Undergraduate - UnitPAC3362 - Context for practice II

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Offered	Sunway Second semester 2012 (Day) Parkville Second semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Johnson George (Parkville); Mr David Chong (Sunway)

Synopsis

In this unit students will acquire or further develop knowledge relating to the:

• Ethical principles in relation to the practice of pharmacy.

In this unit students will develop an appreciation of:

• The competency standards for the practice of pharmacy in Australia;
• The Australian healthcare system;
• Alternative therapies available in Australia;
• The practice of pharmacy in hospital and rural settings;
• Drug information services.

In this unit students will develop an understanding of;

• Aged care services;
• The principles of multiple-medication management and the skills for performing multiple medication management reviews.

In this unit students will further develop abilities in:

• Performing pharmaceutical calculations;
• Dispensing multiple prescriptions with 100% accuracy in different settings using commercial disensing programs;
• Providing relaible drug information to health professionals and consumers; and
• Undertaking comprehensive medication reviews in different practice settings.

This will involve the study of:

• Ethics in Pharmacy Practice
• Competency and standards
• The Australian healthcare system
• Aged care services
• Multiple medication management
• Hospital practice
• Drug information services
• IV lines
• Pharmacovigilance
• Rural practice
• Alternative therapies

As part of this unit students will submit assignments, participate in tutorials, attend practicals, and undertake some self-directed learning, all of which will enhance their learning experience.

Outcomes

At the completion of this unit the student should be able to:

1. Describe the role of the pharmacist in patient care, the ethical codes that guide the profession of pharmacy and apply those in a practice setting;
2. Describe the Australian health care system, alternative therapies, competency and practice standards documents, and aged care services;
3. Apply the principles of multiple medication management and problem solving skills to clinical situations in various practice settings;
4. Describe the practice of pharmacy in hospital and rural settings;
5. Describe the principles and procedures in the provision of drug information;
6. Perform pharmaceutical calculations relevant to the practice of pharmacy;
7. Prepare and dispense extemporaneous preparations and dispense proprietary products with 100% accuracy in different practice settings using commercial disensing programs;
8. Provide reliable and unabiased drug information to health professionals and consumers;
9. Undertake comprehensive medication reviews in different practice settings;
10. Communicate effectively with patients and other health professionals.

Assessment

Final exam (2 hours): 50%; Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) (2 hours): 40%; Medication Management Assignment: 10%.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Johnson George

Contact hours

31 x one hour lectures, 1 x two hour tutorial, 5 x two hour practicals.

Prerequisites

PAC 2331 Pharmacists as Communicators
PAC 2342 Pharmacy in a Public Health Context

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.monash.edu.au/muso/support/