1- Over all aims of Course:
A- Study the etiology, diagnosis, and pharmacotherapy of some body disorders.
B- Help the students to study cases involve certain diseases.
2- Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (ILO’s):
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- Knowledge and Understanding:
- Familiarize the students with drugs used in special patient populations.
- Causes, diagnosis and treatment of some disorders
- Normal laboratory values.
- B) Skills:
- a) Intellectual Skills:
- Soaping cases study
- Predicting the prognosis
- following therapy protocol
- b) Professional Skills:
- Relate the complain with signs & symptoms and predict the suitable treatment
- How to diagnose and how to treat.
- Relation between abnormal laboratory values and physiologic disorders
- c) General and Transferable Skills:
- How to diagnose and how to make a plan for treatment.
- Relation between abnormal laboratory values and physiologic disorders.
- Choice the best drug: dose, frequency & duration
3- Syllabus (Indicative Contents):
Week No |
Topic |
No of hours |
Lectures |
Practical |
W1 |
Introduction to clinical pharmacy |
4 |
2 |
2 |
W2 |
Introduction to clinical pharmacy |
4 |
2 |
2 |
W3 |
Introduction to clinical pharmacy |
4 |
2 |
2 |
W4 |
Interpretation of laboratory data |
4 |
2 |
2 |
W5 |
Electrolytes |
4 |
2 |
2 |
W6 |
Blood |
4 |
2 |
2 |
W7, W8 |
Renal function tests, Liver function tests |
8 |
4 |
4 |
W9 |
Mid-Term Examination |
|
|
|
W10 |
Acute and chronic renal failure |
4 |
2 |
2 |
W11, W12 |
diabetes and NSAID |
8 |
4 |
4 |
W13 |
Drug induced hepatotoxicity |
4 |
2 |
2 |
W14, W15 |
Thyroid disorders |
8 |
4 |
4 |
W16 |
Final Examination |
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
56 |
28 |
28 |
4-Teaching and Learning Methods:
- Practical Sessions
- Discussion Sessions
- Exercises
5-Student Assessment Methods:
- Written examination: to assess the ability to understand and comprehend rules, basics and concepts through out the course.
- Quizzes and exercises: to assess how the student learns, accepts knowledge and how the teaching method is beneficial.
- Practical examination: to asses the ability t use laboratory tools, instruments and chemicals by a good technique to identify an unknown material.
- Oral examination to asses the ability to express, present knowledge, understands and thinks properly.
6- Assessment Schedule:
- Quizzes and exercises : Weekly
- Mid-Term examination : 7th – 9th weeks
- Practical examination : 11th -13th weeks
- Final examination : 14th -16th weeks
- Oral examination : 14th-16th weeks