University Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate Study of Medicine

The Toxicology course is an optional course in the fourth year of the Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Study in Medicine and consists of 25 hours of seminars (1.5 ECTS).

The aim of the course is to train students for active and professional involvement in the processes of monitoring, control and protection against the effects of toxic substances on the human body, as well as on other living beings, and for the prevention and treatment of poisoning; developing a critical approach to the toxicity of certain poisons and potentially toxic substances.

The content of the course is as follows:

Toxicology of drugs; Substances of addiction; Toxicology of food and drinking water: additives and contaminating substances in food and drinking water, drugs in veterinary medicine; Diagnosis and treatment of acute poisoning; Diagnosis and treatment of chronic poisoning; Manifestations of poisoning on target organs - diagnosis and therapy of poisoning: immunotoxicology; toxicology of the respiratory system, liver, kidneys, skin, eye, central nervous system, reproductive and cardiovascular systems; Urgent conditions in toxicology; Peculiarities of treatment of poisoning in children, pregnant women and the elderly; Poisonous plants and animals; Poisoning by marine organisms; Control of biological drugs.

Simulation of Clinical Skills is a mandatory course on the sixth year of the Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Study of Medicine in English. Comprising 8 hours of lectures and 125 hours of practicals, the course totals 133 hours, accounting for 6 ECTS.

The course is facilitated by an experienced team of medical educators and physicians from different departments, including Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation, Emergency, and Intensive Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, and Paediatrics. These educators are based at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, and Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka.

The primary objective of this course is to equip sixth-year medical students with the skills necessary to effectively respond to a variety of emergency medical conditions using simulation techniques. The course endeavours to enhance students’ decision-making skills, hone their clinical judgement, and develop their communication and teamwork abilities. This is achieved through a combination of concise theoretical overviews of specific medical skills and/or emergency medical conditions, and the practical application of this knowledge in simulations of real-world scenarios.