Overview

This unit will provide students with an understanding of how major body systems are affected in disease states, including i) how these states influence observed signals and ii) how important therapeutic targets in these states are used to better treat these conditions.

Requisites

Prerequisites
MBP20011 Clinical Practicum 1
NEU20006 Neurophysiology
MBP10001 Technology and Data Acquisition

RULES:

MBP20011 Clinical Practicum 1
OR
NEU20006 Neurophysiology
AND
MBP10001 Technology and Data Acquisition

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Describe common disease states in major body systems and describe the physiological mechanisms affected, including the observed signs and symptoms
  • Describe key potential therapeutic targets in common disease states of the main body systems
  • Describe how these therapeutic targets in disease states can be modified by modern drug and medical devices to restore function in these systems
  • Discuss the basic principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
  • Evaluate the efficacy, safety, and toxicology parameters of medical technologies with physical interactions (biocompatibility) and device-drug combinations

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

ctivity Type Activity Total Hours Number of Weeks Hours Per Week
Online Lecture 24 12 weeks 2
On-campus Lab 12 6 weeks 2
On-campus Class 12 12 weeks 1
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Various 28 12 weeks 2.33
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning 74 12 weeks 6.17
Total Hours: 150 Total Hours (per week): 13.5

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Presentation and Report Individual/Group  30%  1,2,3,4,5 
Laboratory Report Individual  40%  1,3,4,5 
Final-Semester Test Individual  30%  1,2,3,4 

Content

  • Disease states associated with dysfunctions of main body systems
  • Potential therapeutic targets
  • Modern electrophysiological, biochemical and molecular biological techniques
  • Efficacy, Safety, and Toxicology
  • Biocompatibility testing; biological risks associated with physical interactions of devices; active device-drug combination products
  • Personalised medicine
  • Graduate Attribute – Communication 1 - Verbal Communication 
  • Graduate Attribute – Communication 2 - Communicating using different media 
  • Graduate Attribute – Teamwork 1 - Collaboration and negotiation 
  • Graduate Attribute – Teamwork 2 - Teamwork roles and processes 
  • Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies 1 - Information literacy 

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.