Course: Selected Chapters of Special Toxicology

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Course title Selected Chapters of Special Toxicology
Course code UECHI/C863
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pouzar Miloslav, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Glyphosate and argumentative fallacies within a communication of the health risks of chemical substances 2. Patent medicines and the influence of celebrities on the risk perception of chemical substances 3. Percival Pott, the matchgirls' strike and the onset of the regulation of toxic substances 4. DDT and the unintended consequences of chemical regulation 5. Health risks of tattooing and the discrepancy in the health risk perception between lay people and experts 6. Stress response as an important part of the health risk perception of chemical substances 7. Erin Brockovich, CrVI toxicity and the influence of ethical issues on the health risk perception of chemicals 8. The Exxon Valdez oil leak and the consequences of unprofessional activities in the elimination of the accident consequences 9. Diclofenac as an example of a substance with a species-specific response 10. Nitrosamines in pharmaceutical preparations and foodstuff - perception and regulation of health risks depending on the type of commodity 11. Colchicine and the relationship between the therapeutic and toxic effects of substances 12. Alcohol and caffeine and the influence of the interaction of chemical substances on their final effect 13. Toxicology of nanoparticles and the influence of toxicokinetics on the resulting effect of substances

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Projection
Learning outcomes

Understanding the synthetic nature of the scientific field of toxicology, understanding the connection of toxicology with other scientific fields, understanding the importance of toxicology in creating society's relationship with the products of the chemical and pharmaceutical industry
Prerequisites
Passing out the subjects Toxicology or Toxicology for biochemical programs or knowledge of corresponding topics

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral performance analysis

Colloquium/Seminary work and powerpoint presentation 100%
Recommended literature
  • Pouzar M. Kalich hořkosti. Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7204-851-9.


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