courses

3467

18 September 2017 31 December 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Course

Students who commenced study in 2014 should refer to this course entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course.

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This course entry applies to students commencing this course in 2014 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Managing facultyPharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Abbreviated titleMPharmPrac
Total credit points required48
Standard duration of study (years)4 years PT
Study mode and locationOff-campus (Parkville)
Admission, fee and application details http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/3467
Contact details

http://www.monash.edu.au/pharm/future/contact/

Course coordinator

Kirstie Galbraith

Notes

  • This course is not available to international students who are holders of an Australian student visa, for study onshore in Australia. However holders of some other categories of Australian visas living in Australia, and students studying off-campus by distance learning (where this option is available) and living outside of Australia, may be eligible for this course.
  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • International students located in Australia wishing to study this course must be registered as a pharmacist in Australia and have the appropriate visa to allow part-time study. All other international students are only able to study this course in their country of residence.
  • Part-time study only. This course is normally completed in two-three years. Students have a maximum of four years to complete.

Description

This course is designed to enable students to develop a deep and more specialised range of attributes than those able to be acquired in the undergraduate pharmacy program. Students will be able to select units related to various advanced areas of pharmacy practice, for example aspects of clinical practice, wound care, and health economics.

It is envisaged that students will articulate into this course from the Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice and internship courses to further their professional development, however, direct entry is also an option for registered pharmacists.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that graduates will be capable of:

  • demonstrate a high level of clinical, personal and professional skills that form the basis of pharmacy practice
  • demonstrate a high level of critical analysis, problem solving, decision making and professional communication related to provision of pharmacy services
  • demonstrate a high level of problem-solving skills and application of professional judgement in patient care
  • demonstrate leadership and innovation in day-to-day pharmacy practice situations
  • use evidence-based principles to guide their practice
  • critically evaluate literature to guide patient care

Maximum credit allowed

24 credit points

Fieldwork

Students who choose the elective unit PGP5015 (Geriatric pharmacy practice) are required to undertake patient medication history interviews and medication reviews in the student's workplace. Home Medicines Review are to be conducted under the supervision of an accredited consultant pharmacist or hospital outreach pharmacist (assistance is available with organising this for students located in Victoria if the student does not have access to a suitably experienced pharmacist).

Professional recognition

Successful completion of PGP5015 (Geriatric pharmacy practice) is recognised by the Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy (AACP) for Stage 1 of the training program for accreditation of pharmacists to deliver Commonwealth-funded Medication Management Reviews.

Structure

This course consists of one core 6-point unit and 42 points of elective units.

Requirements

Students must complete the following core unit:

plus 42 points from the following electives:

  • ECC5970 Introduction to health economics*
  • ECC5971 Pharmaceutical economics*
  • ECC5973 Economic evaluation in healthcare*
  • ECC5975 Principles of health economics for developing countries*
  • MPH5020 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics*
  • PGC5002 Patient data and pharmacotherapy 1**
  • PGC5003 Patient data and pharmacotherapy 2** or PGC5010 Infectious diseases pharmacotherapy
  • PGC5004 Patient data and pharmacotherapy 3**
  • PGC5005 Journal club
  • PGC5007 Introduction to clinical research
  • PGP5013 Dermatology
  • PGP5014 Clinical educator preparation
  • PGP5015 Geriatric pharmacy practice
  • PGP5016 Geriatric disease state management
  • PGP5017 Mental health
  • PGP5018 Palliative Care
  • PGW5101 Biology of wound healing
  • PGW5102 Wound assessment
  • PGW5103 Wound dressings
  • PGW5104 Management of acute wounds
  • PGW5105 Management of chronic wounds
  • PGW5106 Systemic medication and wound healing
  • up to 12 credit points of complementary units.

* Students cannot undertake more than 12 points of these units.

** Enrolment into this elective is subject to approval. Students are also required to be working in an Australian hospital clinical setting.

Alternative exit(s)

Students wishing to exit this course early may apply to graduate with one of the following, provided they have satisfied the requirements for that award:

  • 3468 Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice
  • 3460 Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice (Internship).

Award(s)

Master of Pharmacy Practice