Lectures are correlated with discussions of pharmacologic and pharmacokinetic properties of drugs. Topics include compounds used in treating inflammatory and neoplastic diseases. Skills in interviewing, understanding, and counseling patients in context of their illness or disease states. Lecture and supervised training in small groups. I with emphasis on practice-oriented information.
Discussions focus on drug therapy monitoring skills.
Course integrated with pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and biomedicinal chemistry. Lectures, case studies integrated with pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, biomedicinal chemistry, and communication. Didactic and practical experience in physical assessment and patient evaluation skills, the use of durable goods, and disposable monitoring supplies. Students receive CPR certification. Clinical therapeutic and pharmacokinetic concepts applied to the adult patient.