Course Description
This course covers the pharmacotherapy and pathophysiology of the following disorders: neuropsychologic disorders (headache, seizures, Parkinsonism, pain management, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, mood and sleep disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD), multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, alcoholism and substance abuse, smoking cessation), Supportive care therapy, cancer (chronic leukemia, lymphomas, skin cancer, lung cancer, GIT cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, systemic melanomas, liver tumours, systemic/ organ-related cancer), emergency care (crisis pain, ectopic pregnancy, critical in burns), wound care, poisoning.
Practice/lab: Clinical case studies, case-assisted student-centered learning (CASCL), case presentation in actual clinical settings (in hospitals) followed by case discussion. Students will be required to retain case histories log book (portfolio).
Course ID: CLPH 509
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 5 | 7 | 7 | CLPH 502 |
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