Micro-credential
This Micro-credential Short Course Risk Assessment and Regulatory Toxicology corresponds to module 8 of the MAS in Toxicology.
Overview
Audience
Learning outcomes
Understand and be able to apply methods of toxicological risk assessment and risk management in regulatory processes for human and veterinary pharmaceuticals, pesticides, cosmetics, food and food additives and industrial chemicals.
Programme
Students will learn methods of toxicological hazard and exposure assessment and how to apply them to risk characterization. Risk management, risk perception and communication will also be discussed. In addition, experts from federal authorities and industry will provide insights into the role of safety assessment in the regulation of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals, pesticides, industrial chemicals, and nanomaterials.
Registration
Registration deadline
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
Teaching hours
Microcertification
Schedule
8h15-12h, 13h15-17h
Assessment
Intervenant-es
- Dr Rex FITZGERALD, University of Basel
- Prof. Ellen FRITSCHE, University of Basel
- Prof. Martin WILKS, University of Basel
Partnerships / Collaboration
Partnership
Director(s)
Prof. Caroline SAMER, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva
Coordinator(s)
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
