SEMINARS IN PEDIATRIC PHARMACOTHERAPY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: PHM PRAC 656 or concurrent enrollment Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize the differences in development of drug distribution and elimination in children from birth to adulthood. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Use the available literature to recommend a dose of drug for a child based upon age, weight, and organ function. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe peri-partum diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to prevent or treat infections or to delay or stimulate delivery. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe how the prevention and treatment of diabetes may differ between children and adults. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe drugs and doses used for sedation and analgesia in children Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe risk factors and common treatment approaches for fluid and electrolyte repletion in children. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Describe the nature of treatments for pediatric-predominant cancers, including ways in which chemotherapy or other treatment-related toxicities can be minimized. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Interact with the faculty as an opportunity to learn more about pediatric pharmacy, and various pediatric residency opportunities (several of the presenters are pediatric specialty residents). Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize the differences in development of drug distribution and elimination in children from birth to adulthood. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Use the available literature to recommend a dose of drug for a child based upon age, weight, and organ function. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe peri-partum diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to prevent or treat infections or to delay or stimulate delivery. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe how the prevention and treatment of diabetes may differ between children and adults. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe drugs and doses used for sedation and analgesia in children Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe risk factors and common treatment approaches for fluid and electrolyte repletion in children. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Describe the nature of treatments for pediatric-predominant cancers, including ways in which chemotherapy or other treatment-related toxicities can be minimized. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Interact with the faculty as an opportunity to learn more about pediatric pharmacy, and various pediatric residency opportunities (several of the presenters are pediatric specialty residents). Audience: Undergraduate