Advanced Course in Upper Airway Problems, 7.5 credits

Admission to the course requires prerequisites equivalent to the ENT part within the course Neuro, senses and psyche in the physician programme.

The overall goal is that the student, on completion of the course, should have advanced knowledge and understanding of diseases in the upper airways.

The knowledge is tiered according to the SOLO taxonomy (S1-S4) and the skills according to Miller's pyramid (M1-M4) *.

Knowledge and understanding
After the course, the student should be able to
- comprehensively describe and assess common symptoms and signs of upper and lower airway problems (S3)
- diagnose the most common causes of upper airway obstruction and explain connections with possible risk factors (S3)
- compare different treatment options and analyse consequences of a chosen treatment (S3)

Skills:
The student should be able to
- independently take an adequate and relevant medical record for diseases in the airways (M3)
- independently carry out nasofibroscopy and fibroscopy examination of upper airways under uncomplicated conditions
- independently maintain a free airway through mask ventilation (M3)

Approach:
The student should be able to
- demonstrate capacity for assessing own skills and demonstrate ability to a holistic view of patient contact (M3)
- identify ethical dilemmas in clinical activities
- be able to demonstrate a critical and scientific approach to scientific information and clinical treatments (M3)

If a course has been closed down or undergone major changes, at least two additional examinations (excluding regular examinations) in the previous contents are provided during a period of a year from the date of the change.

The course connects to and enhances core knowledge in the stages of the Study Programme in Medicine C.

Limitations in the right to get credit for the course in a degree
The course may not be included in a degree at the same time as an advanced course completed inside or outside the country, the contents of which fully or in essential parts corresponds to the current course contents.

* The knowledge is tiered according to the SOLO taxonomy:
S1) simple (e.g. know, identify),
S2) compound (e.g. account for, describe),
S3) related (e.g. analyse, relate), and
S4) extended (e.g. theorise, analyse).

The skills are structured according to Miller's pyramid:
M1) know,
M2) know how to carry out
M3) be able to demonstrate, and
M4) be able to carry out in a professional manner.