COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Toxicology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NIL HOCAOĞLU AKSAY

Offered to

Toxicology

Course Objective

To learn toxic mechanisms of plants and foods, to classificate the toxic plant and food types and to have knowledge about general specialities of plant and food toxins, to determine the toxic potantials of plants and foods, to learn the toxic effects plants and foods, to learn diagnosis of plant and food poisonings, and to convey information about plant and food poisonings.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1. Ford M.D., Delaney K.A., Ling L.J., Erickson T. Toxins in Depth. In: Ford M.D. editor. Clinical Toxicology. 1. edition, Pennyylvania: W.B. Saunders Company; 2001. pp. 265-602.

Supplementary Book(s):
1. Bitkilerle Zehirlenmeler. T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Birinci Basamağa Yönelik Zehirlenmeler Tanı ve Tedavi Rehberleri. Ed. Yeşim Tunçok, Nuri Kalyoncu. Yücel Ofset Matbaacılık, 2007:171-180.
2. POISINDEX® System: Klasco RK (Ed): POSINDEX® System. Thomson Micromedex, Greenwood Village, Colorado
3. DRUGDEX® System: Klasco RK (Ed): DRUGDEX® System. Thomson Micromedex, Greenwood Village, Colorado
4. Matthew J. Ellenhorn. The Home. Içinde: Ellenhorn M.J. editör. Ellenhorn s Medical Toxicology Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Poisoning. 2. baskı. National Publishing; 1997. s. 1036-1078.

References:
1. Levine M, Ruha AM, Graeme K, Brooks DE, Canning J, Curry SC. Toxicology in the ICU: part 3: natural toxins. Chest. 2011;140(5):1357-1370.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

A topic of the course outline which is choose with course coordinator must be present as a report.

Assessment Criteria

To be succesful in final exam and, to present a topic in course outline as a report

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Nil Hocaoglu Aksay, MD
Department of Medical Pharmacology
e-mail: nil.hocaoglu@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 4123908

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes