Code: | MV312 | Acronym: | FTI |
Keywords | |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Basic Sciences |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Imuno-Physiology and Pharmacology |
Course/CS Responsible: | Integrated Masters Degree in Veterinary Medicine |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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MIMV | 100 | Official Study Plan | 3 | - | 4 | 56 | 108 |
To provide students with knowledge in General Pharmacology, with special reference to drug mechanisms of action (from molecules to the system), pharmacokinetics, relation of mechanisms of action to clinical response, side effects, clinical problems and toxicity and its use in Veterinary Therapeutics.
PRACTICAL LAB CLASSES
- Application of the scientific methodology and follow-up of different experimental protocols.
- Capability of solving practical problems. Organised team work.
- Basics of laboratory safety and good laboratory practices.
- Rules of handling, management and care of lab animals.
- Training in basic experimental techniques (e.g. weighing, preparing solutions etc.).
- Specific training in pharmacological experiments (e.g. preparing equipment, isolation of the preparations and registration of biological signals, evaluation of the effects promoted by the drugs applied etc).
- Drugs administration in required doses and concentrations for in vivo and in vitro experiments.
- Understanding basic pharmacology concepts such as performing dose-response curves, drugs action selection, routes of drugs in a living organism etc.
- Observation capability, quantification, experimental variability appraisal, evaluation and interpretation of experimental data.
THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL CLASSES:
- Teamwork capability.
- Time management, self-discipline and work capability without direct supervision.
- Autonomous problem solving. Information retrieve and bibliographical research.
- Handling of experimental results and conclusion obtained from different sources.
- Critical assessment of different sources.
- Presentation of a written piece of work (monograph).
- Competence with Microsoft office programs such as Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and others.
- The methodology for obtaining information and bibliographical research must include the use of databases and Internet (certification of the site’s quality).
- Mastery of communication skills (interpersonal and public speaking competencies).
- Evaluation of auto-didactism and development of interest in lifelong learning.
Students should have approved Anatomy, Physiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology.
THEORETICAL CLASSES PROGRAM
General Pharmacology – Introduction to pharmacology; Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacodynamics (Drug/receptor interactions, Transducing Systems); Regulatory systems (neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, autacoids, hormones); Peripheral autonomic nervous system (cholinergic and adrenergic divisions); Central nervous system pharmacology (stimulants, depressants, sedatives and hypnotics, anticonvulsants, antiparkinsonics, muscle relaxants); General and local anesthetics; Opioids; Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; drugs used in gout. Cholinergic transmission: cholinoceptor-activating and cholinesterase-inhibiting drugs; cholinoceptor-blocking drugs. Adrenergic transmission: adrenoceptor-activating and other sympathomimetic drugs; adrenoceptor antagonist drugs. Drugs with actions on smooth muscle: Eicosanoids, Nitric oxide and Purines. Endocrine drugs: pharmacology of Hypothalamic and Pituitary hormones; pharmacology of Thyroid and antithyroid drugs; Adrenocorticosteroids and adrenocortical antagonists; Gonadal hormones and antagonists; Agents that affect bone mineral homeostasis; pharmacology of diabetes.
LAB CLASSES PROGRAM (Laboratory of Pharmacology, ICBAS – UP)
Introduction to laboratory procedures - Biotransformation of zoxozolamine “in vitro”. - Observation of the action of hepatic microsomes. - The effects of local anaesthetics in hypotonic haemolysis of rat erythrocytes. - Comparison of the anaesthetic effect of procaine and cocaine in the cornea of guinea pig. The influence of vasoconstrictors in the duration of local anaesthesia. - Action of anti-epileptics in nervous conduction. - Relaxing muscle agents (depolarizing and non-depolarizing)
THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL CLASSES (Laboratory of Pharmacology, ICBAS – UP) - The subject varies each year
Practical cases:
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics (concentration-response curves)
- Discussion of clinical cases (neuropharmacology and pharmacology of the endocrine system)
Monography:
- Sedation and analgesia in small animals
- Drug treatment of feather picking in birds
- NSAIDs vs COXIBs - what are the differences?
- Role of inhibitors of the renal type 2 sodium/glucose co-transport in diabetes
- Antithyroid drugs
- Genral anaesthesia in fish
-The teaching methodology includes theoretical, theoretical-practical and practical classes, as the following:
Theoretical classes: Video projection (Data-Show).
Theoretical-Practical lessons: Presentation and discussion of themes related to the laboratory work and to clinical practice.
Practical lessons: Focus on experimental work at the Laboratory of Pharmacology (ICBAS).
Attendance to theoretical/practical and practical classes is mandatory.
Designation | Weight (%) |
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Exame | 37,50 |
Prova oral | 32,50 |
Trabalho de campo | 7,50 |
Trabalho escrito | 15,00 |
Trabalho laboratorial | 7,50 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Designation | Time (hours) |
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Estudo autónomo | 26,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 56,00 |
Trabalho escrito | 14,00 |
Trabalho laboratorial | 12,00 |
Total: | 108,00 |
Practical Evaluation (compulsory, 6 points)
1. Monography (3 points): Oral presentation of a new/relevant matter of importance to laboratory work and to clinical practice. Presentation of a written piece of work (monograph). Team work (3-4 students). Oral presentation (» 20 min) and oral discussion (» 10 min)
2. Presentation / report of practical work (sorted group); Discussion of practical clinical cases; Instructor’s continuous Assessment (3.0 points)
NOTE: Practical classification is valid for two consecutive years after achievement.
Theoretical Evaluation (14 points): Final examination (test + oral evaluation).
Test: Multiple choice questions / Correspondences / Short answer.
Admission conditions: *75% attendance to practical lessons, *3.0/6.0 points in the practical course.
Oral examination: Waived if final classification in the test is higher than * 7.5/14.0 points. Compulsory if final classification in the test is higher than * 6.0/14.0 points. Failure if final classification in the test is lowed than * 6.0/14.0 points.
NOTE: Taking the final exams (written test + oral exam) at any time requires mandatory pre-registration 72 hours before taking the exams.
Final Score= 0.3* practical classes score + 0.7* Theoretical Exam Score
Practical classes score = 0,15*Monography + 0,1* Practical classes / Clinical cases
1. Monography (3 points): Oral presentation of a new/relevant matter of importance to laboratory work and to clinical practice. Presentation of a written piece of work (monograph). Team work (3-4 students). Oral presentation (» 20 min) and oral discussion (» 10 min)
2. Presentation / report of practical work (sorted group); Discussion of practical clinical cases; Instructor’s continuous Assessment (3.0 points)
Oral evaluation
Written teste + Oral evaluation
ADAPTATION OF STUDENT ASSESSMENT (CONTINGENCY PLAN COVID-19)
Criteria approved by MIMV's Scientific Committee and by the Pedagogical Council
Group assessment (“distance learning”): 8 points
Distribution of the classification:
Individual assessment (“final written test in person, without oral exam”): 12 points
Distribution of the classification: