Short Term Care - I
Full course description
During this period, you learn to conduct a consultation around everyday, often transient, complaints. You do this using examples of problems in the area of digestion and immune system.We pay special attention to diagnostics: what types of diagnostics are there, how do you assess the value of a diagnostic test and make a choice between tests, how do you best communicate between healthcare professionals about performing diagnostics and how do you decide on this together with the patient? You will mainly look at this from the perspective of generalist care and at how you can organise this if the number of professionals or facilities are limited. You will learn how to use arguments to support your position. You will pay attention to looking at your own strengths and points of attention, you will work on your own learning strategy and how to deal with your emotions.
Course objectives
- Can explain a complaint of a medical problem of limited duration and elaborate on it in a (simulated) consultation by performing an anamnesis with the focus on the patient's request for help, the special anamnesis including the digestive tract, the urogenital tract and the respiratory tract. (track Med. Prof)
- Performs the physical examination of the abdomen and lungs and can explain and apply the basics of clinical reasoning and make informed choices regarding the additional examination (focus imaging techniques) (track Med. Prof/ Crit.Prof)
- Applies understanding of competency, qualification and patient safety i.r.t. injecting (in a training setting) and applies the pharmacological six-step method to the example of an antibiotic. (Med. Prof/ Crit.Prof)
- Applies in a (simulated) consultation phase 1 and 2 of the consultation, in which the student compares different doctor-patient models, shows general communication skills and attitude to make contact with the patient and to respond to the diversity of patients(track Med. Prof/ Crit.Prof)
- Is able to apply the scientific aspects of Evidence Based Medicine, statistical analysis and sensitivity/specificity/predictive value when critically analyzing guidelines, searching the literature and describing the usefulness of diagnostic tests. (track Med. Prof/ Crit.Prof).
- Can explain E-health applications. The student explores the motivation for choosing to see a GP or not.
- Can develop leaflets/information material that highlights the role of the general practitioner, health and digital skills of patients. (track Crit.Prof.)
- Applies the principles of giving and receiving feedback in the various contexts, evaluates own actions in terms of competence development and sets learning goals. (track Med. Prof/ Crit.Prof/ Prof. & Pers. Dev)
- Applies the above skills in a patient consultation in primary care (general practitioner) under supervision level and knows how to reflect on this and if necessary set a learning goal about it. (track Med. Prof/ Crit.Prof/ Prof. & Pers. Dev)
Recommended reading
- S. Verheule
- K. Winckers