Postgraduate Course: Principles of Clinical Pharmacology (GMED11061)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | 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. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery/Chirurgery) or equivalent. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 15,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Online Activities 50,
Summative Assessment Hours 10,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
20 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formal summative written assessment will constitute 50% of the students grade. This will take the form of an online MCQ exam, covering clinical cases and pharmacology theory.
Online assessment will constitute the other 50% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of their learning throughout the module.
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand basic principles of dose adjustment and pharmacokinetics /dynamics, along with factors contributing to individual variations.
- Understand types of adverse drug reactions and why they occur in addition to understanding factors contributing to poor medication concordance.
- 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 drug use, and be able to diagnose and treat common presentations to a toxicology unit.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Pharmacology,clinical,medicine,drug. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Simon Maxwell
Tel: (0131) 537 2506
Email: S.Maxwell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Krislyn Mcwilliams-Biles
Tel: (0131 5)37 2506
Email: kmcwill3@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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