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Course Objectives and Content:
The course provides a systematic introduction to pediatrics, focusing on the characteristics of the different developmental stages of childhood. It covers the principles and methods of pediatric screening, as well as the assessment of growth and psychomotor development. The curriculum includes neonatology, addressing both the physiological newborn and the newborn at risk. Further topics comprise nutrition in childhood, inherited metabolic disorders and their clinical manifestations, genetically determined diseases, and congenital malformations. Students are introduced to the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnostic approaches, and basic therapeutic principles of the most common diseases across the various stages of childhood.
Learning Outcomes:
1.The student will gain comprehensive theoretical knowledge of pediatric propedeutics and the fundamentals of pediatrics, and will understand the key principles of diagnosis and treatment in childhood.
2.The student will acquire basic practical skills necessary for clinical reasoning, initial diagnostic assessment, and designing treatment approaches in pediatrics.
Last update: Klučková Eva (12.08.2025)
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Credit Requirements Requirements for Credit and Course Completion: Attendance at practical classes is mandatory and regularly monitored. Preparation and presentation of a case study. Students may attend practical classes with another group if it does not conflict with other courses and if approved by the supervising assistant. In cases of non-compliance with rules or safety regulations, students will be excluded from the class. Attendance at exams in other subjects does not excuse absence. Notes on Course Structure I. Morning Seminar: The first hour of each practical session is dedicated to selected topics, with an emphasis on differential diagnostic approaches and therapeutic standards. Lectures are delivered by specialists from the pediatric clinic. Morning seminar is an obligatory part of practical training II. Practical Training: Students are expected to prepare theoretically for clinical work in advance. Topics are set by the group assistant based on the current patient spectrum at the clinic. During the practical session, students examine pediatric patients independently. In the subsequent part of the class, students present their cases to the entire group, are required to ask questions, and participate in professional discussions. During the 5th year, students rotate through all departments of the clinic and familiarize themselves with age-specific characteristics of children. III. Interactive Seminars (Winter Semester): Students independently study a selected professional topic and discuss it within the group. Special attention is paid to emergency situations in pediatrics. IV. Credit: To obtain credit at the end of the semester, students must attend morning seminars and practical sessions, actively participate in discussions, and present their case study. Missed practical sessions can be made up by agreement with the assistant: a) individually, or b) with another group. One absence per semester is tolerated, provided that the student completes an e-learning course with a knowledge-check test. Summer Semester Requirements: Successful completion of the final test (45-minute time limit, at least 2/3 correct answers), participation in seminars and practical sessions, and completion of the student feedback survey. Last update: Klučková Eva (13.08.2025)
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Lecturers
Lectures: 1. Paediatric gastroenterology (Melek 1 hr) 2. Paediatrics; Introduction. Growth and development of a child. (Krylová/Skálová 1 hr) 3. Screening methods in paediatrics. (Krylová,Skálová 1 hr) 4. Neonatology (Malý 1 hr) 5. Genetic disorders (Skutilová 1 hr)
Practical courses & seminars Lecturers
Seminars
Morning lectures
Practical lessons: After the morning seminars practical lessons will be held in the wards to discuss inpatient clinical cases. E-learning: Introduction to simulation-based learning in neonatology (2 hr) Newborn infections (1 hr) Inborn errors of metabolism – overview and differential diagnosis (1 hr) Obstructive biliary syndrome (1 hr) Arrhythmias in childhood (1 hr) Heart failure in childhood (1 hr) Problems of adolescents (1 hr) Seminar for e-learning evaluation (2 hr) Simulation practice Simulation Training (Supplement to Practical Education) Simulation training serves as a supplement to practical education in pediatrics. · Winter semester: focused on practicing basic resuscitation of newborns, infants, and older children. · Summer semester: focused on training for the management of acute conditions in infants and children, using recommended advanced resuscitation protocols. Last update: Klučková Eva (14.08.2025)
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