Biomedical Sciences and Therapeutics: Therapeutics in the Critically Ill

Catalog description

At the completion of this course, the student should be proficient in the application of pharmacotherapy to the disease states reviewed in this course. Furthermore, students should be able to utilize knowledge of pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, and pharmaceutics principles to improve patient outcomes for these disease states. Each learning outcome will be assessed using an assessment strategy appropriate to the level of learning. Teaching and learning methods will involve self-assessment of knowledge, active learning, case studies, and simulations to foster active, life-long learning. This is an integrated course designed to enable students to understand the pathophysiology of commonly encountered critical care disease states, and to apply chemical, biochemical, pharmacological and pharmacotherapeutic principles in making sound therapeutic decisions in the management of actual patients with these diseases. A BMS&T Applications Practicum involving the evaluation of integrated patient cases is included in the course as well as an overall active learning approach