The assessment for this module is 100% coursework based on the presentation of a word processed report (3000 words) on a negotiated topic selected relevant to their work based need. The report should not be an essay, but should encompass the ability to have subsections and appendices for additional material that would not be available in a traditional essay.

assessing learning outcomes 1,2,3,4

Formative guidance will be provided throughout the module, mainly via tutor feedback and discussion with individual students which may be via Email, telephone or at the end of a tutorial session.

Detailed written guidance and specific marking criteria for the above assessment will be given with the module handbook.

Access to Blackboard. Library materials particularly the Journals: Trends in Neuroscience, Trends in Pharmacology, New Scientist, Science, Nature, Annual Reviews of the Neuroscience's
Tutorial rooms and Lecture theatres on request

This will be predominantly VLE driven with face to face tutorials, workshops or residential meetings negotiated by participant demand. Tutor input will primarily occur on-line in discussion groups and via Email.

The aim of this module is to develop knowledge of pharmacology as it applies to the working environment of the participants. The student will be introduced to core concepts of Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and adverse drug reactions and then they choose a single pathway that reflects the pharmacological profile closest to their area of need. The following routes have been identified, but are not an exclusive list: Psychopharmacology; Cardiovascular drugs; Drugs in diabetes; Drugs in Gastric Disorders; Drugs and the Geriatric population; Drugs and hepatic disorders; NSAIDs; Drugs and reproductive disorders; Drugs and respiratory disorders; Drugs of abuse and toxins. At the end of the module the student should be able to understand core pharmacological concepts and relate these concepts through the use of relevant examples with their working environment and need.

Rang, Dale, Ritter and Moore: Pharmacology 5th Edition Churchill Livingstone ISBN 0443071454 (2003)
Dale & Haylett: Pharmacology Condensed Churchill Livingston 0443070490 (2004)
Web site
British National Formulary http://www.bnf.org
Drug infozone (requires registration) http://www.druginfozone.nhs.uk/
National Electronic Library for Health http://www.nhs.uk/nelh
RxList - US drug information service http://www.rxlist.com/