The primary objectives of this teaching course are to help students make better links between physical activity and pharmacology; improve their knowledge of drugs used to treat (and or to prevent) maladies, disorders and traumas where adapted physical activity is included in therapeutic, rehab and preventive programs. 

First stage. General pharmacology.

Second stage. Drugs acting on autonomic nervous system.

Third stage.Commonly prescribed drugs in Sport medicine. NSAIDs, glucocorticoids. Analgesics. Drugs used in orthopedic medicine.

Fourth stage. Antiosteoporotic agents. DMARDS and agents for rheumatoid arthritis. Myorelaxants and antispastic drugs.  Hypolipidemic drugs. Drugs affecting coagulation.  Anti-obesity drugs. Hypoglicaemic agents. Antihypertensive drugs.

Knowledge and understanding  - Basic knowledge of fundamental pharmacology and of the studied classes of drugs.

Applying knowledge and understanding - Capacity of understanding the impact of pharmacological therapy.

Making judgements - Capacity of autonomously forming personal and adequate opinions on pharmacological issues

Communication skills - Capacity of writing and explaining pharmacological concepts and issues using the basic terminology of the field.

Learning skills - The students will autonomously update their knowledge in the field; they will also be capable of critically understanding pharmacological issues inherent to their profession..

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Seminars  on inherent topics

Teaching

Lessons in italian and, with regard to selected general pharmacology issues, in English.

Course books

Farmacologia applicata all'esercizio fisico - Montefeltro Libri/Bookservice - Urbino

Moodle platform slides 

Pharmacology condensed. 2nd edition, by M.M. Dale and D.G. Haylett, Elsevier

Assessment

Written questionnaire consisiting in 15 close-ended, multiple choice questions (2/30 or 0/30 for each correct or wrong answers/unanswered questions, respectively) and 2 open questions (from-2 to +2/30 for each answer).  The final mark corresponds to the algebric sum of the above scores (the minimunm mark is 18/30).  The students can either accept this mark, or ask for an additional viva voce examination. In this case the final mark corresponds to the integration of written and viva voce results.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

Please contact the teacher

Course books

The same as for attending students:

Assessment

The same as for attending students:

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.