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

Classroom lectures

Innovative teaching methods

Flipped classroom 

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 consisting of 15 close-ended, multiple-choice questions. Each correct answer is worth 2 points (out of 30), while incorrect or unanswered questions receive 0 points. A minimum of 9 correct answers is required to proceed to the oral examination, which will cover the entire course content. The final grade will be the average of the written and oral exam scores.

At the end of the course, an intermediate questionnaire consisting of 5 close-ended, multiple-choice questions will be available for attending students (i.e., those who have attended at least 50% of the lessons). The questionnaire will cover one of the stages (Stage 1, 2, 3, or 4) of the program. Students who pass this test (with a minimum of 3 correct answers out of 5) will take a final written test consisting of 10 questions instead of the standard 15. The final grade will be calculated as the average of the scores from the 5-question intermediate test, the 10-question final written test, and the oral examination, following the criteria described above.

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.

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.

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.

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.