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Pharmacology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:07.12.2022 10:20:44
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | FLK_029 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine | Target Audience: | Nursing Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Diāna Klāva | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Pharmacology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, Konsula street 21, 1st floor; Diana[pnkts]Klava rsu[pnkts]lv; Indra[pnkts]Dumbergarsu[pnkts]lv; +371 67613517 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 22 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and histology, pathology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To acquire knowledge about the pharmacological groups of drugs and medicinal products, action, effects, indications and side effects thereof, to create an idea of the effectiveness and safety of drugs, as well as the skill to seek and evaluate scientifically sound information. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | General pharmacology. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Pharmacology of the efferent nervous system I | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Pharmacology of the efferent nervous system II | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Pharmacology of the central nervous system I | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Pharmacology of the central nervous system II | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Colloquium No. 1 | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Pharmacology of agents affecting metabolism 1 | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 8 | Pharmacology of agents affecting metabolism 2 | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 9 | Antimicrobial and antiparasitic agents 1 | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Antimicrobial and antiparasitic agents 2 | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Colloquium No. 2 | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Active presence and participation in classes, based on diligent preparation in advance. Successfully passing weekly tests. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Participation in classes + successfully passing weekly tests – 20% of the total assessment; Successful assessments of colloquia – 30% of the total assessment; Successful exam – 50% of the total assessment. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Basic knowledge and competence in the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drugs, knowledge of drug groups and possibilities of using drugs for the prevention and treatment of diseases. Students will be able to formulate the mechanisms of action, indications and side effects of medicinal substances. | ||||||||
| Skills: | To know the most frequently used drugs, their administration, specifics of administration, to be able to evaluate the safety of drugs and caution. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | As a result of completing the study course, students are able to provide information to the patient about drugs, observe the effects and possible side effects. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. Bertram G. Katzung. McGraw-Hill Professional, 15th ed. 2021, 1179 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Lekciju materiāls RSU E-studijas | ||||||||
| 3 | Indulis Purviņš, Santa Purviņa. Praktiskā farmakoloģija. 4. Izdevums, ZIC, 2011 (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 13th ed. | ||||||||
| 5 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 6 | Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. Bertram G. Katzung. McGraw-Hill Professional, 15th ed. 2021, 1179 lpp. | ||||||||
| 7 | Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 13th ed. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine. 5th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2020 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | www.EMCDDA.europa.eu/ | ||||||||
| 2 | www.euphix.org/ | ||||||||
| 3 | http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/ | ||||||||
| 4 | http://www. haiweb.org/ | ||||||||
