MODULE DETAILS

Module title Clinical Pharmacology

Module code HEM31

Credit value 20

LevelMark the box to the right of the

appropriate level with an ‘X’

Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 x Level 8

Level 0 (for modules at foundation

level)

Entry criteria for registration on this module

Pre-requisitesSpecify in terms of module

codes or equivalent

Normal course entry requirements apply. Or, if taken as a free standing

module, pre-requisites are: a first degree in Podiatry or other relevant

healthcare discipline

Co-requisite modulesSpecify in terms of module

codes or equivalent

Module delivery

Mode of delivery Taught x Distance Placement Online

Other

Pattern of delivery Weekly Block x Other

When module is delivered Semester 1 x Semester 2 Throughout year

Other

Brief description of module content and/ or aimsOverview (max 80 words)

This module enables students to study the pharmacology of a broad range

of drugs and to consider the relevance of drug prescription in an AHP

context.

Successful completion will allow podiatrists POMs entitlement on the

HCPC register

Module team/ author/ coordinator(s)

Taryn Gordon

School Health Professions

Site/ campus where delivered

Eastbourne

Course(s) for which module is appropriate and status on that course

Course Status (mandatory/ compulsory/

optional)

MSc in the Principles of Podiatric Surgery M

MSc Podiatry (and education or management) O

MSc Podiatry with clinical biomechanics/diabetes/rheumatology O

MSc Physiotherapy (and education or management) O

MODULE AIMS, ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT

Aims To enable students to appraise their understanding of the

pharmacology of a diverse range of drugs.

To allow students to evaluate the process of drug history taking

To enable students to understand the safe, legal and effective

access & supply of approved prescription only medicines

Learning outcomes On successful completion of the module students will be able to;

1. review drug prescription in the management of local and

systemic disease;

2. analyse critically pharmacological management in the context

of professional practice

3. explain the mechanisms underlying adverse drug reactions and

recognise the potential for, and the implications of, drug

interactions in clinical practice,

4. appreciate their role and the legal implications of administration

and supply of approved POM’s to patients

Content Relevant ‘normal’ physiology

Pharmacokinetics

- pharmacokinetic parameters, drug administration, absorption,

clearance & excretion

Pharmacodynamics

- drug receptors and other target molecules

- dose / response relationships

- agonists and antagonists

- therapeutic window

- inter-individual variation in drug response,

General considerations

- adverse drug reactions, drug interactions

- drug overdose and poisoning, drug dependency and abuse

- effects of disease state on drug response

- POM’s and the law

- writing orders for drugs, drug schedules, labelling, storage and

handling

Cardiovascular pharmacology

- cardiac glycosides, anti-arrhythmic drugs

- diuretics, anti-hypertensive drugs and vasodilators

- anti-platelet drugs, anticoagulants

- drugs used in the management of hyperlipidaemia

Respiratory pharmacology

- bronchodilator drugs

- drugs used in asthma prophylaxis

- drugs used in the treatment of allergy

- respiratory stimulants

Endocrine disorders

- drugs used in the management of endocrine disorders

- use of corticosteroid drugs as replacement therapy

Musculo-skeletal disorders

simple analgesics, anti-inflammatory analgesics, opioid analgesics

- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

- disease modifying anti rheumatic drugs

Antimicrobial drugs

- principles of therapy

- factors influencing drug selection and route of administration

- systemic and topical preparations, spectrum of activity & appropriate

drug use

Learning support Students will receive support from the module co-ordinator and module

team, in addition to Information Services and student central

The following is a good range of library resources, specialist websites

and online learning resources to support student learning.

Indicative ReadingLatest editions of the following texts:

'Medical Pharmacology at a glance'. M.J.Neal. Pubs: Blackwell

Scientific Publications

'Integrated Pharmacology'.Page, Curtis, Sutter, Walker, Hoffman.

Pubs. Mosby,Clinical Pharmacology (7th ed) Rang HP, Dale M, et al.

Pubs Elsevier

A current BNF

Articles:

Charbonnel B, Cariou B Pharmacological management of type 2

diabetes: the potential of incretin-based therapies Diabetes, Obesity

and Metabolism 13: 99–117

McInnes IB, O'Dell JR 2010 State-of-the-art: rheumatoid arthritis Ann

Rheum Dis. 69(11):1898-906.

Smolen JS, Landewé R, Breedveld FC, et al. 2010 EULAR

recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with

synthetic and biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs Ann

Rheum Dis. 69(6):964-75

Braš M, Dorđević V, Milunović V, Brajković L, Miličić D, Konopka L.

2011 Person-centered medicine versus personalized medicine: is it just

a sophism? A view from chronic pain management. Psychiatr Danub.

(3):246-50.

Websites

www.fleshandbones.com;

www.freemedicaljournals.com;

www.bnf.org

www.NICE.org

Teaching and learning activities

Details of teaching and learning activities

Seminars and case presentations

Key note lectures

Student centered and case based learning

Student central

Allocation of study hours (indicative)Where 10 credits = 100 learning hours

Study hours

SCHEDULED 35

GUIDED INDEPENDENT STUDY

165

PLACEMENT

TOTAL STUDY HOURS 200

Assessment tasks

Details of assessment for this module

Mandatory: all students wishing to achieve 20 Level 7 credit must pass

the following written assessment (LO 1-4)

A 3000 word case study, discussing the pharmacological

management of a patient in their care.

Optional: for podiatrists already HCPC registered requiring HCPC

entitlement to administer & supply approved POMs, this element of the

assessment is mandatory.

A 1 hour MCQ examination 50% pass mark (no negative

marking)

Types of assessment task1

Indicative list of summative assessment tasks which lead to the award of credit or

which are required for progression.

% weighting(or indicate if

component is

pass/fail)

WRITTEN Written exam

COURSEWORK Written assignment/ essay, report, dissertation,

portfolio, project output, set exercise

100

PRACTICAL Oral assessment and presentation, practical skills

assessment, set exercise

EXAMINATION INFORMATIONArea examination board GPHSS

Refer to Faculty Office for guidance in completing the following sections

External examiners

Name Position and institution Date appointed Date tenure ends

Mr William Money Podiatric Surgery DepartmentQueen Victoria Memorial HospitalKing Edward Avenue

2013 2017

1 Set exercises, which assess the application of knowledge or analytical, problem-solving or evaluative skills, are included under the type of assessment most appropriate to the particular task.

Herne BayKent CT6 6EB

QUALITY ASSURANCEDate of first approvalOnly complete where this is not the first version

2000

Date of last revisionOnly complete where this is not the first version

July 2013

Date of approval for this version

October 2013

Version number 5Modules replacedSpecify codes of modules for which this is a replacementAvailable as free-standing module? Yes x No