Find courses
Search results - Adverse Drug Reactions, Drug Interactions, and Pharmacovigilance
Delicious
Digg
Reddit
StumbleuponCourse details
Key facts
| Types | Oxford Qualification - Part-time Professional Development Short Courses |
|---|---|
| Location | Oxford |
| Dates | Mon 12 to Fri 16 May 2014 |
| Subject area(s) | Health |
| CATS points | 20 |
| Fees | From £1575.00 |
| Application status | Applications being accepted |
| Course code | O13C254B9Y |
| Course contact | If you have any questions about this course, please email expther@conted.ox.ac.uk or telephone +44(0)1865 286955. |
Overview
The Adverse Drug Reactions, Drug Interactions, and Pharmacovigilance course is a one-week module of the MSc in Experimental Therapeutics. Offered by the Department of Oncology and the Department for Continuing Education’s CPD Centre, the teaching will be led by Dr Jeffrey K. Aronson, Reader in Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Oxford, and will feature face-to-face lectures and tutorials from some of the country's leading clinicians and scientists.
The module can be taken as a stand-alone short course. It includes group work, discussions, guest lectures, and interaction and feedback with tutors and lecturers.
Description
The Adverse Drug Reactions, Drug Interactions, and Pharmacovigilance course will provide students with the opportunity to learn more about and discuss the following topics:
- Adverse drug reactions — epidemiology and classification
- Adverse drug reactions — mechanisms
- Adverse drug reactions — monitoring and prevention
- Systematic reviews of adverse drug reactions
- Drug interactions — epidemiology and mechanisms
- Drug interactions — prevention
- Beneficial drug interactions—using combinations of drugs
- Methods of pharmacovigilance
Programme details
This course can be taken:
- as a 5 day short course (for credit or not for credit)
- as part of the MSc in Experimental Therapeutics
Venue
This course will be held at the Department for Continuing Education, Rewley House, Oxford.
Staff
Dr Jeffrey K. Aronson
Role: Tutor
Course aims
The course has been designed to:
- introduce students to concepts of adverse drug reactions in terms of epidemiology and classification, mechanisms and monitoring and prevention
- enable students to undertake systematic reviews of adverse drug reactions
- enable students to understand and analyse drug interactions in terms of epidemiology, mechanisms and prevention
- enable students to appreciate beneficial drug interactions using combinations of drugs
- enable students to understand and use pharmacovigilance methodologies.
Assessment methods
Assessment will be based on submission of a set written assignment, not exceeding 4,000 words.
Academic credit
Those wishing to may apply to take the course with accreditation. The University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education offers Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) points for the course. Participants attending at least 75% of the taught course and successfully completing assessed assignments are eligible to earn credit equivalent to 20 CATS-equivalent points which may be counted towards a postgraduate qualification.
Those who do not wish to undertake the assessed work required for academic credit will receive a certificate of attendance at the end of the course.
Level and demands
This course is aimed at qualified doctors, especially specialist registrars in clinical pharmacology or in training for other medical sub-specialities; clinical research fellows in other specialities; pharmacists; nurses; graduates working in the pharmaceutical industry.
Teaching methods
The course will be taught by a range of scientists leading these areas of research, and there will be significant time programmed to discuss the scientific and sometimes ethical issues raised by this area of medical research. It will include group work, discussions, guest lectures, and interaction and feedback with tutors and lecturers.
A virtual learning environment (VLE) and access to some of the University of Oxford’s online resources will provide support for those taking the course for credit.
Accommodation
Accommodation is available at the Rewley House Residential Centre, within the Department for Continuing Education, in central Oxford. The comfortable, en-suite, study-bedrooms are rated 3-star, and come with free high-speed internet access and TV. Guests can take advantage of the excellent dining facilities and common room bar, where they may relax and network with others on the programme.
Payment
The course fee includes tuition, course materials, refreshments and a three course lunch on each day of the course.
Please see the MSc in Experimental Therapeutics page for more information regarding module fees when taking this course as a part of the MSc Programme.
Scholarships
Details of funding opportunities, including grants, bursaries, loans, scholarships and benefit information are available on our financial assistance page.
Fee options
- Programme Fee
- For MSc students: £1575.00
- For stand-alone students: £1890.00
Apply for this course
Admissions criteria
To apply for our short courses you should:
- be a graduate or have successfully completed a professional training course
- have experience in a health-related field
- demonstrate a suitable level of English (if this is not your first language).
How to apply
If you would like to apply for the MSc in Experimental Therapeutics please visit the application page.
To apply for this module as a short course please use the documents below.
Places on the course are limited, so early application is strongly recommended. Completed applications must have been received fourteen days before the course starts.
- Your application can only be fully considered when an application form is supplied complete with payment or purchase order number
- Please note no payments are processed until a student has been accepted onto the course
- Your application will require a copy of your CV, and if you wish to take the course for credit, a reference.
Once we have received your completed application it will be considered by the admissions panel.
If your chosen course is full it is possible to submit a completed application form which, if successful, will be added to the waiting list. You will then be given the opportunity to attend should a place become available.
Contact
If you would like to discuss your application or any part of the application process before applying please contact:
Sarah Kelly (Administrative Assistant)
Tel: +44 (0)1865 286955 - Email: expther@conted.ox.ac.uk
You can apply for this course in the following ways:
- Apply by post, email or fax
- Application Form
.
Short Course Terms & Conditions (important: please read before applying) .
Programmes including this module
This module can be studied as part of these programmes: