Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
22.5 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Bindels Laure; de Timary Philippe; Gohy Sophie; Hantson Philippe; Haufroid Vincent; Hermans Emmanuel (coordinator); Jacques Denis; Lambert Didier; Starkel Peter; Vikkula Miikka;
Language
French
Prerequisites
Understanding the concepts developed in this course requires basic training in health sciences. This graduate course is therefore only accessible to students with a bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical, biomedical, medical or dental sciences, or who finalize such a bachelor's degree.
Main themes
The following themes will be explored: chemistry, pharmacodynamics (molecular targets), pharmacokinetics, psychiatric effects, pharmacokinetics, psychiatric and psychosocial effects, involvement in the treatment of addiction, epidemiology, history, psychological management of addictions, toxicity for the organism (in particular nervous, hepatic, pulmonary and renal toxicities), genetic predisposition to addiction, analytical approaches, drug and metabolite detection, assays in biological fluids, legal and societal aspects.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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To give students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the medical and social problems associated with the use and abuse of licit or illicit substances. Both the psychological and psychiatric aspects of addictions as well as the toxicological aspects will be explored. At the end of this course, the student will be able to understand the pharmacological, neurobiological and psychiatric mechanisms of the addictions. He will also have gained an overall view of the toxicological aspects related to the acute or chronic use of the most commonly drugs encountered. The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled 'Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit'. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Teaching methods
Teaching is based on lectures (total of 30 hours). It relies on the development of theoretical concepts, but also on the description of concrete examples. The course involves several active teachers and experts in their field. They will share their experience and propose seminars with external participants or may consider visits of specific analytical laboratories.
Evaluation methods
Written exam in the form of multiple choice questions and open- short-answer questions.
Bibliography
l'essentiel des documents présentés aux cours sont accessibles sur Internet via la plateforme Moodle accessible aux membres de la communauté universitaire.
Faculty or entity
FARM
