Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Describe, organise, analyse and prioritise the phenomena observed in the medical field
• Understand the expression of biological realities in absolute or relative terms, the orders of magnitude, proportions and probability
• Control the molecular, morphological and functional approaches of normal and pathological conditions
• Describe these states and technical examinations to quantify them in different approaches, as well as describe the operational characteristics of these examinations
• Integrate concepts from these different approaches in a complex biomedical problem
• Explain the relationships between molecular, morphological and functional changes and pathological conditions, their clinical signs and symptoms
• Demonstrate interpersonal skills developed within a medical context
• Summarise, explain, and argue
• Develop reasoning skills
• Understand and apply the basic principles of reasoning (obtaining data, analysis, synthesis, comparison, the rule of three, syllogism, analogy, Boolean logic, etc.)
• Integrate reasoning in clinical approaches
• Manage resources
• Prioritise
• Integrate an economic dimension in clinical reasoning
• Promote health
• Understand the fundamentals of health education
• Manage their studies
• Have developed an interest for medicine
• Locate scientific information efficiently
• Compare different sources of information
• Be a responsible practitioner
• Base reasoning on the data taken from scientific literature (evidence-based-medicine)
• Integrate a human dimension in their approach to the patient
• Respect the diversity of gender, culture and opinion

Learning Outcomes of UE

Rather than an indigestible catalog of molecules, drugs and activities, the UE aims to familiarize the student with the main pharmacological targets to help understand the modes of action and main side effects of drugs. At the end of this UE, the student will be able to identify the biochemical, physiological and pathological notions allowing to explain the possibilities of pharmacological modulation, their advantages and disadvantages.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Course Map :
1. Introduction: Possible mechanisms of action
2. The chemical mediators of the ANS
3. Serotoninergic transmission: pharmacological modulation
4. Purinergic transmission: pharmacological modulation
5. The chemical mediators of local signaling: pharmacological modulation
6. Signal transmission by peptides and proteins: pharmacological modulation
7. Signal transmission by NO: pharmacological modulation
8. Drugs acting on the kidneys
9. Control of blood pressure
10. Control of angina
11. Control of cardiac arrhythmias
12. Treatment of heart failure
13. Modulation of blood coagulation
14. Management of atherosclerosis
15. Management of myocardial infarction
16. Antibiotics
17. Chemical mediators of the central nervous system

Prior Experience

General pharmacology, physiology, biochemistry