Basic surgical skills in clinical practice
| Keywords |
| Classification |
Keyword |
| OFICIAL |
Medicine |
Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S 
Cycles of Study/Courses
| Acronym |
No. of Students |
Study Plan |
Curricular Years |
Credits UCN |
Credits ECTS |
Contact hours |
Total Time |
| MIMED |
8 |
Plano Oficial 2021 |
5 |
- |
2 |
19 |
54 |
Teaching Staff - Responsibilities
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, 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) |
| Estudo autónomo |
35,00 |
| Frequência das aulas |
19,00 |
| Total: |
54,00 |
Eligibility for exams
After qualitative evaluation as apt, a classification is attributed (scale from 0 to 20).
To become apt 75 % attendancy must be obtained. Students who have the statute of working student and do not comply with the requirement for apt, will be evaluated by means of an oral examination with a practical component.
Calculation formula of final grade
After qualitative evaluation as apt, a classification is attributed (scale from 0 to 20).
Quantitative evaluation takes in consideration knowledge and attitudes (0-6 points), clinical performance (0-8 points) and learning interest (0-6 points).