| Ansvarligt institut | Institut for Veterinær Sygdomsbiologi | ||||||||||
| English Title | Toxicology | ||||||||||
| Tidligst mulig placering | Master udd. (efteruddannelse) | ||||||||||
| Varighed | Udenfor blokstruktur | ||||||||||
| Pointværdi | 10 (ECTS) | ||||||||||
| Kursustype | Master udd. (efteruddannelse) | ||||||||||
| Eksamen | Sluteksamen skriftlig prøve Skriftlig auditorieeksamen Alle hjælpemidler tilladt Beskrivelse af eksamen: Written examination consisting of essays and multiple choice questions Vægtning: essays 70% MC 30% bestået/ikke bestået, intern censur Eksamensdatoer: | ||||||||||
| Rammer for Undervisning | Lectures, Theoritical and practical exercises | ||||||||||
| Undervisningssprog | Engelsk | ||||||||||
| Kursusindhold | |||||||||||
| The course gives the participants a thorough knowledge of toxicological principles including risk assessment and toxicological evaluation of chemicals, drugs and occupational compounds. Furthermore, the course covers all aspects of theoretical toxicology: toxicokinetics, different types of toxicity (e.g. genetic, carcinogenesis and developmental toxicity ), specific organ toxicity (e.g. liver, reproductive system, skin and the nervous system), toxic effects of various chemicals (e.g. pesticides, metals, and animal venoms), and clinical, occupational and regulatory toxicology. The course focuses on the principles behind risk assessment and toxicological evaluation in pre-clinical settings. | |||||||||||
| Undervisningsform | |||||||||||
| The course is comprised of lectures, student presentations and practical exercises in various types of risk assessment. | |||||||||||
| Målbeskrivelse | |||||||||||
| At the end of the course the participant should have knodwledge on - toxicological principles - risk assessment procedures skills on - toxicological evaluation of chemicals, drugs and occupational compounds Competences on - toxicologicl language - risk assessment and interpretation on experimental data | |||||||||||
| Litteraturhenvisninger | |||||||||||
| Casarett & Doull's Toxicology, The Basic Science of Poisons, 7th edition, McGraw Hill. | |||||||||||
| Kursusansvarlig | |||||||||||
| Christian Friis, cfr@life.ku.dk, Institut for Veterinær Sygdomsbiologi/Biomedicin, Tlf: 353-33161 | |||||||||||
| Deltagerbetaling | |||||||||||
| 20.000 DKK | |||||||||||
| Studienævn | |||||||||||
| Studienævn V | |||||||||||
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