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  Course Description
Course Name : Respiratory System Pharmacology I

Course Code : FAR540

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall and Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 5

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. CEMİL GÖÇMEN

Learning Outcomes of the Course : knows about the airway smooth muscle pharmacology
applies the astma treatment considering the rational drug use principles
Applies the COPD treatment considering the rational drug use principles
Knows the basic and clinical pharmacology of the drugs used in respiratory tract diseases
Knows and applies the experimetal pharmacology techniques on airway smooth muscle.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To investigate the contraction and relaxation mechanisms of the airway smooth muscles pharmacologically; to inform about the drugs used in respiratory tract diseases and to administer the treatment of Asthma and COPD considering rational drug use principles

Course Contents : The pharmacology of Bronchodilation and bronchoconstriction mechanisms; Antitusives; Bronchodilator drugs; Bronchocontrictor drugs; Clinical pharmacology of Astma treatment; Clinical pharmacology of COPD.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Seminar room


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Airway smooth muscle pharmacology I Related reading Presentation, interactive discussion
2 Airway smooth muscle pharmacology II Related reading Presentation, interactive discussion
3 Airway smooth muscle pharmacology III Related reading Presentation, interactive discussion
4 Classification of the respiratory tract diseases drugs Related reading Presentation, interactive discussion
5 Cough and antitusive drugs I Related reading Presentation, interactive discussion
6 Cough and antitusive drugs II Related reading Presentation, interactive discussion
7 Mucolytic drugs Related reading Presentation, interactive discussion
8 Mid-term exam Related reading Presentation, interactive discussion
9 Bronchodilator drugs and Asthma I Related reading Presentation, interactive discussion
10 Bronchodilator drugs and Asthma II Related reading Presentation, interactive discussion
11 COPD treatment I Related reading Presentation, interactive discussion
12 COPD treatment I Related reading Presentation, interactive discussion
13 Bronchoconstrictor substances I Related reading Presentation, interactive discussion
14 Bronchoconstrictor substances II Related reading Presentation, interactive discussion
15 Resarch modellings in the respiratory tract Related reading Presentation, interactive discussion
16/17 Final examination Related reading oral and written exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Rasyonel Tedavi Yönünden Tıbbi Farmakoloji-Oğuz KAYAALP
 Katzung and Trevor’s Pharmacology
 Goodman &Gilman´s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics
 literaures
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 3 40
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Students gain the ability to research on the areas like preventing irrational drug use detecting the problems due to drug use 5
2 Students gain basic pharmacological information 4
3 Students have the ability to take on the responsibilities of pharmacology 5
4 Students know the experimental research techniques in pharmacology 1
5 Students gain the ability to present their knowledge in an academic environment 4
6 Students have an ability to access scientific information 4
7 Students are informed about pharmacovigilance 5
8 Students have the ability to apply the basic principles of rational drug use on daily practice 5
9 Students gain the ability to take place in the in vitro/ in vivo animal experiments 1
10 Students gain the ability to plan and conduct experimental pharmacological projects and analyze the experimental results. 3
11 Students gain the ability to follow present literature in the field of pharmacology 4
12 Students guide the assistant health personnel to receive pharmacology education 5
13 Students are informed about rational drug use 5
14 Students know the pharmacological research areas 2
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 3 10 30
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
    Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload: 120
Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.8
ECTS Credit: 5