Study Programmes 2016-2017
PHAC0430-2  
Special pharmacology
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS)4
Lecturer :
Julien Hanson
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
This course describes the pharmacological basis of therapeutics. Each chapter begins with a short description of pathophysiology. Therapeutic targets and the drugs acting on them are highlighted. Novel directions in therapeutic strategy may also be described.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
At the end of this course, the students are supposed:
- To know the main targets of drugs that are used in therapeutics, - To understand why it is interesting to act on such targets, - To be able to give a few examples of drugs that are used clinically, - To describe innovative strategies for the discovery of new drugs.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Notions of general pharmacology, physiology and pathophysiology.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Lectures
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face to face
Recommended or required readings :
A copy of all the slides displayed during the lectures is available. Textbooks are indicated.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral exam consisting of two general questions, that the student can prepare during twenty minutes, as well as three short questions.
Work placement(s) :
None
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Dr. Julien Hanson, Ph.D. F.R.S.-FNRS Research Associate Molecular Pharmacology GIGA-Signal Transduction & Medicinal Chemistry Drug Research Centre (CIRM) University of Liege CHU, B34, Tour GIGA (+4) 1, av. de l'Hopital B-4000 Liege Belgium Phone: +3243664748 Fax: +3243664362 e-mail : J.Hanson@ulg.ac.be