Basics of Medicine, Diseases and Microbiology (1cr)

Objective

ETHICAL COMPETENCE

Students take responsibility for their actions and for the consequences of their actions and are competent to work according to the ethical principles of their profession.

LEARNING COMPETENCE

Students are able to evaluate and develop their competencies and learning strategies. They are competent to seek, use and evaluate the knowledge critically.

CLINICAL COMPETENCE

Students are able to describe the system of providing medical care. They will be introduced to the diagnosis, emergence, effects, prevention and treatment of common diseases. They are able to describe the emergence and prevention of infectious diseases, including the immune system, microbes, normal body flora and routes of infection.

Content

The course discusses the organization of medical care and the diagnosis, emergence, effects, prevention and treatment of common diseases, basic facts about microbes, normal body flora, routes of infection and factors contributing to infectious diseases, infectious diseases caused by common microbes, and the prevention of infectious diseases.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

5
Students
- take responsibility for their actions and for the consequences of their actions and are competent to work according to the ethical principles of their profession
- are able to describe the system of providing medical care
- with help of evidence-based knowledge, are able to describe the diagnosis, emergence, effects, prevention and treatment of common diseases
- are able to describe and explain the emergence and prevention of infectious diseases, including the immune system, microbes, normal body flora and routes of infection

3-4
Students
- take responsibility for their actions and for the consequences of their actions and are competent to work according to the ethical principles of their profession
- are able to describe the system of providing medical care
- are able to describe the diagnosis, emergence, effects, prevention and treatment of common diseases
- are able to describe the emergence and prevention of infectious diseases, including the immune system, microbes, normal body flora and routes of infection

1-2

Students
- take responsibility for their actions and for the consequences of their actions and are competent to work according to the ethical principles of their profession
- know the system of providing medical care
- have an overview of the diagnosis, emergence, effects, prevention and treatment of common diseases
- know about the emergence and prevention of infectious diseases, including the immune system, microbes, normal body flora and routes of infection

Fail = 0
Students are not fully able to take responsibility for their actions and for the consequences of their actions and not fully competent to work according to the ethical principles of their profession

- cannot describe the system of providing medical care
- have limited knowledge of the diagnosis, emergence, effects, prevention and treatment of common diseases
- have limited knowledge of the emergence and prevention of infectious diseases, including the immune system, microbes, normal body flora and routes of infection

Materials

Hellsten, S. (ed.) 2002. Kliininen mikrobiologia terveydenhuollossa. Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities. Chapters 1-7. Availability:
http://plari.amkit.fi/vwebv/holdingsInfo?sk=fi_EN&bibId=68968
http://plari.amkit.fi/vwebv/holdingsInfo?sk=fi_EN&bibId=42621

Other study material as indicated by lecturers.

Teaching methods

Lectures, independent study