Course Syllabus
Medical Simulation Lab |
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Draft syllabus
| Semester & Location: |
Fall 2021 - DIS Stockholm |
| 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 Precision Medicine core course |
| Faculty Members: |
Maria Kouvaraki and Athanasios Zouzos Course Assistant: Paulina Mendoza |
| Program Director: |
Susana LS Dietrich |
| Time & Place: |
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 15:30 - 17:45 Specific meeting times might change: look at the schedule for details Location: DIS (D-509) and Karolinska New Hospital |
Instructors
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Maria Kouvaraki, MD (1995, Greece: Univeristy of Patras), PhD (2003, Greece: University of Athens). Consultant Surgeon since 2003. Fellowship in Endocrine Surgery 2006 (Department of Surgical Oncology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) Active employment as a Consultant Breast Surgeon, Karolinska University Hospital. Research affiliated, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Oncology-Pathology. Cooperating with DIS since 2019. |
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Athanasios Zouzos M.D. (University of Thrace, 2005). Ph.D. student at the Deparment of Oncology, Karolinska Institute. Consultant radiologist since 2012. Active employment as the Chief of the breast radiology department, Karolinska University Hospital. Cooperating with DIS since 2019.
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Course assistant and Guest lecturer
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Paulina Mendoza M.D. (La Salle University, Mexico City, 2019). M. Sc. Nutrition Science (Karolinska Universitet, 2021). Previous employment at the Military Central Hospital in Mexico City (2019-2020). With DIS since 2021. |
Course Description
In this hands-on lab course, you will learn about specific diseases and follow the diagnosis and treatment pathway of a patient. The focus will be on surgery, taking into account preoperative, operative, and postoperative procedures. You will learn about relevant anatomy and physiology by using virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) alongside traditional approaches. Learn about the ever-growing field of medical imaging and how methods such as X-Ray, CT, MR, and ultrasound are becoming an increasing part of medical diagnostics and treatment. You will gain a clear idea of how a surgeon has to prepare and train, by training and performing certain interventions and surgical procedures through the use of medical simulators, VR, or other.
Expected Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course you will be able to:
- 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
- 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.
Required Readings
Chapters from Hole’s JW: Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, 13th WC Brown Publishers, London 2004
Chapters from Sala, E., Freeman, A.H., Lomas, D.J. and Ringl, H., Radiology for Surgeons in Clinical Practice, Springer, 2008, PDF ebook (ISBN 978-1-84800-096-4)
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 case assignment | 20% |
| Total | 100% |
Preliminary Course Plan
Modules to be covered:
- Introduction to surgery
- Anatomy, physiology and surgical diagnostics
- Paraclinics (blood tests and imaging)
- Pre-op procedures and considerations
- Surgical approaches, procedures and considerations
- Post-op procedures and considerations
Examples of activities/techniques that can be addressed/performed:
- Sterile procedures
- Scrubbing in
- How to stop a bleeding
- Suturing techniques
- Hand knots
- Local anesthetics
- IV lines
- Laparoscopy
- Open surgery
- Closure of the abdomen (fascia and skin)
- Arterial puncture
Academic Regulations
Please make sure to read the Academic Regulations on the DIS website. There you will find regulations on:
DIS - Study Abroad in Scandinavia - www.DISabroad.org
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