Asilomar, 2002 | San Francisco, 2002 | Portugal 2004 | Brisbane 2004
Satellite workshop in Asilomar, July 4-7,
2002; abstracts and slide presentations.
The meeting was supported by ADInstruments to whom we are very grateful.
The formal presentations were as follows: all available abstracts can
be down-loaded in one file (edited by Elizabeth A. Davis,
Monash. This can be cited as 'Teaching Pharmacology Tomorrow: Tools
and Techniques': Proceedings of the IUPHAR Teaching Section. Davis,
Elizabeth ed. Published 01 July 2002 by Monash University. ISBN 0-7326-2204-2)
by clicking here or abstracts
and slide presentations associated with each speaker may be obtained
individually below.
Pharmacology for science students (Chairperson – Ian Hughes):
1. Angus, James; Drug development techniques – a specialist course
for undergraduate pharmacologists (abstract
| slides)
2. Brink, Christiaan; Successful BSc Hons degree program in pharmacology
and CPD via the Internet (abstract
| slides)
3. Davis, Elizabeth; Drugs and Society – a new introductory unit
in pharmacology (abstract | slides)
4. Jarrott, Bevyn; Cis-platin and testicular cancer – the Lance
Armstrong story. An exemplar in a unit Drugs and Society (abstract
| slides)
5. Lakoski, Joan; Engaging the Pharmacology Postdoc (abstract
| slides)
Pharmacology for medical students (Chairperson – Stuart
MacLeod):
6. Van Wilgenburg, Henk; Case studies for teaching clinical pharmacology
to medical students (abstract | slides)
7. Hashimoto, Keitaro; New core curriculum in Japanese medical education
(abstract | slides)
8. Smith, David; Experience with the introduction of herbal medicine
into the curriculum for 2nd year medical students (abstract
| slides)
9. Vincenzi, Frank; A class ‘drug list’ on a web site: Pluses
and minuses (abstract | slides)
9.a. CAL and PBL breakout sessions Convenors: M. Hollingsworth and PK Rangachari (abstract | slides)
Problem Based Learning (Chairperson- David Dewhurst):
10. Rangachari, Patangi; Flying solo: Testing the limits of PBL with
a class of a hundred (abstract
| slides)
11. Macleod, Stuart; Problem-based Pharmacology teaching: Challenges
in developed and developing countries (abstract
| slides)
12. Rudolph, Maria-Isolde; Problem based learning in Pharmacology. 9
years' experience at the University of Concepción, Chile (abstract
| slides)
13. Knott, Peter; PBL in the pharmacology curriculum in the Caribbean
– the Trinidad experience (abstract
| slides)
Electronic delivery (Chairperson- Henk Van Wilgenburg):
14. MacDonald, Ewen; Experiences in virtual pharmacology teaching over
the past two years (abstract
| slides)
15. Simatupang, Abraham; ePharmacology: A model virtual class for medical
students at Universitas Kristen in Indonesia (abstract
| slides)
16. White, Paul; Evaluation of "WebCT" as a web-based teaching
and learning tool (abstract
| slides)
17. MacDonald, Ewen; A proposal for running a “Drug Molecule of
the Month” on the Internet (abstract
| slides)
Computer Aided Learning (Chairperson – Jeffrey Atkinson):
18. Dewhurst, David; Experiences of developing, using & evaluating
CAL programs in physiology/pharmacology teaching (abstract
| slides)
19. Hollingsworth, Michael; Embedding computer-aided learning in curricula
(abstract | slides)
20. Lew, Michael; A CAL for learning about autonomic drugs through hypothesis-based
exploration (abstract | slides)
21. Hughes, Ian; Peer marking of simulated pharmacological experiments
(abstract | slides)
International developments (Chairperson – Joan Lakoski):
22. Atkinson, Jeffrey; The EpharNet Hypertension program – the
Franco-Anglo experience (abstract
| slides)
23. Salazar, Margarita; Development and perspectives of teaching pharmacology
in Venezuela (abstract | slides)
24. Bustami, Zunilda; Teaching pharmacology in medical schools in Indonesia
(abstract | slides)
25. VanWilgenburg, Henk; The role of regional PharNets in teaching pharmacology:
IdFarNet and IndPharNet (abstract | slides)
26. Jarrott, Bevyn; Future activities/directions of the IUPHAR Teaching
Section (abstract | slides)
POSTERS
27. Hollingsworth, Michael; Web projects: education and assessment in
the scientific method & extra resources as a result (abstract
| slides)
28. Hughes, Ian; Simulations – as much learning as with wet practicals?
(abstract | slides)
29. Near, Joseph; Implementation of a competency-based curriculum in
medical pharmacology (abstract
| slides)
30. Parkkisenniemi, Ulla-Mari; Teaching pharmacological methods and
mechanisms for pharmacy students by PBL and computer assisted learning
(abstract | slides)
31. Du Plooy, Wim; Teaching pharmacology to medical students using a
mixed ‘traditional’ and integrated (abstract
| slides)
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Workshop in San Francisco, July 8th, 2002;
Technological Tools in Teaching and Learning; abstracts and slide presentations
The formal presentations were as follows: all abstracts can be downloaded
as one document by clicking here
or individual abstracts and slide presentations associated with each
speaker can be down-loaded below.
Session chairs: Ian Hughes and Bevyn Jarrott
Ian Hughes. Leeds, UK.
Factors influencing successful integration of computer-based learning
materials into pharmacology courses. (abstract
| slides)
Bevyn Jarrott, Elizabeth Davis. Monash, Australia.
Running 'on-line' classes to teach (and also assess) how students can
retrieve pertinent information on new drugs from the World Wide Web
(abstract | slides)
David Dewhurst, Rachel Ellaway, Allan Cumming. Edinburgh, Scotland
Developing and implementing a virtual learning environment (abstract
| slides)
Frank F. Vincenzi.Washington, USA.
A web-based virtual lab: One attempt to simulate a pharmacology ‘dog
lab’ without the dog. (abstract
| slides)
Lindsay Brown. Queensland, Australia.
The challenge of computer-assisted teaching of large pharmacology classes
(abstract | slides)
Ewen MacDonald. Kuopio, Finland.
Lecture theatre blues - or blues in the lecture theatre: Using music
to teach pharmacology. (abstract
| slides)
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Meeting report: Innovation in pharmacology teaching and learning
Porto, Portugal; July 17th 2004.
D. Moura (Portugal)
Opportunities for the expansion of pharmacology teaching and training programs in Europe [SLIDES]
I.E.Hughes (UK)
Resource discovery and support networks for pharmacology teachers [SLIDES]
D.G.Dewhurst (UK)
Re-usable learning pobkects - managing and developing e-learning resources [SLIDES]
R. Soares de Moura (Brazil)
Teaching pharmacology in Brazil [SLIDES]
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A one-day workshop of the 8th International Congress on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Brisbane, Australia; August 1, 2004
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education in Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
Programme
Session 1: What to teach?
A). Michael Orme, Chairman of the European Association for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Developing a core curriculum for CPT in Europe. [PDF]
B). Kathie Knights, Dept of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders University, Australia
Pharmacology for nurses who prescribe.
C). Patangi Rangachari, Director of Inquiry, O'Brien Centre for the B.HSc Program, University of Calgary, Canada
Beyond competencies - room for flair? [PDF]
Session 2: Pharmacology in problem-based medical curricula
D). Anne Tonkin, Co-Director, Medical Education Unit, University of Adelaide, Australia
Fitting pharmacology into a PBL-based medical curricula.
E). Owen Woodman, Dept. Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Australia
Keeping a place for pharmacology in the curriculum. [PDF]
Session 3: New approaches to supporting understanding of clinical pharmacology
F). John Mucklow, University of Keele, UK
Interactive support material for medical students and continuing professional development. [PDF]
G). Emilio Sanz, Departamento de Farmacología, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain Teaching the WHO Guide to Good Prescribing.
Session 4: On-line and computer-based material in teaching pharmacology
H). Tina Tasioulas, National Prescribing Service, Australia
NPS Prescribing Curriculum for Medical Students [PDF]
I). Paul White, Victorian College of Pharmacy, Monash University, Australia
E-learning for traditional face-to-face pharmacology programmes; what's the point?
J). Michael Lew, Dept. Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Australia
Extending and supporting "wet" practicals with computer-based exercises. [PDF]
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