Description

This course is designed to provide student with basic, practical and professional knowledge on pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical antimicrobial agents, with respect to the mechanism of action, spectrum of activity, applications and potential resistance patterns. (either antibiotics or non-antibiotics). Different sterilization methods and their application scope will be studied in this course.

Program

PharmD

Objectives

• Domain (1): Fundamental knowledge By the end of the course the student should be able to: 1.1 Outline the mechanism of action, spectrum of activity, and applications of pharmaceutical antimicrobial agents.. 1.2 Explain the potential resistance patterns in microorganisms.. 1.3 Describe different sterilization methods, antiseptics, disinfectents as well as preservatives and their corresponding applications. Domain (2): Professional and Ethical Practice At the end of the course the student should be able to: 2.1. Apply different laboratory tests for the evaluation of anti-microbial agents qualitatively and quantitatively. 2.2 Apply safe handling and disposal of microbial cultures and other biological materials with respect to ethical and legal guidelines in laboratory practice. Domain (3): Pharmaceutical Care At the end of the course the student should be able to: 3.1 Apply the principles of pharmaceutical microbiology to select and assess proper methods of infection control including the implementation of effective sterilization and disinfection practices in healthcare settings and pharmaceutical industries. 3.2 Monitor and control microbial growth and carry out laboratory tests for evaluation of different antimicrobial agents. Domain (4): Personal Practice At the end of the course the student should be able to: 4.1 Retrieve and critically analyze information, identify and solve problems, and work autonomously and effectively in a team. 4.2 Demonstrate responsibility for team performance and peer evaluation of other team members, and express communication and time management skills. 4.3 Practice independent/self learning needed for continuous professional development.