Clinical Pharmacology
| Title | ΚΛΙΝΙΚΗ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΛΟΓΙΑ / Clinical Pharmacology |
| Code | ΙΑ0293 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Medicine |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Dimitrios Kouvelas |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 200000291 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
|
| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Class ID | 600172049
|
| Section | Instructors |
|---|---|
| 1. Α' ΕΡΓ. ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ | |
| 2. ΕΡΓ. ΚΛΙΝΙΚΗΣ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ |
Class Schedule
| Building | Medicine (amphitheatre) |
| Floor | Unknown |
| Hall | Α' Εργαστήριο Φαρμακολογίας (Κτίριο Βασικών Επιστημών) (673) |
| Calendar | Tuesday 17:00 to 19:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600172049
- At the Website of the School: http://www.med.auth.gr/studies/under/gr/odigos_spoudon_2011_2012.pdf#view=fit
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=9797
- Other: http://www.med.auth.gr/depts/apharmacology/efm.htm
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
After completing the course students will be able to apply pharmacology clinically, as they will have acquired a sound knowledge of indications and contraindications, routes of drug administration, proper drug combinations and the risk/benefit ratio of pharmacotherapy for different groups of patients. This knowledge combined with the experience that the students will gain during their clinical practice will provide them with the skills necessary for patient-tailored therapy.
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
- 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)
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
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 24 | 0.9 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 52 | 2 |
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,Έκδοση: 1η έκδ./2009, Συγγραφείς: Katzung B., ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ BROKEN HILL PUBLISHERS LTD, ΑΘΗΝΑ 2009
2. ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΘΕΡΑΠΕΙΑ - ΚΛΙΝΙΚΗ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΛΟΓΙΑ, Έκδοση: 1η/2005, Συγγραφείς: G. FULGRAFF, D. PALM, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΠΑΡΙΣΙΑΝΟΥ, ΑΘΗΝΑ 2005
3. ΚΛΙΝΙΚΗ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΘΕΡΑΠΕΥΤΙΚΗ, Έκδοση: 8η/2014, Συγγραφείς: GERARD A. MCKAY, JOHN L. REID, MATTHEW R. WALTERS,
ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΠΑΡΙΣΙΑΝΟΥ, ΑΘΗΝΑ 2014
4. ΟΡΘΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΣΥΝΤΑΓΟΓΡΑΦΗΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΤΕΚΜΗΡΙΩΜΕΝΗ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΟΘΕΡΑΠΕΙΑ, Έκδοση: 1η Έκδοση/2008, Συγγραφείς: Δημήτρης Κούβελας, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΤΣΑΧΟΥΡΙΔΗΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ, 2008.
Last Update
03-07-2020
