Veterinary Toxicology

Code: MVT14045I

3 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours

Scientific Area: Veterinary Medicine

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Presentation

Sustainable Development Goals

Saúde e bem-estar - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Parcerias e meios de implementação - Fortalecer os meios de implementação e revitalizar a parceria global para o desenvolvimento sustentável.

Learning Goals

Acquire basic and specific knowledge of General and Special Toxicology (terminology, concepts, classifications and categories, methodologies)
Understand the knowledge acquired, interpret and interrelate with other areas of knowledge addressed throughout the cycle of studies.
Addressing and solving problems in the context of Applied Toxicology, in particular in
clinical toxicology and forensic toxicology in veterinary medicine.
Obtain capacity for multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary action, articulating information from diverse sources, in the solution of problems of the toxicological fora.
Promote the acquisition and adoption of responsible and ethically correct attitudes within veterinary toxicology and in broader contexts.

Introduction: Origins and evolution of Veterinary Toxicology; General concepts and their application - Toxicokinetics and Toxicodinamia;
Toxic effects and indicators; Analytical Toxicology and Toxicological Trials; Risk Analysis in Toxicology.
Anthropogenic Xenobiotics: Drugs, Abuse Drugs, Food Additives, Pollutants and Contaminants (Persistent Organic Pollutants, Pesticides, Metals and Metalloids). Natural Xenobiotics: Phytotoxins, Zootoxins, Phycotoxins, Mycotoxins, Algae toxins and Bacteria. Modes of action and mechanisms of toxicity and detoxation. Differences between species.
Ecotoxicology and Veterinary Medicine; Veterinary Toxicology and Food Safety; Veterinary Clinical Toxicology; Veterinary Forensic Toxicology.

Teaching Methods

Collective contact sessions for the transmission of fundamental knowledge where active methodologies will be used that appeal to student/student interaction, such as practical theoretical activities, debates, group/peer research, problem solving/exploration of CTS&A situations, which allows cooperative learning, a very effective method of solving problems and promoting learning.
The evaluation will be carried out in two ways: one, in group, by presenting and discussing results obtained from the realization of alpha numerical problems related to drug addiction; another by written evaluation, which by choice, can be by performing 2 written tests (50%+50%) in the middle and at the end of the semester or only 1 final written examination (100%).