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PAC1322

Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

18 September 2017 31 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
OfferedMalaysia Second semester 2015 (Day)
Parkville Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr David Kong (Parkville); Dr David Wu Bin Chia (Malaysia)

Synopsis

This unit aims to provide first year students with the basic foundations required to successfully complete later year units of the Bachelor of Pharmacy course.

The unit aims to:

  1. Enhance students' knowledge and understanding of a range of topics relevant to the practice of pharmacy (ie. The Medicines, The Pharmacist, The Patient and The Health Care System);
  2. Develop students' skills in communication and problem solving;
  3. Develop students' dispensing skills and knowledge;
  4. Develop students' ability to understand statistics and apply pharmaceutical calculations in the practice of pharmacy and health care;
  5. Introduce students to primary health care and chronic diseases in populations;
  6. Develop students' generic skills in critical thinking, communication and problem-solving;
  7. Provide students with the basic foundations related to healthy living including mental health and wellbeing.

Students will also undertake self-directed learning and participate in tutorials all of which will enhance their learning experience.

Outcomes

At the end of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Describe the use of some commonly prescribed medicines, important aspects of primary health care and population health;
  2. Retrieve, interpret and communicate basic information about medicines or health care issues, and apply it to pharmacy practice;
  3. Dispense simple dose forms of medicines;
  4. Perform basic pharmaceutical calculations;
  5. Describe the different pharmacy organisations (including their roles and objectives), ethical practice (at basic level), professionalism, and continuing professional development;
  6. Describe the Australian health care system including the National Medicines Policy, indigenous health, the differences in healthcare needs and services between metropolitan and rural settings;
  7. Describe and discuss the different perspectives of mental health, mental wellbeing and aspects of healthy living;
  8. Describe basic principles related to statistics and its application in healthcare;
  9. Examine the similarities and differences between personal and professional behaviour.

Assessment

Online pharmaceutical calculation test (minimum requirement for this component is 80%); 10%; Mid-semester test: 10%; oral presentation 10%;open book dispensing examination: 10%; end of semester written exam: 60%.

Workload requirements

Contact hours for on-campus students:

  • Twenty one1-hour lectures
  • Six 1-hour mindfulness workshops
  • Six 2-hour dispensing tutorials

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Dr David Kong

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

http://www.monash.edu/pharm/current/