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PHH2111
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.
6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
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| Level | Undergraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences |
| Organisational Unit | South Africa School of Health Sciences |
| Offered | South Africa First semester 2015 (Day) |
| Coordinator(s) | Dr Samson Muyanga |
Synopsis
This unit explores the options for treatment and management of established health conditions at the individual level. It provides an introduction to pharmacology and an overview of other interventions commonly employed to manage illness and improve health. A case study approach will be used which looks at treatment options for key diseases (e.g., cancer).
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Describe the processes by which drugs act on, and are handled by, the human body.
- Explain the role of drugs in prevention and treatment of specific diseases.
- Explain the role of other therapeutic (non-drug) interventions in prevention and treatment of specific diseases.
- Describe how drugs and other treatments are developed, evaluated and regulated.
- Discuss the social context of drug use and abuse.
- Discuss the relationship between drug therapy and public health in local and global contexts.
Assessment
Tutorial participation (5%)
Class test (1 hour) (10%)
Oral presentation (15 minutes) & written report (1,000 words) (15%)
Written assignment (2,000 words) (30%)
Exam (2 hours) (40%)
Hurdle: 80% attendance at tutorials.
Workload requirements
4 contact hours per week (2 hour lecture and 2 hour tutorial) PLUS 8 hours of private study hours per week.
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