Clinical Pharmacology

Course Information
TitleΚΛΙΝΙΚΗ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΛΟΓΙΑ / Clinical Pharmacology
CodeΙΑ0293
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolMedicine
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorDimitrios Kouvelas
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID200000291
Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours2
Class ID
600128446
SectionInstructors
1. Α' ΕΡΓ. ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ
2. ΕΡΓ. ΚΛΙΝΙΚΗΣ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Background
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
  • ΙΑ0363 PSYCHIATRY OF ADOLESCENCE - YOUNG ADULTHOOD
  • ΙΑ0365 Introduction to Health Policy and Primary Health Care
  • ΙΑ0366 Introduction to Pathological Physiology
  • ΙΑ0244 Anaesthesiology
  • ΙΑ0249 Biochemistry 1
  • ΙΑ0250 Biochemistry 2
  • ΙΑ0256 General Physiology
  • ΙΑ0264 Introduction to Biochemistry
  • ΙΑ0269 Applied Physiology
  • ΙΑ0271 Intensive care medicine-Pain Therapeutics
  • ΙΑ0272 Thromboembolic Disorders
  • ΙΑ0273 Medical Biology
  • ΙΑ0297 Microbiology I
  • ΙΑ0298 Microbiology 2
  • ΙΑ0320 Internal Medicine I
  • ΙΑ0339 Pharmacology I
  • ΙΑ0340 Pharmacology II
  • ΙΑ0342 Physiology I
  • ΙΑ0343 Physiology II
  • ΙΑ0404 Introduction to Neurosciences
General Prerequisites
The above subjects are regarded as prerequisites for the understanding of the course Pharmacology II. There are no prerquisites by law.
Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is to teach the clinical applications of pharmacology. Among others, the student is taught about indications and contraindications, routes of drug administration, proper drug combinations and the risk/benefit of pharmacotherapy for different groups of patients. This knowledge combined with the experience that the student gains during the clinical practice will give him the opportunity to choose the appropriate drugs, formulations, routes of administration and dosage for each patient.
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 autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
Course Content (Syllabus)
Pharmacological treatment of hypertension, heart stroke, gynecological disorders, diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma and infections. Drugs in pain and anesthesia. Pharmacological treatment for special patient populations. Drug interactions. Strategic planning of drug treatment. Treatment of poisoning.
Keywords
therapeutic treatment of several diseases
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures261✓
Total261
Student Assessment
Description
Written and/or oral exams at the end of the semester (February) and during the examination period of September. Alternatively, each student may write up essays on aspects of clinical pharmacology, from a list of subjects provided by the academic staff.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
  • Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. ΒΑΣΙΚΗ ΚΛΙΝΙΚΗ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΛΟΓΙΑ, Τόμος 2, B.KATZUNG, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΠΑΣΧΑΛΙΔΗ, 2. ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΘΕΡΑΠΕΙΑ-ΚΛΙΝΙΚΗ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΛΟΓΙΑ, G.FULGRAFF, D.PALM, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΠΑΡΙΣΙΑΝΟΥ, 3. ΚΛΙΝΙΚΗ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΛΟΓΙΑ, J.RAID, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΠΑΡΙΣΙΑΝΟΥ
Last Update
20-09-2013