Exavir : Implementation and evaluation of experimental pharmacology skills acquisition by pharmacy students

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With the evolution of European and French regulations on animal experimentation in higher education, taking greater account of animal welfare, the University of Angers has developed a virtual animal experimentation software named Exavir. Used for practical work (PW) in physiology, pharmacology and toxicology in the Health, Sciences, and engineering curricula, Exavir can be used to simulate various experiments for teaching purposes, in vivo or ex vivo. Thanks to an original approach integrating serious games with different scenarios, students gain autonomy and become directly involved in their learning. In addition, Exavir's collaborative and participative development approach fosters inter-university partnerships and the emergence of innovative teaching methods. A hybrid pilot study carried out on a sample of 22 students in the Pharmacy Department of the Faculty of Health showed that Exavir improved students' acquisition of teaching skills in both physiology and pharmacology, compared with practical work only based on animal organs. These encouraging results demonstrate for the first time the pedagogical advantages of Exavir and confirm the interest in developing such a platform. In this context, it appears that Exavir also opens up the possibility of adapting the practical work offered within universities, and thus responding to the changing ethical issues of the coming decades.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Annales pharmaceutiques francaises - (2024) vom: 03. Apr.

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Exavir : mise en place et évaluation de l’acquisition de compétences en pharmacologie expérimentale par des étudiants en pharmacie

Beteiligte Personen:

Bourreau, Clara [VerfasserIn]
Chevrier, Tristan [VerfasserIn]
Desserrey, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Lusson, Nathalie [VerfasserIn]
Bessaguet, Flavien [VerfasserIn]
Faure, Sébastien [VerfasserIn]
Legeay, Samuel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acquisition de compétences
English Abstract
Expérimentation animale virtuelle
Innovation pédagogique
Journal Article
Pedagogical innovation
Pharmacologie
Pharmacology
Physiologie
Physiology
Practical work
Skills acquisition
Toxicologie
Toxicology
Travaux pratiques
Virtual animal experimentation

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Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1016/j.pharma.2024.03.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370693361