Module 3: Semantic modules - 4	30 hours /1,0 ECTS credit	4	16	10		Final module control
Including Final module control of 3 modules	29 hours/1,0 ECTS credit		12	17
Week loading	7, 5 hours /0,25 ECTS credits

Note: 1 credit of ECTS – 30 hours. Auditory loading - 66,7%, independent work of students (IWS) - 33,3%