PSC2332 - Diseased-focused pharmacology - Peripheral - 2017

This unit builds on the previous physiology and pharmacology units and aims to describe the pathophysiology of the important disorders listed below. This unit will provide a solid grounding of knowledge as to how biological systems are affected by these diseases and how drugs can be used to modify these changes and rebalance a person's physiology. Logical approaches to designing experiments using different biological research methods to identify new therapeutic targets for these disorders will also be explored.

This will involve the study of:

• hypertension
• benign prostatic hyperplasia
• diabetes
• erectile dysfunction
• asthma
• heart disease

At the end of this unit students will be able to:

1. Describe the pathophysiology of the six diseases states under study;
2. Describe the physiological mechanisms which have been affected by these disorders;
3. Explain how affected physiological mechanisms can be manipulated by currently used drugs;
4. Design an experiment using various biological research methods to identify targets which may be therapeutically useful in the treatment of the disorders to be studied;
5. Analyse data obtained from research to see whether a new drug is considerably more effective than an established one;
6. Explain the different pharmacological targets which can be exploited to rebalance a patient's physiology in the treatment of disease;
7. Demonstrate the development of written and oral communication skills appropriate for 3rd year students - explain the pathophysiology for one disease state and one associated drug treatment, relating the drug target to the disease state.

The BPH assessment is worth 10% of the final assessment. Other tutorial/workshop/practical or assessment tasks associated with each disease state are worth 5 x 5% of the final assessment. In lecture clicker questions are worth 5%. 2 hour final exam 60%; Each disease state will comprise 20 min of the final exam.

Contact hours for on-campus students:

• Twenty four x 1-hour lectures
• Six x 3-hour tutorials, workshops or practicals

See also Unit timetable information

Dr Sab Ventura

PSC1042

PSC1011

PSC1012

http://www.monash.edu/pharm/current/