Course Title

الاستعمال السريري للمضادات الحيوية

Course Number

7301407

Instructor Name

Ola Ibraheem Ali Jaradat

Contact Information

Semester(s) and academic year(s)

Second Semester 2022

Compulsory / Elective

Compulsory

The course covers antimicrobial regimen selection and suitable treatment for a group of infectious diseases

The objectives of this course are to prepare students to develop rational drug therapy plans for patients and provide suitable pharmaceutical care for a group of infectious diseses

The student should be able to:

 

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

 

a.1. Recognize pathophysiology, laboratory tests, physical examination, diagnosis, and prognosis of diseases

a.2. List signs and symptoms of different infectious diseases.

a.3 Classify the bacteria most commonly associated with human infections using a body system approach.

a.4.  Describe the clinical management of various infectious diseases

a.5. Identify drug-related problems such as drug side effects, interactions, and contraindication

a.6. Recognize the desired outcomes of drug therapy of selected diseases.

 

b. Intellectual Skills

b.1. Design appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic plans for selected infectious diseases.

b.2. Compare between rational and irrational drug therapy for selected infectious diseases

b.3. Design plans for monitoring drug efficacy, adverse effects, compliance and drug interactions

b.4. Analyze relevant information for clinical case notes and assess problems in therapeutic management of patients

 

c. Professional and Practical Skills

c.1. Evaluate and solve drug-related and patient-related problems

c.2. Design Monitoring plan for drug regimen therapeutic outcomes

c3. Apply learned information in providing appropriate patient counseling

 

d. General and Transferable Skills

d.1. Search internet database for new updates in treatment guidelines

d.2. Write and give oral presentations

d.3. Work coherently and successfully as a part of a team

d.4. Appreciate team work in seminar

 

Barbara Wells, Joseph DiPiro, Terry Schwinghammer, Cecily DiPiro. Pharmacotherapy Handbook. 8^th edition, 2011. McGraw-Hill Medical.

Mary Anne Koda-Kimble,  Lloyd Yee Young, Wayne A. Kradjan, B. Joseph Guglielmo, Brian K. Alldredge, Robin L. Corelli, Bradley R. Williams. Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs. 9 ^th edition, 2008. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

 

Joseph DiPiro, Robert L. Talbert, Gary Yee, Gary Matzke, Barbara Wells, L. Michael Posey. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. 8 ^th edition, 2011. McGraw-Hill Medical.

 

Roger Walker, Cate Whittlesea. Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 5 ^th edition, 2011. Churchill Livingstone.

 

New treatment guidelines and article reviews