Abstract

This subject falls within the pharmacy discipline known as Pharmacy Practice which is defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and peak pharmacy bodies within Australia and globally as being concerned with the roles of pharmacists, including expanding and developing roles, and the skills, knowledge and behaviours consistent with those … For more content click the Read More button below.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics: Chronic disease management;Pharmacist professional services;Ethical or legal dilemmas concentrating on the following body systems: cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, renal, neurological; endocrine; mental health; gastrointestinal;Musculo-skeletal conditions;Infectious diseases;Emerging and re-emerging threats to health;Harm minimisation including vaccination plus some enabling topics such as the influence of age … For more content click the Read More button below.

Assessment items

1. Online collaborative discussion
2. First Session Exam
3. Dispensing competency
4. Prescription counselling competency
5. Case management presentation competency
6. End of Year Exam

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
1.
practise legally and to accepted standards;
2.
deliver quality and safe patient-centred care to the standard required of a graduate;
3.
identify, analyse and work effectively to solve practice-relevant issues;
4.
constructively collaborate with others and manage conflict;
5.
reflect on the role, practice and professional identity of the pharmacist to develop and maintain competence for current and future practice;
6.
participate in and develop processes to provide a safe and secure workplace by managing pharmacy resources;
7.
review patient documentation for safety and appropriateness and supply medicines accordingly;
8.
deliver primary and preventative health care to the standard required of a graduate;
9.
research, critically analyse and synthesise information appropriate for the audience;
10.
engage in the self directed evaluation of information and issues from various sources and articulate the decision-making process;
11.
communicate effectively and professionally with stakeholders and deliver considered and clear professional decisions, information or opinions;
12.
research and review complementary medicines for patient utility and safety; and
13.
demonstrate ability to analyse the practice environment to ethically incorporate appropriate complementary medicines into patient disease management.