SU516: Physiology and pharmacology for pharmaceuts – Module 1: molecules and cells (5 ECTS)

STADS: 29004201

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.

Teacher responsible
Email: ebenedikz@health.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Prerequisites:
None.

The course cannot be taken by BSc-students of biomedicine.

Academic preconditions:
Students taking the course are expected to have knowledge of basic math, physics, chemistry and biochemistry.

Course introduction
The aim of the course is to give the students insight into the function of the specialized cells of the human body under normal physiological conditions and in disease so that the students can account for the effect of a pharmacological treatment of specialized cell types under normal physiological conditions and in disease.

The course builds on the knowledge acquired in chemistry, biology and molecular biology and microbiology and provides a scientific basis for later modules in ‘Physiology and Pharmacology for Pharmacists’ – as well as for ‘Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics’ in the master's program.

In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:

• Give the competence:
• to combine the disciplines from basic sciences with the more application-oriented medical disciplines, especially for solving pharmaceutical issues and developing new drugs
• Give skills:
• to acquire new knowledge effectively and independently and apply this knowledge in a reflective way
• to analyse material on the basis of scientific methodology
• to identify learning requirements and structure the learning process.
• Give knowledge about:
• the theories and methods within the discipline
• acquisition of knowledge and experimental methods in the pharmaceutical sciences and related fields.

Expected learning outcome
The learning objectives of the course are that the student demonstrates the ability to:

• explain (or hypothesize regarding) the function of organs and organ systems on the basis of existing knowledge.
• explain the communication of nerves and muscle cells
• formulate chains of arguments regarding complex functional interactions using physiological, pharmacological and anatomical definitions and limitations.
• apply and understand basic pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
• describe the principal methods used in physiology, pharmacology, including methods applicable in the clinic, and explain the specificity, sources of error and accuracy of the methods.
• calculate and interpret the information that is based on data obtained with physiological and pharmacological methods of measurement.
• explain the mechanisms of action of drugs at the molecular and cellular level.

Subject overview
The following main topics are contained in the course:

• Specialized cells and cell proliferation
• Muscles and muscle contraction
• Cell-cell communication
• Drug classes
• Molecular Pharmacology
• Pharmacodynamics
• Pharmacokinetics

Literature

• Linda S. Constanzo: Physiology, 5th Edition.
• Rang and Dale’s Pharmacology: 8th Edition.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam

1. Participate in introductory lecture on case and problembased learning + pass presentation of case
2. Participate in Cardio-lab

Both a and b must be passed in order to take part in the examination. Pass/fail, internal marking by teacher. In the case of illness there will be a possibility of an extra attempt.

Assessment and marking:
4 hour written examination. No exam aids apart from Word, scanner and digital pen. External marking, graded by the Danish 7-mark scale.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 28 hours
Skills training phase: 19 hours, hereof:
 - Tutorials: 17 hours
 - Laboratory exercises: 3 hours

Educational activities

Educational form
The introduction phase consists of lectures, in which the students will get a brief introduction to the course topics and the way to achieve competences. This will be complemented by the study guide and the textbook, which the students are expected to study independently.

During the training phase, the students will achieve competences in  physiology and especially pharmacology. In the small classroom teaching, the students will work with tasks, which they will have to prepare at home. In cardio-lab, the students work independently with practical aspects of pharmacology.

In the study phase, students are expected to work independently with textbooks and examples and exercises herein. Students are expected to use part of the study phase to work on tasks of the training phase and do some repetition for the written exam.

Language
This course is taught in Danish or English, depending on the lecturer.

Course enrollment
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Tuition fees for single courses
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