Drug Information

Catalog description

The purpose of this elective course is to strengthen the principles of Drug Information and Drug Literature Evaluation through discussion, using a non -traditional web based modality. Emphasis is placed in understanding important concepts that will provide the health care practitioner with knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to retrieve and evaluate the medical literature. Students will manage multiple forms of drug literature including primary, secondary, tertiary, computerized databases and internet resources. The areas of Evidence-Based Medicine and Poison Information will also be covered.