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Clinical Pharmacology

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Activities

Clinical Pharmacology
Active Large Group Session

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 2

Integrated Pain and Opioid Curriculum Course 2 - Pathophysiology of Pain and Pharmacology of Opioids
e-Learning Module

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3

Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug Interactions
Active Large Group Session

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 3

Transition to Clerkship Self-Directed Learning Path
e-Learning Module

Transition to Clerkship / Clerkship

Objectives

Develop a mechanism-based approach to management of cardiovascular diseases: medications, behavioural modifications and population measures for prevention.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe and apply the role of the kidney in the metabolism and excretion of drugs.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Explain the mechanisms of action by which diuretics, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, ARBs, and calcium channel blockers reduce elevated blood pressure.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Compare and contrast warfarin and low molecular weight heparin to illustrate the effects of a teratogen on the developing fetus.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Understand the major drug classes used to treat diseases studied in brain and behaviour, their mechanisms of action; indications and adverse effects: benzodiazepines; SSRI / SNRI/ TCA ; First- and second-generation antipsychotics.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe the different categories of drugs used to treat depression, their efficacy and adverse effects.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe the mechanism of action for the drugs used in the treatment of Parkinsonism.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the mechanism of action for the drugs that are frequently used in the treatment of seizures.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recognize that drug interactions are innumerable and can occur frequently in clinical practice.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Describe some of the mechanisms by which drug-drug interactions occur.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Explain how drug-drug interactions can be prevented.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Basic principles used in managing drug toxicity
General Objectives

Common presentations of drug toxicity
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The principles of how drugs are handled by the body
General Objectives

The concepts of drug half life, volume of distribution, clearance, concentration at steady state, dosing intervals
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Basic principles of pharmacotherapy to improve adherence to drug therapies.
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Examples of how compliance variability will influence clinical effects of drugs.
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Mechanisms by which the kidney eliminates drugs from the body
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Modification of drug dosing in the presence of renal dysfunction
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Mechanisms for drug transport across the placenta and the role of the placenta in drug metabolism.
General Objectives

Issues relating to drug-induced teratogenicity.
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When is it appropriate to measure drug levels?
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What are the limitations of measured drug levels?
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Provide a basic strategy for managing simple migraine headaches including discussion of the specific categories of drugs used to prevent, abort, and manage migraine headaches, and discuss why opioids should be avoided.
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