Clinical Pharmacology II - Health Technology Assesment
| Title | Κλινική Φαρμακολογία ΙΙ - Αξιολόγηση Τεχνολογιών Υγείας (ΗΤΑ) / Clinical Pharmacology II - Health Technology Assesment |
| Code | ΜΙΦΒ0024 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Medicine |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Dimitrios Kouvelas |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600015224 |
Programme of Study: PPS Clinical and Industrial Pharmacology - Clinical Toxicology
Registered students: 37
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Medicine | Compulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course) | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Industrial Pharmacology | Compulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course) | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Class ID | 600126239
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Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600126239
- At the Website of the School:
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=11177
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- ΜΙΦΑ0017 Philosophy, Ethics and drug Legislation.
- ΜΙΦΑ0018 Basic principles and concepts of Phrarmacology
- ΜΙΦΑ0019 Pharmaceutical research and drug development.
- ΜΙΦΑ0020 Biostatistics I
- ΜΙΦΑ0021 Bioinformatics- Biostatistics II
- ΜΙΦΑ0022 Research Methodology and Evidence Based Medicine
- ΜΙΦΑ0023 Clinical Pharmacology I
General Prerequisites
Κnowledge of Clinical Pharmacology
Learning Outcomes
Upon successfully completing the course, students will be able to:
1. Understand the role of the Clinical Pharmacologist in research, teaching, consultation and regulatory authorities
2. Understand the principles of pre-marketing trials (Clinical trials phase I, II,III) and post-marketing trials (phase IV)
3. Prescribe rationally using evidence based medicine
4. customize dose in patients with liver and renal insufficiency
5. Understand the differences of drug treatment inspecial patients population (pregnant, children elderly), in comorbidities and polypharmacy
6. Understand the principles of pharmacoepidemiology
7. Understand the value of pharmacovigilance, drug safety and patient safety Use the basic principles of Pharmacology to acquire a working knowledge of the properties of individual drugs to be learned in Systemic Pharmacology
8. Complete the yellow card scheme
9. Understand the principles of pharmacoeconomics
10. Understand the principles of Health Technology Assesment
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The Regulatory of Health Technology Assessment.
Principles of pharmacotherapy in children.
Pharmaco-economic evaluation (examples).
Difficulties in the administration and evaluation of drugs in older people. Tackling polypharmacy.
Safety specifications in clinical studies.
Pregnancy - Breastfeeding.
Example of clinical drug evaluation.
Therapeutic Protocols / Therapy.
Regulatory authorities- Pharmacoeconomics
Health Technology Assesment (drug and medical devices)
Keywords
Clinical Pharmacology, Clinical Trials phase I-II-III-IV, drug research and developent, Evidence based Medicine, rational prescribing, Special Patient Population, comorbidity, polypharmacy, Pharmacoepidemiology, Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory authorities, Pharmacoeconomics, Health Technology Assesment, medical devices)
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 75 | 2.5 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 15 | 0.5 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 90 | 3 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Άρθρα, σημειώσεις και σχετικές ηλεκτρονικές διευθύνσεις.
Last Update
11-04-2019
