Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MEDS3073 | Medical Education Centre | 3 | 20 | Spring UK |
- Code
- MEDS3073
- School
- Medical Education Centre
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This is a largely online course in the therapeutic aspects of the pharmacological management of a number of common medical conditions and the use of antimicrobial agents in the prevention and treatment of infection. The course covers the pharmacological basis of therapy of:
Cardiovascular Disease
Respiratory Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Endocrine Disease
Diseases of the Central Nervous System
Infections
The course considers drug safety in the context of Drug Interactions, Adverse Drug Reactions, Prescribing in Special Cases together with dose calculations and Safe Prescribing.
Target Students
Registered A100, A101 and A10S medical students
Classes
- One 1-hour lecture
- One 1-hour lecture
The remainder of the course will be via remote online learning made up of vodcasts and interactive case studies of 100 hour duration to be carried out during the first period of clinical practice.
Assessment
- 100% Exam 1: Exam of multiple format with an associated prescribing activity
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
1. To develop and apply a comprehensive knowledge of the pharmacological basis of therapy of common medical conditions.2. To develop a comprehensive knowledge of the microbiology of infections.3. To develop and apply a comprehensive knowledge of the chemotherapy of common infections.4. To apply the principles of good antimicrobial stewardship.Learning Outcomes
22a Describe medications and medication actions: therapeutics and pharmacokinetics; medication side effects and interactions, including for multiple treatments, long term physical and mental conditions and non-prescribed drugs; the role of pharmacogenomics and antimicrobial stewardship.
5c Recognise how errors can happen in practice and that errors should be shared openly and be able to learn from their own and others’ errors to promote a culture of safety.
5d Apply measures to prevent the spread of infection, and apply the principles of infection prevention and control.
18e Access reliable information about medications and be able to use the different technologies used to support prescribing.
18f Calculate safe and appropriate medication doses and record the outcome accurately.
18l Recognise the challenges of safe prescribing for patients with long term physical and mental conditions or multiple morbidities and medications, in pregnancy, at extremes of age and at the end of life.