Course Description

Course Description Course Outline Course Contribution to Program Qualifications Assessment Methods ECTS-Workload Detail Informations of the Course Numerical Data

Course Description

Course	Code	Semester	T+P (Hour)	Credit	ECTS
RATIONAL PHARMACOTHERAPY	-	Spring Semester	18+28	-	2

Course Program

Prerequisites Courses
Recommended Elective Courses

Language of Course	English
Course Level	First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Course Type	Practice
Course Coordinator	Assoc.Prof. Volkan AYDIN
Name of Lecturer(s)	Assoc.Prof. Ayşe Arzu ŞAKUL, Assoc.Prof. Volkan AYDIN, Prof.Dr. Amina Mahdy SALLAM
Assistant(s)
Aim	The main aim is to discuss the necessity of training for rational pharmacotherapy decision and help students develop their own way to choose a drug/treatment among many other alternatives by comparing them in terms of efficacy, safety, suitability and cost. The program also aims to help students to learn how to write a good prescription, how to use novel drugs, and how to report adverse events in clinical practice
Course Content	This course contains; Introduction to the rational pharmacotherapy clerkship,Principles of rational pharmacotherapy,Basic concepts of prescribing,Module: Essential hypertension,Module: Acute sinusitis,Multi-attribute utility analysis in choosing P-drug,Practical: Prescription writing,Module: Essential hypertension,Defining the problem, therapeutic objectives & non-drug treatment,Module: Acute sinusitis,Clinical pharmacology of the drugs used in essential hypertension,Clinical pharmacology of the drugs used in acute sinusitis,Drug use in pregnancy & nursing,Drug use in children,Eşdeğer ilaçlar,Skills workshop in choosing a set of P-drugs,Skills workshop in choosing a set of P-drugs,Drug use in elderly,Practical aspects of prescribing & monitoring treatment,Drug use in renal & hepatic disorders,Defining the problem, therapeutic objectives & non-drug treatment,Clinical pharmacology of the drugs used in essential hypertension,Clinical pharmacology of the drugs used in acute sinusitis,Pharmacovigilance & drug safety,Uygulama: Advers olay bildirimi,Skills workshop in choosing a set of P-drugs,Drug interactions.

Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Introduction to the rational pharmacotherapy clerkship	9
Principles of rational pharmacotherapy	9
Basic concepts of prescribing	9
Multi-attribute utility analysis in choosing P-drug	9
Prescription writing	12, 13, 14, 6	E
Prescription audit	10, 11, 16
Defining the problem, therapeutic objectives & non-drug treatment in essential hypertension	10, 13, 14, 16, 9
Defining the problem, therapeutic objectives & non-drug treatment in acute sinusitis	10, 13, 14, 16, 9
Clinical pharmacology of the drugs used in essential hypertension	10, 18, 5, 9	E
Clinical pharmacology of the drugs used in acute sinusitis	10, 18, 5, 9	E
Skills workshop in choosing a set of P-drugs in essential hypertension	10, 11, 19, 5, 6
Skills workshop in choosing a set of P-drugs in acute sinusitis	10, 11, 19, 5, 6
Practical aspects of prescribing & monitoring treatment in essential hypertension	10, 13, 15, 21, 6, 8, 9
Practical aspects of prescribing & monitoring treatment in acute sinusitis	10, 13, 15, 21, 6, 8, 9
Drug use in pregnancy & nursing	9
Drug use in children	9
Drug use in elderly	9
Drug use in renal & hepatic disorders	9
Generic drugs	9
Drug interactions	9
Pharmacovigilance & drug safety	9
Adverse event reporting	10, 12, 13, 6
Self-medication	9

Teaching Methods:	10: Discussion Method, 11: Demonstration Method, 12: Problem Solving Method, 13: Case Study Method, 14: Self Study Method, 15: Role Play and Drama Technique, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 18: Micro Teaching Technique, 19: Brainstorming Technique, 21: Simulation Technique, 5: Cooperative Learning, 6: Experiential Learning, 8: Flipped Classroom Learning, 9: Lecture Method
Assessment Methods:	E: Homework

Course Outline

Order	Subjects	Preliminary Work
1	Introduction to the rational pharmacotherapy clerkship	none
2	Principles of rational pharmacotherapy	none
3	Basic concepts of prescribing	none
4	Module: Essential hypertension	none
5	Module: Acute sinusitis	none
6	Multi-attribute utility analysis in choosing P-drug	none
7	Practical: Prescription writing	none
8	Module: Essential hypertension	none
9	Defining the problem, therapeutic objectives & non-drug treatment	none
10	Module: Acute sinusitis	none
11	Clinical pharmacology of the drugs used in essential hypertension	none
12	Clinical pharmacology of the drugs used in acute sinusitis	none
13	Drug use in pregnancy & nursing	none
14	Drug use in children	none
15	Eşdeğer ilaçlar	none
16	Skills workshop in choosing a set of P-drugs	none
17	Skills workshop in choosing a set of P-drugs	none
18	Drug use in elderly	none
19	Practical aspects of prescribing & monitoring treatment	none
20	Drug use in renal & hepatic disorders	none
21	Defining the problem, therapeutic objectives & non-drug treatment	none
22	Clinical pharmacology of the drugs used in essential hypertension	none
23	Clinical pharmacology of the drugs used in acute sinusitis	none
24	Pharmacovigilance & drug safety	none
25	Uygulama: Advers olay bildirimi	none
26	Skills workshop in choosing a set of P-drugs	none
27	Drug interactions	none

Resources

De Vries, T. P. G. M, Henning, R. H, Hogerzeil, Hans V, Fresle, D. A, WHO Action Programme on Essential Drugs. et al. (‎1994)‎. Guide to good prescribing : a practical manual / authors : T. P. G. M. de Vries ... [‎et al.]‎ ; with contributions from F. M. Haaijer-Ruskamp and R. M. van Gilst. World Health Organization

T.C. Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu. Birinci Basamak Sağlık Kurumlarında Çalışan Hekimlere Yönelik Akılcı İlaç Kullanımı. Ed: Ahmet Akıcı. (2013) SGK Yayın No: 112; Ankara, ISBN: 978-605-4844-04-3.

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
No	Program Qualification	Contribution Level
No	Program Qualification	1	2	3	4	5
1	PQ1: Knows the morphological and functional normal and abnormal structure of human body.
2	PQ2: Knows the essential ways of determining the underlying causes of the pathologies with basic scientific approaches and the diagnoses of illnesses and disorders.
3	PQ3: Knows the reasons for illnesses, the ways of protection, and the methods of promotion and improvement of public health.
4	PQ4: Knows the methods of advancing his/her knowledge about health and its practice.
5	PQ5: Accesses, interprets and applies the advanced interdisciplinary information related to health.
6	PQ6: Performs a complete clinical examination of the human body, both morphologically and functionally and defines the problems.
7	PQ7: Interprets examination data for diagnoses, compares with clinical data, and provides solutions.
8	PQ8: Selects and applies appropriate tools for promotion and improvement of individual and public health.
9	PQ9: Plans and conducts an advanced study of health independently.
10	PQ10: Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve the problems encountered in the promotion and improvement of individual and public health.
11	PQ11: Takes responsibility for any intervention on the human body for the diagnosis and treatment.
12	PQ12: Determines personal learning requirements and decides and develops a positive lifelong learning attitude.
13	PQ13: Evaluates the information gained in the field of health with a critical approach.
14	PQ14: Informs the patient, the relevant people and institutions, and the public about the health problem and conveys recommendations of solutions in writing and/or verbally.
15	PQ15: Shares their recommendations on promotion and improvement of health with interdisciplinary experts by supporting with data.
16	PQ16: Uses English at least at the General Level of European Language Portfolio B1, follows resources in his/her field and communicates.
17	PQ17: Uses computer software, information, and communication technologies at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Operating License.
18	PQ18: Acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of obtaining, interpreting, applying and announcing the data related to the field of health.
19	PQ19: Develops strategy, policy and implementation plans on health issues and evaluate the results obtained the framework of quality processes.
20	PQ20: Systematically shares his/her works on promoting and improving health with quantitative and qualitative data and interdisciplinary experts.
21	PQ21: Has sufficient awareness on occupational health and safety issues.

Assessment Methods

Contribution Level	Absolute Evaluation
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success		40
Rate of Final Exam to Success		60
Total		100

ECTS / Workload Table
Activities	Number of	Duration(Hour)	Total Workload(Hour)
Course Hours	18	2	36
Guided Problem Solving	0	0	0
Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report	0	0	0
Term Project	0	0	0
Presentation of Project / Seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Midterm Exam	0	0	0
General Exam	4	4	16
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan	0	0	0
Total Workload(Hour)			52
*Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30=(52/30)**			2
ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit.

Detail Informations of the Course