Pharmacology I

Code:

MI301

Acronym:

FARM1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2014/2015 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt
Responsible unit:	Departamento de Farmacologia e Terapêutica
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMED	326	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina 2007	3	-	6	54	162
		Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	3	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

To provide the current knowledge on the molecular interventions of medicines and poisons and to provide the skills to evaluate new knowledge and new drugs.

Learning outcomes and competences

To know how medicines and poisons work. To know the critical actions for medical practice of drugs with multiple locals of action (drugs that act on the autonomic nervous system, drugs that act on the endocrine system, drugs that reduce the perception of pain, antibacterial drugs and antidotes). To understand the progress and constraints of current pharmacological therapy. To be able to evaluate future drug therapy.

Working method

B-learning

Program

General Pharmacology and Mechanistic Toxicology. Emphasis is given on the molecular interventions of drugs on receptors, channels, transporters and enzymes that cure, improve disease or jeopardize health and life. Quantitative aspects of Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics relevant to clinical work. Special Pharmacology of drugs that act on multiple systems: drugs that modify the sympathetic nervous system and the endocrine system; drugs that reduce perception of pain; antibacterials; antidotes. Other drugs that act on specific organs are dealt with in Pharmacology II. Methods in Clinical Pharmacology and rational drug therapy are topics fo Gneral Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology. Specif care for patients with acute poisoning are dealt with in Medical Toxicology.  

Mandatory literature

Guimarães et al (eds); Terapêutica Medicamentosa e Suas Bases Faramacológicas, 6ª edição, Porto Editora, 2014. ISBN: no prelo
Katzung BG, Masters SB, Trevor AJ (eds); Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 12th edition, Lange, McGraw-Hill, 2012. ISBN: ISBN 978-1-259-00932-7

Complementary Bibliography

Brunton L, Chabner B, Knollman B (eds) ; Goodman & Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 12th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2011. ISBN: ISBN 978-0-07-175352-4
Rang HP, Dale MM, Ritter JM, Flower RJ, Henderson G; Rang and Dale’s Pharmacology. 7th edition, Churchill Livingstone, 2012. ISBN: ISBN 978-0-7020-3471-8

Teaching methods and learning activities

Blended learning is used (face-to-face complemented with online support). Every opportunity to approach each student personally will be considered. However due to the degrading ratio between students and teaching staff, adequate methods for massified learning will be used. The module carries 6 ECTS. By convention adopted at the University of Porto, 1 ECTS=27 hours of student workload. The total workload of the student is estimated to be 162 hours. Face-to-face teaching and learning activities take 54 hours. The module runs for a 20-week academic semester. The final 6 weeks are devoted to full-time individual study. Face-to-face learning activities had to be changed due to student massification and reduction of teaching staff. Thus, face-to-face learning is done by 14 weekly lectures (1 hour each), 14 weekly practical sessions of clinical-pharmacological cases (instead of small-group tutorials) and 6 fortnight theoretical-practical sessions with clinical vignettes (2 hours each) (instead of seminars). Every student is given a password to use a complete e-learning plataform on a 24-hour basis. The e-learning platform is supported by moodle.up.

Software

PK solutions

keywords

Health sciences > Medical sciences
Health sciences > Pharmacological sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	95,00
Participação presencial	5,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	108,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

According to the pedagogic by-rules of FMUP.

Calculation formula of final grade

Scores are expressed on a 0-20 scale. The final passing cut-off is 10. The final exam is a 120-min test with 100 extended-matching and multiple-choice questions designed according to the current recommendations of the American National Board of Medical Examiners. The maximal socre is 19. Active participation in 36 hours of face-to-face learning activities reported on a e-portfolio is awarded with one extra mark. If a student receives a total score lower than 10, the student must retest. A score of 10 or above guarantees a pass. Due to formula scoring it is required that 60% of itens are correctly answered to reach the passing cut-off. Evauation is given on cumputer. Due to the scarce number of computers, students are randomly selected to take the test in turns. Equating is carried out by the circle-arch method. If a student receives a score of 10 or more, the student can take an oral examination.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Active participation in 36 hours of face-to-face learning activities reported on a e-portfolio is awarded with one extra mark.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the rules of the University of Porto

Classification improvement

Oral examination