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| VETE0379-1 | Veterinary pharmacology and pharmacotherapy
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| Duration : | 70h Th, 15h Pcl Pr. |
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| Lecturer : | Pascal Gustin |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long |
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Course contents :
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| Veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics
Pharmacokinetics, sometimes abbreviated as PK is a branch of pharmacology dedicated to determining the fate of substances administered externally to a living organism. The substances of interest include pharmaceutical agents and toxins (xenobiotics). It attempts to discover the fate of a drug from the moment that it is administered up to the point at which it is completely eliminated from the body. Pharmacokinetics describes how the body affects a specific drug after administration through the mechanisms of absorption and distribution, as well as the chemical changes of the substance in the body and the effects and routes of excretion of the metabolites of the drug. Pharmacokinetics is studied in conjunction with pharmacodynamics; the study of a drug's pharmacological effect on the body. The properties of the main pharmacological groups are then studied before the systems pharmacology. The properties of drugs are related to their potential therapeutical use taking into account the safety for target species, consumers and environnement. The concept of the quality of the drugs is considered in the context of the current legal framework. Public health and environmental problems are also discussed.
The therapeutic approach is integrated into a context of socio-professional skills developed through an extensive survey of veterinarians (Vandeweerd et al, 2014). The most diverse professional situations are grouped into 13 families. Knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to make optimal decision are identified and listed in a chronological order corresponding to the sequence of decision-making (Vandeweerd et al., 2012). This reference to the most common professionnal situations allows a progressive construction of the therapeutic decision as practiced by veterinarians, since the beginning of the management of the case until its monitoring.
Concepts
Competency framework: which format for which target. Vandeweerd JM., Cambier C., Romainville M., Perrenoud P., Desbrosse F., Dugdale A., Gustin P. J. Vet. Med. Education. 41(1): 27-36, 2014.
Understanding veterinary practitioners' decision-making process: implications for veterinary medical education. Vandeweerd JM., Vandeweerd S., Gustin C., Keesemaecker G., Cambier C., Clegg P., Saegerman C., Reda A., Perrenoud P., Gustin P. J Vet Med Education. 39, 142-151, 2012. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Knowledge: basic knowledge in pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, pharmacological properties of active compounds classified in main pharmacological groups.
The student will be able to use drugs rationally in a scientific, clinical and legal context, taking into account animal health, public health and the environment.
For more details:
"FORMATION EN PHARMACOTHERAPIE VETERINAIRE:
Acquis d'apprentissage,
Moyens pédagogiques,
Modalités d'évaluation."
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Prerequisites: basic scientific matters especially biochemistry, physiology, immunology, bacteriology, virology, biology...
Co-requisites: general pathology |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| When students have acquired a sufficient knowledge in pharmacology, examples of therapeutic decisions taken in connection with the families of professional situations are discussed interactively during lectures.
Students are trained to the decision-making process focused on therapeutics. Seminars are based upon the Team Based Learning approach.
Attendance at seminars is compulsory and essential for admission to examinations. No seminars are held between the two sessions. A refusal of admission to the first session automatically implies the refusal to the second session. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| interactive lectures
seminars:15h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Syllabi (in french): office des cours; on line version (e.campus)
Reference books :
Veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics, 8th edition, Adams. ISBN: 0-8138-1743-9
Lecture(s) obligatoire(s) : syllabi
Lecture(s) conseillée(s)
Antimicrobial therapy, Prescott and Baggot (ISBN: 0-8138-0779-4)
Principles of veterinary therapeutics, Jones and Starmer (ISBN: 978-0-8128-0656-3) |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination about knowledge and decision making process in pharmacotherapy.
An optional oral examination will be held. Students with a note revealing a serious deficiency (less than 07) will not be admitted to the oral exam.
Written examination: 100% (or 60% in case of oral examination)
Oral examination: 0 ou 40% |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| see assessment methods |
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Contacts :
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| P. Gustin,
E-mail : p.gustin@ulg.ac.be
Tél. : 04/ 366 41 75 |
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| Items online : |
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| Documents for practical works |
| Teaching materials |
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| Veterinary pharmacotherapy |
| Description of the learning outcomes, learning methods and evaluation procedures |
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