THE ELECTIVE COURSE “CURRENT PROBLEMS OF CEREBROVASCULAR PATHOLOGY” – THE PECULIARITIES OF IMPLEMENTATION IN DISTANCE EDUCATION

Abstract

This article reveals the peculiarities of the implementation of the elective course “Actual issues of cerebrovascular pathology” into the educational process in distance learning conditions. It was the first time, in the 2020–2021 academic year when the graduate students of I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University were proposed to improve their knowledge of the neurology subject. The main aim of this elective course was to deepen students’ knowledge of the main nervous system symptoms and syndromes due to vascular pathology of the brain. The key task of the elective course was to improve the theoretical knowledge about the current problem of modern medicine and to pave the way for further clinical thinking. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has made significant adjustments to the educational process. The educational course was conducted remotely on the Microsoft Teams platform. Lecturers have prepared theoretical material using the latest data and results of clinical trials published in advanced scientific journals to ensure the relevance of this course. Particular attention is paid to the management of stroke patients due to the current requirements of The National Health Service of Ukraine. In order to expand and improve students’ understanding of each nosology, teachers have selected video fragments for each of the 10 topics. During each class we applied clinical cases from our own experience as well as from the literature sources.

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