Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan

This course provides students with the advanced physiological and pathophysiological knowledge needed to assess acute and chronic health problems, to understand the aims of clinical and pharmacological interventions and to support decisions for restoring and maintaining health. The key concepts of the course include how the body maintains homeostasis in health, how homeostasis is disrupted in disease and how the body’s responses to disruption can be either adaptive or maladaptive. Disruptions will be presented at the genetic, cellular, organ and multi-organ systems levels as appropriate. There is emphasis on phenomena such as genetic changes and chronic inflammation that are underlying to variety of disorders.