Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology (MCLM11018)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This module aims to ensure that candidates have a sound understanding of basic pharmacology principles and practices. Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics principles will be taught using clinical examples. Reasons for individual variation, drug monitoring, and types of adverse drug reactions will be discussed using interactive and problem based scenarios. Candidates will also learn and reflect on medication compliance, why medication errors occur and will discuss safe prescribing guidelines. Candidates will gain a good understanding of the mechanisms of action and effects of recreational misused drugs. They will discuss common clinical toxicology/ poisoning case scenarios and develop analytical reasoning to aid diagnostic and management decisions.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5, Online Activities 100, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 40, Formative Assessment Hours 12, Summative Assessment Hours 10, Revision Session Hours 8, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 0 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Formal, summarative assessment will constitute 90% of the candidateżs grade (clinical scenarios). Online assessment (participation in interactive modules, discussion boards and group work) will constitute the other 10% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme.
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Outline the basic principles of pharmacology that guide prescribing in a general medical setting Outline the basic principles of dose adjustment and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics Explain why medication errors occur, rate their impact and model practice to improve safe prescribing Assess the effects and side effects of common recreational drugs misuse Discuss the factors contributing to individual variation including consideration of patients with organ failure and pregnancy Relate types of and reasons for adverse drug reactions Critically compare factors contributing to poor medication compliance