OVERVIEW

The course provides the principles of pharmacodynamics and kinetics, in particular of antibiotics, and it will focus on the therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM). The main aspects of infectious diseases, their prevention andtheir transmission will be treated. The main anti-infective drugs will be described, addressing the aspects inherent to sensitivity and diagnostic tests. Finally, the laboratory techniques applied to the first intervention and the essential clinical semeiology will be described.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Know the principles of general pharmacology: • pharmacokinetic parameters • biological monitoring • drug-induced alteration of laboratory parameters • drug interactions • modes of transmission of infectious diseases • prevention of infectious diseases. Acquire notions: • of diagnostics (culture, molecular, microscopic) • of antibiotics and evaluation of sensitivity tests • of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antibiotics (killing, post antibiotic effect) and blood dosages. Acquire knowledge on the application of laboratory techniques to primary and essential clinical semeiology.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

GIUSEPPE MURDACA (President)

STEFANO THELLUNG DE COURTELARY (President)

ANTONIO DI BIAGIO

FRANCESCA MATTIOLI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam takes place exclusively in oral form. The grade is unique and the final result is agreed between the teachers involved in the integrated course.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The verification of the correct understanding of the topics covered takes place during the exam with questions aimed at verifying the ability to actively apply the knowledge acquired during the course through reasoning and synthesis.

Exam schedule