2019-2020 / TOXI0341-3

Toxiocological chemistry, Part I, Toxicological chemistry

Duration

20h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in biomedicine3 crédits 

Lecturer

Corinne Charlier

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

After the description of biochemical mechanism of toxicity of main chemical products, this course is dedicated to the study of action and side effects of drugs, drugs of abuse, volatile substances, heavy metals, pesticides, endocrine disruptors....

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The goal is to show to the students the multidisciplinarity of toxicolgical sciences.
1.Different chemical products (including drugs and drugs of abuse) which are at risk for human health;
2.Metabolism of xenobiotics, related to toxicity;
3. Monography of main classes of chemical xenobiotics (source of exposure, pharmacokinetics, toxicity)

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Not appliable

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

12,5 hours of practical sessions are organized on mondays and wednesdays, during 3 weeks,with :
- visit of routine laboratory;
- visit of forensic part of the laboratory;
- official method for blood alcohol determination
 
A (written) mandatory examination will be organized at the end.
A student with 10/20 will be exempted for 2 yeays (september and following year)

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

 Sessions of 90 -120 minutes, 1 to 2 times a week

Recommended or required readings

Powerpoint slides

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral evaluation in january

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Theoretical courses given mainly by C.CHARLIER.
Workshops assumed by assistants: Ph.Raphaël DENOOZ, Ph. Marine DEVILLE

Contacts

Professeur Corinne CHARLIER

Clinical, Forensic and Environmental Toxicological laboratory

CHU B35

Sart-Tilman, B4000 Liège

Tél.04/3667683

Fax 04/3668889

e-mail : C.Charlier@chu.ulg.ac.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Assessment subjects

Assessment methods

Contacts

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

Idem january

Assessment methods

QCM on e-campus

Contacts

see above