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By the end of this module the student should be able to:
Apply a basic understanding of the concepts of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics to clinical situations
Demonstrate an understanding of Irish and European legislation affecting the use of animal remedies,
Apply the principles of safe practice in working with pharmacological hazards,
Identify the correct application of specific therapeutics for the treatment of infection and inflammation, and for treatment of conditions of the different body systems while recognising the importance of antimicrobial stewardship
Recognise how medication errors may arise in veterinary practice; calculate dosages
Read and cite appropriate sources to explain how to correctly advise animal owners on treatments in veterinary species.
This module commences with an overview of drug interactions on cells and in the body. This module also deals with aspects of drug dispensing including the legislation relating to animal remedies in EU and Irish legislation. The module then deals in overview with the therapeutic drugs used in veterinary medicine, presented by the therapeutic group and body system. This course is not expected to provide a full overview of the therapies used in veterinary practice, however.
Agents used in anaesthesia are covered in a different module in the veterinary nursing programme.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Tutorial | 2 |
Specified Learning Activities | 20 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 80 |
Total | 124 |
Students taking this module should have taken previous courses which provide a grounding in the normal structure and function of the mammalian body.
This module may be suitable as an elective for Science or Agricultural Science students who, at a minimum, have completed their first year.
This module is not suitable for Veterinary Medicine students as it duplicates learning in that course, and a core module in Stage 3 is incompatible.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: This assesses engagement with online formative assessments. The grade will be based on engagement, 100% or zero, and not on the "grade" obtained. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 5 |
Assignment: Two online assignments, offered in term. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 30 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: End of trimester MCQ | 1 hour End of Trimester Exam | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 65 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Self-assessment activities
Feedback will be available to the student on in-term assignments within 15 working days of the submission date.
Name | Role |
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Professor Alan Baird | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Niamh O'Donoghue | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |