| CODE | CPH5411 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Pharmacotoxicology Seminars, Case Studies and Journal Clubs | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 10 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will provide a moderated forum for discussion on various developments in pharmacotoxiciology. Through this unit students will achieve scientific thinking and presentation skills, and have the opportunity to develop a logical and deductive approach to problem solving in scientific research in pharmacotoxicology. This will be done through participation at moderated research seminars, journal clubs (group discussions of selected published papers) as well as attendance at conferences These activities will expose the students to diverse areas of pharmacotoxicology research and consolidate the knowledge gained. Students are expected to deliver presentations on the interpretation of the results of the research being conducted. This will enable them to improve their skills in written and spoken scientific English. Study-Unit Aims: -This study-unit will expose students to different areas of research in the diverse areas in basic, molecular and clinical pharmacotoxicology. - It will allow the students to conduct an independent literature review and the analysis of the results in a particular area of pharmacotoxicology; and present relevant oral presentations on a specific case studies. - Students will also learn how to engage in evidence-based debate and answer questions posed by the audience, identify ethical issues relevant to these cases and criticize published papers. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Analyse various aspects of scientific developments in pharmacotoxicology - Develop scientific thinking and presentation skills in pharmacotoxicology - Obtain a logical and deductive approach to problem solving in scientific research in this area of research - Assess and criticize scientific articles in pharmacotoxicology - Review and carry out a critical appraisal a research topic from toxicology literature in a systematic manner - Report outcomes of an ongoing research project as described in a published paper. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: Perform a critical review of a research paper in pharmacotoxicology - Draft a research proposal with relevant methodology and proposed data analysis - Extrapolate and write clear and concise research reports in pharmacotoxicology - Communicate visually and orally the research findings in a discussion forum; - Apply scientific and ethical pharmacotoxicology principles in designing novel research - Explain concepts in scientific published articles which refer to differing drug therapies - Efficiently collect, analyse and apply required literature sources in pharmacotoxicology Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Scientific abstracts and papers related to the seminars in question, provided to the students from time to time Students are expected to search through literature databases on their own initiative, in order to identify relevant published material and use this as supplementary reading. Main Texts: - Klaassen C, Watkins J (2015). Casarett & Doull's Essentials of Toxicology, McGraw Hill ISBN 3rd edition - Stine KE, Brown TM (2015). Principles of Toxicology. CRS Press (main library RA1211 .S75 2015) - Abby Calvin (2016). Textbook of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Syraword Publishing House. Supplementary Readings: of poisons. 9th edition New York McGraw-Hill Education. - Sahota PS, Spaet PH, Bentley P, Wojcinski Z. (2019)The Illustrated Dictionary of Toxicologic Pathology and Safety Science. CRC Press - Raj GM and Raveendran IR (2019). Introduction to Basics of Pharmacology and Toxicology: Volume 1: General and Molecular Pharmacology: Principles of Drug Action. Springer. Journals: - Toxicology - Pharmacology & toxicology - Toxicology methods - Reproductive toxicology - Clinical toxicology - Journal of toxicology - Human & experimental toxicology - International journal of toxicology - Toxicology mechanisms and methods - Toxicology and applied pharmacology - Chemical research in toxicology |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Placement, Seminar and Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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