Micro-credential

This Micro-credential Short Course Clinical Toxicology corresponds to module 9 of the MAS in Toxicology.

Overview

Audience

Graduates with a master’s degree in medicine, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, biochemistry, chemistry, biology, or a qualification which is judged equivalent.

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to understand the evaluation and treatment of acute poisoning with the relevant mechanisms of toxicity, describe and interpret qualitative and quantitative aspects of intoxications and adverse drug reactions, with specific references to the harmful effects individuals and specific vulnerable populations, as well as on the immune system, and be able to interpret laboratory tests. Based upon the principles of toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics, the students will be able to analyse intoxications and harmful drug effects such as majors clinical toxicology syndrome (“toxidromes”) and to establish general preventive and therapeutic measures.

Programme

Adverse effects of drugs and other chemicals in humans.

Registration

Registration deadline

25 July 2025

Fees:

CHF 1,000

Admission criteria

Master’s degree in medicine, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, biochemistry, chemistry, biology, or a qualification which is judged equivalent.

Curriculum

Period

26 August 2025 - 29 August 2025

Teaching hours

32 teaching hours

Microcertification

4 ECTS credits
EQF-level: 7

Schedule

8h15-12h, 13h15-17h

Assessment

Short-answer questions

Intervenant-es

  • Prof. Alexander JETTER, University of Zürich
  • Prof. Caroline SAMER, University of Geneva

Partnerships / Collaboration

Partnership

Swiss Center for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT) • Centre of Competence in Analytic Chemistry and Toxicology (ccCTA) • Swiss Society of Toxicology (SST) • Ecotox Centre, Eawag/EPFL • University of Basel • University of Lausanne • University of Zürich

Director(s)

Prof. Caroline SAMER, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jean TERRIER, University of Geneva

Steering committee

  • Prof. Gerrit BORCHARD, President of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva
  • Prof. Antoine GEISSBUHLER, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva
  • Prof. Serge RUDAZ, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva
  • Prof. Caroline SAMER, President of the Board, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva
  • Prof. Laura SUTER-DICK, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW); Vice President of the Swiss Society of Toxicology (SST)
  • Prof. Aurélien THOMAS, Unit of Toxicology, University Center of Legal Medicine, Lausanne-Geneva; Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne
  • Prof. Ellen FRITSCHE, Director, Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology, SCAHT

Scientific committee

  • Prof. Alexander JETTER, Head of Scientific Services and Postgraduate Education, Tox Info Suisse, Zürich
  • Dr Argyro NIKOLAOU, Department of Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medecine, University of Geneva
  • Prof. Alex ODERMATT, Division of Molecular and System Toxicology, University of Basel
  • Dr Jean TERRIER, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Geneva

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