Information Package / Course Catalogue
Parasitology
Course Code: TIP259
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To allow the students to identify the physical, mental, spiritual, social, and economic problems of the patient that needs palliative care and his/her family in the palliative process; to gain knowledge and proficiency in care process and application the effective methods of coping with grief.

Course Content

Control of primary disease in palliative care process, evaluation of physical symptoms, psychiatric problems of patients and family who needed palliative care, moral problems, social problems, economic problems, identification requirements on the end of life, care process, active coping with mourning period

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Define and discuss medical importance of parasitism and parasitosis
2.List taxonomy of parasites
3.Define parasite- host relationship in general
4.Define and explain parasites epidemiology and vectors
5.Describe and explain parasites nutrition and metabolism
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Genel Parazitoloji. Gülendame Saygı, 1999,
2.Diagnostic Medical Parasitology (5th ed.), Ed. Lynne Shore Garcia, 2007
3.Markell and Voge's Medical Parasitology (9th ed.), Eds. William A. Petri, David T. John, 2006
4.Atlas of Human Parasitology, Ed. Lawrence R, 2007
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to parasitology and medical important of the parasitosis
Week 2 - Theoretical
Parasite, parasitosis, infection and infestation in parasitology
Week 3 - Theoretical
Taxonomy of parasites
Week 4 - Theoretical
Epidemiology and vectors of parasite
Week 5 - Theoretical
Control and Identification of the psychiatric problems of the patient and the family with Palliative care required
Week 6 - Theoretical
Identification of the spiritual, social and economic problems of the patient and the family with Palliative care required
Week 7 - Theoretical
Host- defence mechanism
Week 8 - Theoretical
Prevention of parasitic infection
Week 9 - Theoretical
Source of parasite and epidemiology, effects of ecologic factors on parasite-host relations.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Progress and reproduction in parasite
Week 11 - Theoretical
Nutrition and metabolism in parasite
Week 12 - Theoretical
Transition to parasite living , adaptation and effects of adaptation factors
Week 13 - Theoretical
Diagnostic direct methods of parasite
Week 14 - Theoretical
Diagnostic indirect methods of parasite Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination2%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory132252
Assignment35221
Midterm Examination18210
Final Examination115217
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes