OVERVIEW

Appropriate posture and foot health is a crucial determinant for whole body wellness. Foot anatomical position favours traumatism, inflammatory processes, bacterial an fungine infections; moreover, chronic inflammatory, endocrine and methabolic pathologies such as for example arthritis, diabetes and obesity, severely endanger their health. The knowlwdge of pharmacological therapies of most widestread foot affections is an important skill for professional podologis.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will be trained towards the employment of antiinflammatory, analgesic, anestetic, anticoagulant drugs: their indications and side effects.

LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO)

The course of pharmacology is aimed to form student's ability to correct use of most common drugs, focusing on those that treat foot-related pathologies. The course comprehends a first part focused on pharmacokinetid and pharmacodynamic, followed by a second part that groups drugs by cathegories. Among these, non steroidal antinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) antinflammatory steroids, disease-modifying antireumathidc druds (DMARD), antibiotics and antifungine, will be detailed. 

TEACHING METHODS

The course will be composed by frontal lessons of two hours each

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Pharmacology  

• Qverview: definition of drug; aims of pharmacological therapy; interactions between drugs and the body;  clinical trials 
• Pharmacokinetic: Absorbance, distribution, metabolism elimination of drugs. Farmacokinetic parameters (bioavailability, apparent distribution volume, clearance, halflife)
• Pharmacoyinamics: drug targets , agonism and antagonism, unwanted side effects

Pharmacology for cathegories

• Antinflammatory
• Analgesic
• Local anestetics
• Anticoagulants
• Antibiotics
• Antimicotics
• Antimicrobial drugs and procedures 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

"Lippincott's illustrated reviews: Pharmacology", Authors: Michelle A. Clark, Richard Finkel, Jose A. Rey, Karen Whalen. EDS. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LUCA CEVASCO

PIERO GIANIORIO

STEFANO THELLUNG DE COURTELARY (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

STEFANO THELLUNG DE COURTELARY (President)

LUCA CEVASCO

PIERO GIANIORIO

LESSONS

LESSONS START

The lessons start in october

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Students will be examined by a brief oral session.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The interview will be focused to evaluate student's capability to identify the drugs that best fit into a given therapy, basing on patient symptomatology, possible comorbidity or personal and familial hystory of disease.

Exam schedule