Pharmacy practice II A (3 points)
(PHA)
Leader: Mr Greg Duncan
Offered:
Parkville First semester 2005 (Day)
Synopsis:
Objectives: Students will develop an: - Understanding of effective communication with patients and prescribers; health literacy; the problems of medication non-compliance and means of overcoming them; the role of the pharmacist in patient education; illness behaviour, normal and abnormal; the placebo effect and how it relates to pharmacy practice; the concepts of self role and sick role; systematic care of patients including of pharmaceutical care; competencies and standards in professional pharmacy. - Ability in the areas of accessing information; written and oral communication; patient counselling; problem-solving in clinically oriented situations; creating, maintaining and utilising individual patient records. - Appreciation of the relationships existing between drugs, medicines, patients and society; and the role of the pharmacist in patient care.
Assessment:
Contact Hours: Lectures, Tutorials and Practical classes.
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