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Course Specifications
1- Basic Information:
Course code: 436
Year: 4th (New curriculum)
Course title:
Pharmacology 3
Semester: 1s t semester
No. of contact hours/week): 5/ week
Theoretical: 32 hrs
Practical: 24 hrs
2- Course Goals:
1. Provide students with an understanding of the Principles and basics of
pharmacology, the mechanisms of drugs actions used for endocrine
disorders, cancer and osteoarthritis and inflammatory diseases.
2. Comprehend principles of pathophysiology of diseases such as cancer,
endocrine disorders, osteoarthritis and inflammatory diseases.
3. Learn information about various drug classes of hormones,
chemotherapeutic agents, anticancer agents and analgesics and the use of
these drugs in endocrine diseases, cancer and pain and inflammation
management.
4. Plan, design and conduct research about endocrine abnormalities,
cancer osteoarthritis and inflammatory diseases management using
appropriate methodologies.
5. Develop presentation skills.
6. The student should become a self learner and continue improvement of
his professional knowledge and skills.
3- Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (ILOs):
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a. Knowledge and
understanding
After completing the course the student should be able to:
a.1- Know the etiology, laboratory diagnosis and clinical
features
of
different
infections, cancer, pain,
endocrine
abnormalities,
inflammation, and their
pharmacotherapeutic approaches.
a.2-
Understand
the
pharmacological
properties
of
hormones, chemotherapeutic agents, anticancer agents,
analgesics
mechanisms
and
anti-inflammatory
of
action,
drugs
therapeutic
uses,
including
contra-
indications, ADRs and drug interactions.
a.3- Know and able to give brief account on the endocrine
disorders, pathophsyiology of infections, cancer, pain
inflammatory disorders and review how these are
treated pharmacologically.
b. Professional
and Practical
Skills
After completing the course the student should be able to:
b.1- Select medicines based on understanding of etiology
and pathophysiology of endocrine disorders, various
types of inflections, cancer, pain, and inflammation.
b.2- Direct patients about safe and proper use of medicine
in various endocrine disorders, various types of
infections, cancer, pain and inflammation.
b.3- Interpret case reports of different case conditions and
analyzing its content.
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c. Intellectual
Skills
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After completing the course the student should be able to:
c.1- Utilize the pharmacological basis of drugs in predicting
the appropriate drugs in various endocrine disorders,
infections,
cancers,
inflammatory
conditions
and
utilization of chemotherapeutic agents.
c.2- Anticipate drug interactions , ADRs and side effects of
drugs used in endocrine disorders, infections, cancers,
inflamations and pain management.
c.3- Analyze the gained information in order to introduce a
more effective and safer drugs.
d. General and
Transferable
Skills
After completing the course the student should be able to:
d.1- Retrieve and evaluate information about hormones,
endocrine
abnormalities,
infections,
inflammation,
cancer and pain management from different sources to
improve professional competencies.
d.2- Work effectively in groups.
d.3- Practice independent learning needed for continuous
professional development.
d.4- Implement writing and presentation skills.
d.5- Demonstrate critical thinking, problem- solving and
decision making abilities.
4- Course Content:
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1- Hormones and drugs acting on endocrine system.
2- Chemotherapeutic agents (anti-infectives, antifungal, antituberculosis,
antiviral and anthelmintics) - Cancer chemotherapy.
3- Analgesics (opioids and non- opioids).
4- Non- steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
5- Teaching and Learning Methods:
1- Lectures.
2- Laboratory activities.
3- Assignments.
4- Case discussions.
5- Seminars with small groups.
6- Student Assessment:
Methods of Assessment
Weighting
Assessment Schedule
%
Practical exam
30
7th and 14th week
Written Exam
50
15th week
Oral Exam
20
15th week
7- List of Textbooks and References:
1. Course Notes:
2. Essential Books (Text
Books):
- Brunton LL; Chabner BA; Knollmann BC
(Eds).
Goodman
&
Gilman's
The
Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics 12th
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edition, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2010.
3. Recommended Books:
- Rang HP; Dale MM; Ritter JM; Flower RJ;
and Henderson G (Eds). Rang and Dal's
Pharmacology
7th
Edition.
Churchhill
Livingston, Elsevier, 2011.
- Katzung BG; Masters SB; Anthony J. Trevor
AJ (Eds). Basic & Clinical Pharmacology 11th
Edition. Lange Basic Sciences- 2010.
4. Periodicals, Web Sites:
- Periodicals present on Helwan University
website
- http://www.helwan.edu.eg. (sciencedirect)
-
http://www.pubmed.com
8- Required Facilities for Teaching & Learning:
1. Personal Computer (available for each staff member),
2. Power Point Displayer (Data-Show); easy available for the usual lectures and
Labs.
3. Lecture Hall.
4. Computer Hall with enough devices and internet connection
5. Meeting rooms for office hours.
6. The faculty library.
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9- Matrices of knowledge and skills:
Topics
Number of
weeks
Knowledge and
understanding
Professional
and Practical
Skills
Intellectual
Skills
General and
Transferable
Skills
Theor.
Pract.
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7
a1, a2, a3
b1,b2, b3
c1, c2,
c3
d1, d2, d3,
d4, d5
6
3
a1, a2, a3
b1,b2, b3
c1, c2,
c3
d1, d2, d3,
d4, d5
3. Analgesics (opioids
and non- opioids).
1
1
a1, a2, a3
b1,b2, b3
c1, c2,
c3
d1, d2, d3,
d4, d5
4. Non- steroidal antiinflammatory drugs.
1
1
a1, a2, a3
b1,b2, b3
c1, c2,
c3
d1, d2, d3,
d4, d5
1. Hormones and drugs
acting on endocrine
system
2. Chemotherapeutic
agents.( antiinfectives, antifungal,
antituberculosis,
antiviral and
anthelmintics)Cancer chemotherapy.
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Knowledge and
understanding
Professional and
Practical Skills
Intellectual
Skills
a1, a2, a3
-
c1, c2, c3
d1, d2, d3,
d4, d5
2. Laboratory activities
-
b1,b2, b3
c1, c2, c3
d1, d2, d3,
d4, d5
3. Case discussion
-
b1,b2, b3
c1, c2, c3
d1, d2, d3,
d4, d5
Teaching and Learning Methods
1.
Lectures
General and
Transferable
Skills
4.
Knowledge and
understanding
Professional
and Practical
Skills
Intellectual
Skills
General and
Transferable
Skills
1- Practical exam
a1, a2, a3
b1,b2, b3
c1, c2, c3
-
2- Written exam
a1, a2, a3
-
c1, c2, c3
d1
3- Oral Exam
a1, a2, a3
-
c1, c2, c3
-
Student assessment methods
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Course Coordinator:
Signature:
Name: Dr. Amany Ali Eissa
Head of Department:
Signature:
Name: Associate professor Dr. Amany
Ali Eissa
Date: 1/11/2011
Academic year: 2010/2011
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