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37231 - Toxicology and Prevention of Doping

Academic Year 2024/2025

                
                        Docente:
                        Carmela Fimognari
                    
                        Credits:
                        3
                    
                        SSD:
                        BIO/14
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        Traditional lectures
                        
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
                            Wellness and Sport Management (cod. 9214)

                            Teaching resources on Virtuale
                        
                                    Course Timetable
                                
from Oct 07, 2024 to Dec 09, 2024

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student knows the safety and the toxic risk linked to drug therapy. The students knows the epidemiology of doping and the health risk of doping substances.

Course contents

Principles of Toxicology: Classification of the toxic effects. Risk-assessment for drug. Relationship between efficacy and toxicity of drugs.

List of substances and methods prohibited. Mechanism of action and toxic effects induced by doping substances: non-approvated substances; anabolic agents; peptide hormones; stimulants; narcotics. Substances included in the Monitoring Program.

Analysis of the health risks related to the abuse of drugs used to improve sports performance. Therapeutic Use Exemption.

Epidemiology of doping. Analysis of doping in various sports.

Readings/Bibliography

Drugs in Sport, Mottram DR, Chester N. 7th Edition,2018.

Teaching methods

Lectures with multimedia aids.

Assessment methods

The exam will consist in a written test aimed at assessing the student's understanding and knowledge of the topics set out during the course.

The written test consists of:

-30 multiple choice questions. Each right answer will be awarded with 1 point, while wrong answers will be given -0,25 points.

Examples and details will be shown during the lessons.

During the exam, the use of textbooks, notes, computer aids, calculators is not permitted.

Students have up to 40 minutes to complete the written test.

The student will get a mark for each course unit (Hygiene and Safety of Sports Facilities 3 CFU - Toxicology and Prevention of Doping 3 CFU). The marks obtained for each exam, in proportion to the number of credits, contribute to the final grade of thirty.

To check exam dates, students can access AlmaEsami.

The exam registration list closes one week before the exam date.

Teaching tools

Slides are usually used to enhance clarity during courses. The materials used will be uploaded to to the website https://virtuale.unibo.it

Username and password are reserved for students enrolled at the University of Bologna.

Office hours

See the website of Carmela Fimognari

SDGs

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.