Welcome to Pediatrics department

Aim of the Course:

-To provide the students with basic knowledge of normal and abnormal growth and development(physical,physiologic,psychosocial)and its clinical application from brith till adolescence.

-To enable students to provide basic health care for Pediatric age group(neonates,infants,children and adolescents).

-To provide students with appropriate knowledge and skills needed for management of the common and important pediatrics emergencies and diseases.

-To provide the students with appropriate professional attitude and communication and problem solving skills.

-To enable the students to acquire lifelong learning competencies necessary for continuous professional development.

-Describe preventive strategies for common infectious disorders,malnutrition,genetic and metabolic disorders,poisoning,accidents and childabuse.

-Outline national programs relating to child health including immunization programs.

Intended learning outcomes :

a.knowledge and understanding :

BY THE END OF THE  COURSE,all students should be able to:

1-Describe normal growth and development during infancy,childhood and adolescence.

2-Identify abnormalities of growth and development during infancy and childhood.

3-Describe appropriate management for abnormalities affecting growth and development.

4-Identify common genetic diseases and their impact on children and families.

5-Determine the nutritional requriments and the most common nutritional disorders affecting infants and children.

6-Describe appropriate management of nutritional disorder.

7-Describe the indications ,contraindications, administration and precautions of the immunization necessary for infants and children according to the national schedule and the condition of the child.

8-Recognize the most important behavioral and social issues during during childhood and adolescence.

9-Describe appropriate measures for health promotion as well as prevention of diseases and injury in infants,children and adolescents.

10-Describe the causes, pathogenesis, clinical symotoms, signs,investigations, treatment and prognosis of the most important neonatal and pediatric problems.

11-Setthe management priorities for different neonatal and pediatric emergency.

12-Describe the theoretical basis of professionl  practical skills and evidence based medicine (EBM).

13-Recognize basis of ethics, medicolegal aspects of health,problems malpractice and common medical errors.

14-Recognize basics of health and patient,s safety and safety procedures during practical and clinical years.

b .clinical and intellectual skills:

By the end of the course all students should be able to:

1-take and record a structured patient-centerd medical history.

2-check vital signs in neonates, infants, children and adolescents.

3-asses physical and mental development in neonates, infants, children and adolescents according to standard milestones and recognize abnormalities.

4-perform appropriate clinical and anthropometric assessment of the nutritional status of infants and children.

5-perform an adequate clinical examination for a patient in the pediatric age group and identify deviations from normal.

6-construct appropriate management strategies both diagnostic and therapeutic for patients with common acute and chronic pediatric diseases.

7-assess,classify and describe appropriate treatment for sick children below the age of five years according to the principles of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness(IMCI).

8-compose an initial plan of management for stabilization for different neonatal and pediatrics emergencies.

9-work out drug dosage based on patient,s criteria and health condition.

10-write safe prescriptions of different types of drugs.

c. Etheical and social skills:

By the end of the course all students should be able to:

1-adopt an empathic and holistic approach to the patients and their problems taking into consideration beliefs,valus,goals and concerns.

2-respect the patients, families right to know and share in decision making as well as dignity, privacy, information confidentinality and autonomy.

3-understand and respect the different cultural beliefs and values regardless of their disabilities in the community theyserve.

4-recognise the important role played by other health care professions in patients, management regardless of degree or occupation.

5-counsal patients suffering from different conditions as well as their families.

6-recognize one,s own limitations of knowledge and skills referring patients to appropriate health facility at the appropriate stage.