Basic surgical skills in clinical practice

Code:

OPT41

Acronym:

GCIAC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2016/2017 - SP

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Surgery and Physiology Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMED	13	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	3	-	1,5	9	40,5
			4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Provide knowledge and stimulate the development of basic surgical skills leading to correct clinical performances.

Learning outcomes and competences

In this curricular unit students will develop knowledge and  basic surgical skills for the clinical practice, specifically wound dressing, surgical sutures, venous catheter placement, arterial puncture, surgical wound care, drain care, pre-operative desinfection.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Wound classification. Wound dressing. Local anesthesia. Basic surgical instruments for minor surgery. Normal and pathological scar development. Sutures. Soft tissues infection. Surgical drainage. Safety measures and infection prevention during surgical procedures.

Mandatory literature

ASPS; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Essentials for students (available at: http://www.plasticsurgery.org/Documents/medical-professionals/publications/Essentials-Complete.pdf .)

Complementary Bibliography

Brunicardi, F. Schwartz, C. Seymour I; Schwartz’s:Principles of Surgery, McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-07-154769-7
Towsend CM Jr.; Beauchamp D, Evers BM, Mattox KL; Sabiston:Textbook of Surgery, Saunders, 19 th ed.,, 2012. ISBN: 978-1-4377-1560-1
Stanley W. Ashley; ACSSurgery:Principles and Practice, Decker Publishing Inc, 2013. ISBN: 1547-1616 9788527708937
Neligan, Peter, C; Plastic Surgery (6 vols) , Ed, Saunders (W.B.) co ltd, 2012. ISBN: 9781437717334

Teaching methods and learning activities

Seminars, workshops, videos, model practice and patient practice.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	100,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

After qualitative evaluation as apt, a classification is attributed (scale from 0 to 20). To become apt more than 90% attendancy must be obtained. Quantitative evaluation takes in consideration knowledge and attitudes (0-6 points), clinical performance (0-8 points) and learning interest (0-6 points).