37231 - Toxicology and Prevention of Doping

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; Beta-2 Agonist; Glucocorticosteroids; Stimulants (amphetaminrs, cocaine, ephedrine); Narcotics. The 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.

Regulatory aspects: the national and international legislation on doping

Doping control in sport. Analytical procedures doping: present situation and prospectives

Readings/Bibliography

Drug in Sport, 7th Edition, Mottram DR, Chester N.

Teaching methods

Lectures with multimedia aids. The teaching material presented at the lectures is available on "Insegnamenti On Line" plarform of the Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna.

Assessment methods

The final test of the course unit  “Toxicology and prevention of doping" consists of an oral exam. Two questions related to the topics of the program "Toxicology and prevention of doping" will be asked to the student. Others specific questions can be asked for evaluating the student's preparation. Will be evaluated: the ability to expose topics correctly and critically; the clarity to expose and the ability to use the specific language of the discipline

The student will get a mark, for each course unit (Hygiene and safety of sport facilities 3CFU - Toxicology and prevention of doping 3CFU), on the basis of her/his capacity to answer questions. The two partial marks, in proportion to the number of credits, contribute to the final mark.  The student passes the exam if he/she takes at least 18/30 in both course units.

Exam session: there are at least 7 exam dates a year.

1^st session (January-February 2020): 3 exam dates

2^nd (June-July 2020): 3 exam dates

3^rd (September 2020): 1 exam dates

To check exam dates students can access AlmaEsami

 

Teaching tools

Teaching aids: The teaching material presented at the lectures is available on "Insegnamenti On Line" plarform of the Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna.

Office hours

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