Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding:
Provide knowledge on the nature and mechanisms underlying the toxic effects of xenobiotics. Provide general principles on the risk assessment process.
Applied knowledge and understanding: Apply knowledge of the mechanisms of action of xenobiotics to define their toxicological activity and related risk
Judgment autonomy:
Know how to independently evaluate the meaning and results of the toxicological risk assessment process
Communication skills: Possess the ability to summarize information and communicate it effectively to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors.
Learning ability
• Develop skills and methodology that allow you to study in a highly autonomous way: Ability to update through consultation of scientific databases
Prerequisites
NO
Course unit content
The toxic action of xenobiotics and the main regulatory aspects; the epidemiology of toxicological risk.
Full programme
General toxicology:
· General principles of toxicology
·Mechanisms of toxicity.
· Chemical carcinogenesis, teratogenesis, mutagenesis.
· Experimental toxicology, epidemiology and toxicological risk assessment.
Special toxicology: contaminants (PBCs, dioxins, PAHs, metals, glyphosate, solvents, pesticides)
Bibliography
materiale iconografico fornito dal docente
-ERNEST HODGSON: “Tossicologia Moderna”, EdiSES
-CASARETT & DOULL’S: "Tossicologia: fondamenti dell’azione delle sostanze tossiche", Ed. EMSI,
Roma.
-W.A. HAYES: "Principles and Methods of Toxicology", III Edition, Raven Press.
Tossicologia generale e applicata ai farmaci. Balduini-Costa. Ed EDRA
Teaching methods
The lessons will be frontal.
The slides used to support lessons, as an integral part of the teaching material, will be uploaded on the Elly platform.
Assessment methods and criteria
multiple choice written exam
Other information
RECEPTION TIME
Every day, by prior appointment by telephone or e-mail
email: mariapia.adorni@unipr.it
tel: 0521 903895
If necessary, the reception could take place remotely using the Teams platform
