The primary objectives of this teaching course are to help students make better links between sports and pharmacology knowledge, and make applications based on this knowledge in the field of athletic training and sport competitions; improve their consciousness about the risks of doping as well as their knowledge on the specific doping agents; make better and scientifically grounded links between sports and nutrition supplements.

First stage. Preliminary basis of biochemistry and physiology. General pharmacology. 

Second stage. Drugs acting on autonomic nervous system.

Third stage. Drugs prescription in sport medicine; drugs used in orthopedic medicine.

Fourth stage. Drugs used in exercise-sensitive maladies:  diabete, hypertension, hypercolesterolemia.  Drugs commonly prescribed in Sport medicine. NSAIDs, glucocorticoids. Analgesics. Local anesthetics. Drugs of the respiratory system.

Fifth stage. Drugs illegally used in sport competition: effects on athletic performance , mechanism of action, side and toxic effects. Doping agents  and methods according to WADA classification.  TUE. Biologic passport. Sport nutrition supplements: efficacy and safety.

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

Teaching

Lessons in italian.

Attendance

Attendance is highly recommended. During the course, the lecturer might trace students' presence for statistics purposes. Attending students are those participating to at least 50% of of the lessons of the teaching course.

Course books

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

Moodle platform slides

As an alternative: 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). With a minimum of 9 correct answers, the assessment will be integrated with an oral exam on the course program.  The final mark  corresponds to the mean of written and viva voce results.

The evaluation will be formulated according to the following criteria:

less than 18: skill level not enough 

18-20: skill level enough 

21-23: skill level satisfactory

24-26: skill level good

27-29: skill level very good •

30-30 with honors: skill level excellent

At the end of course an intermediate questionnaire consisiting in 5 close-ended, multiple choice questions will be reserved to the attending students (those who attended to at least 50% of the lessons) on one of the stages (stage 1, 2, 3 or 4) of the programme. Students that will succed (minimum 3/5 right answers) will complete the exam with a 10 questions test instead of the usual 15. The final mark  will correspond to the mean of the 5 questions intermediate and 10 questions final written tests and viva voce results using the above criteria.

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.

Attendance

None

Course books

The same as for attending students:

Assessment

The same as for attending students, but with no intermediate tests.

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.