| CODE | PAT3324 | ||||||
| TITLE | Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 1 | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Pathology | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study unit covers Antibiotics. Lectures: - Introduction: definitions; historical perspectives; properties of therapeutically useful antibiotics; classification of antibiotics - Drug combinations, isobolograms - Fusidanes - Nitroimidazoles – metronidazole - Sulphonamides and the diaminopyrimidines - Aminoglycosides - Lincosamides - Macrolides - Tetracyclines - Chloramphenicol Study-unit Aims These study units are intended to: 1. Outline the properties of some of the major groups of antimicrobial agents together with emphasis on key compounds 2. Introduce the student to the correct uses and indications of such compounds 3. Provide a working knowledge on the modes of action of these compounds 4. Increase awareness of the national and global problems of antimicrobial resistance 5. Provide basic information on how to prevent/mitigate the latter Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Understand the basic pharmacology of antimicrobial agents 2. know the clinical indications of antimicrobial agents 3. understand antibiotic selectivity 4. understand their modes of action 5. appreciate the problems caused by the development of resistance 2. Skills (including transferable [generic] skills): By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: apply the basic knowledge gained on antibiotics to ensure correct clinical usage in chemotherapy and chemoprophylaxis, and be able to appreciate the role of the pharmacist as part of a multidisciplinary team, which includes microbiologists, infectious disease physicians, veterinary surgeons, infection control and public health specialists, to curb antibiotic overuse, abuse and misuse Main Text/s and any supplementary readings - Medical Microbiology by David Greenwood et al; 17th Ed. 2007, ISBN04443102090, Churchill Livingstone (yes) - Goodman and Gillman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics - Laurence L. Brunton et al, 11th Ed, 2006 ISBN 0071422803 (yes) |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE PAT1322 AND TAKE PAT2322 AND TAKE PAT3322 | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Paul Caruana Paul Cuschieri |
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