Course Syllabus

 

Medical Simulation Lab

Draft syllabus

 

Semester & Location:	Spring 2021 - DIS Copenhagen
Type & Credits:	Elective Course - 3 credits
Major Disciplines:	Biology, Biomedicine / Biotechnology, Pre-Medicine / Health Science
Prerequisites:	One year of biology and one year of chemistry at the university level
Corequisites:	Students have to be enrolled in the human health and disease core course
Faculty Members:	Jack Xu, Andreas Fenger
Program Director:	Susana LS Dietrich - sd@dis.dk
Time & Place:	Mondays and Thursdays, 14:50 - 17:45 V10-D14

Faculty

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Andreas Qwist Fenger M.D. (University of Copenhagen, 2016). First year resident in Urology at Herlev University Hospital. Previous experience in General Surgery with 14 months residency at Køge University Hospital, Dept. of General Surgery. Former employment as a clinical research assistant at the Centre for Perioperative Optimization, Dept. of Surgery Herlev Hospital. Responsible for the Emergency Medicine Course at CAMES, Herlev and previous Course Assistant for Human health & Disease. With DIS since 2015.

Jack Xu M.D. (University of Copenhagen, 2018). Department of Radiology, Hvidovre Hospital (Copenhagen University Hospital). Junior doctor union representative, Hvidovre & Amager Hospital. KBU læge - Department of Emergency medicine, Holbæk Hospital. Student researcher at the Department of Clinical Genetics, Rigshospitalet. Board member, Synapse - Life Science Connect. Nurse Assistant, FADL (The Association of Danish Medical Students). Mentor for International students, University of Copenhagen. Course Assistant for Human Health & Disease. With DIS since 2017.

 

Course Assistant

Anishan Vamadevan 10th semester medical student at the University of Copenhagen. Medical simulations assistant and instructor since Fall 2017. Teaching assistant at the University of Copenhagen since Fall 2017.  With DIS since 2020.

 

Course Description

This hands-on lab course will focus on specific diseases and follow the diagnosis and treatment pathway of a surgical patient from admission to discharge. You will learn relevant anatomy and physiology through virtual reality (VR) alongside traditional approaches. Learn how to perform a basic ultrasound evaluation and how to diagnose common CT pathologies. Furthermore, you will learn basic surgical skills and interventions to perform surgical procedures with the use of laparoscopic simulators.

 

Expected Learning Outcomes

 At the end of this course you will be able to:

• Describe the surgical patient care flow through the healthcare system
• Identify and locate organs and anatomically relevant tissues relating to a specific disease and/or surgery
• Compare and contrast diagnostic options, and discuss when surgery is the treatment option
• Understand the capabilities and limitations of diagnostic modalities and how they support the diagnostic process 
• Name the different surgical equipment and identify when each should be used
• Demonstrate how different surgical equipment should be held and used
• Perform some of the most common pre-op procedures
• Execute different types of surgery procedures, using a simulation approach
• Describe possible operative and post-op complications, and prioritize the follow up action according to severity and possible outcomes
• Show different suturing techniques and justify when to use each

 

Approach to teaching

The course will focus on using a hands-on approach to learning. Students will be given all necessary information, through a surgeon’s eye, regarding all aspects surrounding specific surgical procedures. Assignments and tests will assess relevant theoretical and practical knowledge.

 

Expectations of the students

Students are expected to actively participate in all activities related to the course. Additionally, students should come duly prepared for each class. Students should be willing to follow a surgeon’s approach to preparation for surgery, which includes a lot of training and executing the same type of procedure repeatedly in order to optimize performance.

  

Lab simulation work

The course will have at least 3/4 practical hands on work. This will include performing and training pre-op, operative, and post-op procedures, as well as surgical simulation. Additionally most of the anatomical prerequisites necessary for this course will also be taught through various VR platforms.  

 

Required Readings

Readings from the Human Health and Disease: a Clinical Approach Core Course books.

Additional readings regarding specific important information and instructions relating to specific procedures will be posted on canvas.

 

Evaluation

To be eligible for a passing grade in this class all of the assigned work must be completed.

The factors influencing the final grade and their weights are reported in the following table:

 

Participation	15%
Anatomy assignment	15%
Performance-based assessment	20%
Test(s)	15%
Smaller procedure individual test	15%
Final surgery case	20%
Total	100%

 

Examples of activities/techniques planned to be addressed/performed:

- Sterile procedures

- Scrubbing in

- How to stop a bleeding

- Suturing techniques

- Hand knots

- Local anesthetics

- IV lines

- Pleural drain

- Laparoscopy

- Open surgery

- Closure of the abdomen (fascia and skin)

- Arterial puncture

 

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