ECTS - Obstetrics and Gynaecology I

Obstetrics and Gynaecology I (MED504) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Obstetrics and Gynaecology I MED504 10 20 0 8 15
Pre-requisite Course(s)
MED192, MED292, MED392
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Distance, Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Observation Case Study, Problem Solving, Team/Group, Role Play.
Course Coordinator
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Course Assistants
Course Objectives To gain knowledge and skills about approach and intervention to the patient who has complaints about female reproductive organs; to gain knowledge and skills about pregnancy and pregnancy follow-up; to perform physical examination during pregnancy follow-up and to know and interpret appropriate tests according to gestational periods; to diagnose and make the treatment in common diseases of female reproductive system; to diagnose and make the first intervention in emergency cases related to pregnancy and reproductive system; direct the diseases of reproductive system requiring further examination and treatment.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Defines the anatomy and physiology of male and female reproductive system. Explain the anatomical physiological changes that occur during pregnancy.
  • Defines the etiology of diseases related to female reproductive organs and informs the patient.
  • Defines the symptoms and signs of female reproductive organs and uses this information in the differential diagnosis.
  • Takes a detailed history of the patient with a complaint about the reproductive organs and performs a physical examination.
  • Explains the tests used in the diagnosis of female reproductive system diseases, selects them in the right order and interprets the results.
  • Takes the history of the pregnant patient in detail, knows and interprets the tests to be performed during pregnancy follow-up.
  • Detects risky pregnancies, implements preventive measures and directs them accordingly.
  • Pre-diagnoses ectopic pregnancy and informs the pregnant patient.
  • Explains problems that may occur during pregnancy in systemic diseases.
  • Knows the causes of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy and informs the patient
  • Diagnoses hyperemesis gravidarum, makes treatment at primary level and directs patient correctly when necessary.
  • Preliminary diagnosis of intrauterine growth retardation and amniotic fluid pathologies and appropriate management of patients.
  • Pre-diagnoses intrauterine infections, applies preventive measures and directs the patient correctly.
  • Diagnoses the possibility of early birth, early rupture of membranes. and post maturity in pregnant females. Directs these patients correctly.
  • Explains all the steps of normal birth in detail.
  • Recognizes the emergency situations related to the mother and the baby during childbirth, makes the first intervention and directs the patient correctly.
  • Identifies sexually transmitted infections, makes treatment at the primary level and informs the patient about preventive measures.
  • Has knowledge about irregularities and directs the patient by making emergency treatment.
  • Follows the women in the menopause period and applies the preventive measures.
  • Lists the causes of acute abdomen related to gynecology, makes a preliminary diagnosis and directs the patient correctly.
  • Preliminary diagnosis of reproductive system tumors, implements preventive measures and directs the patient correctly.
  • Lists the causes of infertility in men and women, makes a preliminary diagnosis, and directs the patient correctly.
Course Content Menstrual cycle disorders; amenorrhea, pregnancy and postpartum hemorrhages, puerperium and puerperal infections, prenatal diagnosis, multiple pregnancies, Rh incompatibility in pregnancy, hypertension in pregnancy, preeclampsia and eclampsia syndrome, presentation anomalies, delivery operations, ectopic pregnancies, diabetes and pregnancy, drugs and toxic substances in pregnancy, cancers, menapause

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Anatomy of the female genital system, menstrual cycle, menstrual cycle disorders and approach, amenorrhea, puberty and disorders, female sexual system development and disorders, Gynecological history and examination -
2 Pregnancy formation, Pphysiological changes in pregnancy, normal pregnancy Obstetric antenatal visit and taking anamnesis, follow-up, pregnancy nausea and vomiting, high-risk pregnancy approach to early antenatal problems. antenatal follow-up in high-risk pregnancies, intrapartum follow-up, postpartum hemorrhages, hypertension in pregnancy, preeclampsia and eclampsia syndrome, Prenatal diagnosis intrapartum fetal monitoring, multiple pregnancies -
3 Normal birth and follow-up, presentation anomalies, birth operations, dead fetus syndrome, termination of pregnancy and widespread intravascular coagulation, abortions and approach, preterm delivery, premature rupture of membranes, postmaturity, ectopic pregnancies, gestational diabetes, diabetes and pregnancy, postpartum patient follow-up, immune and non-immune hydrops fetalis and Rh incompatibility in pregnancy. Puerperium and puerperal infections -
4 Approach to menstrual cycle disorders, infertility: approach and, in vitro fertilization, Communication skills between the physician and patients in gynecology, family planning and contraception, reproductive health and ethics -
5 Location and shape changes of genital organs and urinary incontinence, myoma uteri, approach to adnexal masses, chronic pelvic pain, acute abdomen approach in gynecology, Trophoblastic diseases, Menopause -
6 Benign diseases of the vulva and cervix, premalignant lesions of the vulva and vagina, premalignant lesions of the cervix, cervical cancer of the cervix, cervical cancer screening, endometrial precancerous lesions, endometrial cancer and sarcomas, non-epithelial ovarian cancers and clinical approach, epithelial ovarian cancer and clinical approach -
7 Diagnostic methods in gynecology. Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment methods, obstetric emergencies, gynecological emergencies, lower genital infections and treatment methods, practical prescription samples -
8 Postoperative patient follow-up preoperative patient evaluation and determination of operation risks, rational drug use, practical prescription examples, patient visits, practical applications in outpatient clinic, practical applications in delivery room and operating room -

Sources

Course Book 1. DeCherney A.H., & Nathan L, & Laufer N, & Roman A.S.(Eds.), (2019). CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Obstetrics & Gynecology, 12e. McGraw Hill.
2. Christoph Lees, Tom Bourne, Keith Edmonds .Dewhurst's Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ninth Edition, Wiley-Blackwel, 2019. 978-1119211426

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application 8 20
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 80
Toplam 9 100
Percentage of Semester Work 20
Percentage of Final Work 80
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Integrates and utilizes the information, skills, and approaches obtained from basic, clinical, and medical sciences, behavioral sciences, and social sciences when offering healthcare services. X
2 Offers healthcare services to patients with a biopsychosocial approach where the sociodemographic and sociocultural backgrounds of these individuals are taken into consideration, focusing on the universal human values, ethical principles, and professional duties; without exercising discrimination on the basis of language, religion, race, or sex. X
3 Aims to protect, improve, and develop individual and public health when offering healthcare services. X
4 Performs the necessary studies in sustaining and improving health, taking into the individual, public, social, and environmental factors to affect it. X
5 Trains healthy individuals/ patients, their relatives, and other healthcare workers in healthcare upon determining the features, requirements, and expectations of their target audience. X
6 Exercises a safe, rational, and effective approach in the procedures of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation; while offering healthcare services. X
7 Implements interventional and/or non-interventional practices in a way that is safe and effective for patients during the procedures of diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation. X
8 Offers healthcare services taking into account the health and safety of patients and employees. X
9 Takes the regional and global changes in physical and socioeconomic settings to affect health, as well as the changes in the individual features and behaviors of patients referring to them into account, while offering healthcare. X
10 Takes the good medical practices into account while performing their duties. X
11 Undertakes the tasks and duties within the framework of their professional ethical rules, as well as their legal rights and duties. X
12 Stands for the improvements in the manner in which healthcare services are offered, taking into account the concepts of social reliability and social duty, in an effort to protect and improve individual and public health. X
13 Evaluates the effects of health policies and healthcare practices on public health indicators, and, where required, amends their evaluation on the grounds of scientific and social needs; in an effort to help improve the quality of healthcare services. X
14 Leads their healthcare team while offering healthcare services, in a participative, and collaborative manner. X
15 Establishes positive relationships within their healthcare team; and where needed, easily adapts to various positions among their team. X
16 Exercises effective communication with patients, the relatives of patients, healthcare professionals, and groups from other professions, as well as institutions and organizations. X
17 Plans and conducts scientific studies on the society to which they serve, and use the results of these, or those from other studies, to benefit the society. X
18 Accesses the current literature on their profession, and evaluates them with a critical approach. X
19 Chooses the correct sources of learning to improve the healthcare services that they offer, and regulates their own learning process. X
20 Demonstrates the skills of obtaining and evaluating new information, integrating newer pieces of information with their current ones, as well as adapting to changing conditions throughout their professional life. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 8 10 80
Laboratory
Application 8 20 160
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 8 12 96
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 6 6
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 40 40
Total Workload 382