Short Courses for Medical Doctors

This session examines the basic anatomy of the parasympathetic nervous system, as well as the synthesis, release and metabolism of neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine in this system and the drugs that act upon these processes.

This session describes the basic anatomy of the cardiovascular system, as well as drugs that primarily affect it and their sites of action

This session examines the inotropes and vasoconstrictors that are often administered in intensive care units.

This session reviews which medication groups are recommended for the prevention or treatment of ischaemic heart disease and provides an overview of the most commonly used drug groups.

This session reviews the physiology of the cardiac action potential and describes the methods of arrhythmia generation. It also defines the classification methods available for arrhythmias along with the positive and negative attributes of each.

This sessions describes the use of antiarrhythmic agents most commonly used in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine. It covers the pharmacology, clinical indications, contraindications and side effects of such agents.

This session examines the pharmacology of drugs that are used to induce hypotension and discusses appropriate drugs for described clinical situations.

This session describes the pharmacological management of the patient with pre-existing hypertension and the current guidelines on hypertension before surgery.

This session explains the clotting cascade and the pharmacology of anticoagulants.

This session describes the different types of antiplatelet drugs, their specific benefits and the contraindications for their use.