VCP3012 - Pharmacy Practice IIIB

Leader: TBC

Offered

Parkville Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

The health care system. Ethics. Risk Reduction. Pharmacy Management. Pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacoeconomics. Evidence-based medicine. Multiple-medication management. Forensic pharmacy. Standards. Advanced practical experience (APE) placement.

Objectives

Students will develop an:

• Understanding of the Australian health care system, medical terminology, principles of harm minimisation, pricinples of pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacoeconomics, principles of evidence-based medicine, overview of management in pharmacy practice, purpose and application of competency guidelines and standards documents; the forensic and legal requirements related to pharmacy practice, principles of medication safety and risk management, application of multiple medication management practices, and principles of hospital pharmacy practice.
• Ability in the areas of accessing and critically evaluating information (including understanding laboratory data relevant to drug therapy), written and oral communication (including effective communication in difficult situations), and problem solving in clinically oriented situations.
• Appreciation of the ethics of professional practice and the role of the pharmacist in patient care.

Assessment

Examination (3 hour)