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Social Pharmacology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:09.04.2024 08:32:07
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | FLK_050 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.33 | ECTS: | 2.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine | Target Audience: | Clinical Pharmacy | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Mārcis Zeibārts | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Pharmacology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | RSU Department of Pharmacology, Riga, Pilsoņu Street 13, building 4; Santa[pnkts]Purvina rsu[pnkts]lv; Indra[pnkts]Dumbergarsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67613517 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic human anatomy, physiology and pathology, medical biochemistry. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide knowledge on the problems of drug poisoning in Latvia and worldwide, interactions between substances used in everyday life and medicines. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Personalised medicine | Lectures | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | Development trends of the global pharmaceutical market. Polypharmacy | Lectures | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 3 | Geriatric aspects of pharmacotherapy. The role of gender in pharmacotherapy | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Analysis of clinical situations | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | The student independently studies the literature offered in the study programme, summarises the obtained information. Prepares a clinical pharmacist’s assessment of possible therapies and makes recommendations for the prevention of poisoning based on the knowledge gained. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in practical lessons, quality of oral answers. Exam: cumulative assessment based on class work. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students will have acquired the knowledge allowing: • to understand the interactions between medicines and substances used in everyday life and how to prevent them. | ||||||||
| Skills: | The student will be able: • to advise patients and medical professionals on the risks of interactions between medicines and substances used in everyday life; • to take part in and organise health promotion activities for the society aimed at promoting healthy lifestyle and informed use of medicines. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The student will be able: • to implement health promotion measures aimed at prevention and early detection of diseases; • to monitor pharmacotherapy in case of chronic diseases. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Lekciju un praktisko nodarbību materiāli; | ||||||||
| 2 | Ievads farmakovigilancē. ZVA 2005. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | www.EMCDDA.europa.eu/ | ||||||||
| 2 | www.euphix.org/ | ||||||||
| 3 | http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/ | ||||||||
| 4 | http://www.antidopings.lv | ||||||||
| 5 | http://www.haiweb.org/ | ||||||||
