Postgraduate Course: Principles of Clinical Pharmacology (GMED11061)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | General Courses (Medicine) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This programme aims to ensure that practitioners have a sound understanding of basic pharmacology principles and practices. Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetics principles will be taught using clinical examples. Reasons for individual variation, drug monitoring, and types of adverse drug reactions will be discussed using interactive and problem based scenarios. Students will also learn and reflect on medication compliance, why medication errors occur and will discuss safe prescribing guidelines. Students will increase knowledge and understanding of drug regulation in the UK and internationally. Students will gain a good understanding of the mechanisms of action and effects of recreational misused drugs. They will discuss common clinical toxicology/ poisoning case scenarios and develop analytical reasoning to aid diagnostic and management decisions. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Intended learning outcomes:
At completion of this course the candidate should have a good understanding of the basic principles of pharmacology to guide prescribing in a general medical setting. Students should be able to diagnose and initiate appropriate treatment for common clinical toxicology presentations and understand why good prescribing practices are required to ensure patient safety. The basic framework of medicines management, internationally, nationally and locally should be appreciated.
The candidate should:
&·Understand basic principles of dose adjustment and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
&·Understand the factors contributing to individual variation including consideration of patients with organ failure and pregnant women
&·Understand type of adverse drug reactions and why they occur
&·Understand factors contributing to poor medication compliance
&·Understand why medication errors occur, their impact and be able to theorise about practice to improve safe prescribing
&·Be aware of the effects and side effects of common recreational drugs misuse
&·Have the ability to diagnose and treat common presentation to a toxicology unit
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Assessment Information
| Formal summative written assessment will constitute 90% of the student's grade (clinical case scenarios). Online assessment (participation in interactive modules, discussion boards and group work) will constitute the other 10% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Pharmacology, clinical, medicine, drug. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Simon Maxwell
Tel: (0131) 537 2547
Email: S.Maxwell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Emma Farrell
Tel: 0131 242 9167
Email: Emma.Farrell@ed.ac.uk |
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