Undergraduate - UnitPAC3351 - Context for practice I

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please 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 or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Offered	Malaysia First semester 2015 (Day) Parkville First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Johnson George (Parkville); Mr Tahir Mehmood Khan (Malaysia)

Synopsis

This unit builds on the knowledge and understanding of a range of topics which are relevant to the practice of pharmacy.

Students will be introduced to the concepts underlying pharmacy management, harm reduction, pharmacy legislation, management of poisoning and overdose, the principles of medication safety and accurate dispensing under time pressure.

Students will submit assignments, participate in tutorials and practicals, and undertake some self-directed learning, all of which will enhance their learning experience.

This will involve the study of:

pharmacy management
pharmacy legislation
medication safety
harm reduction
poisoning and overdose
accurate dispensing

Outcomes

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

Describe the principles of management in the context of pharmacy practice with a focus on personal management skills and human resources management;
Discuss the legal requirements for best pharmacy practice and apply these principles in various practice situations;
Discuss the principles and procedures of medication safety initiatives in hospitals;
Describe the principles of harm reduction, its importance in the social context and the role of pharmacists;
Discuss the principles and procedures underlying the management of poisoning and overdose; and
Dispense multiple prescriptions, including extemporaneous products, with accuracy under time pressure.

Assessment

Parkville Campus: Final exam (2 hour): 60%; management assignment: 10%; legislation quiz: 20%; harm minimization quiz: 10%.
Malaysia Campus: Final exam (2 hour): 60%; management assignment: 10%; legislation quiz: 10%; legislation assignment: 10%; harm minimization quiz: 10%.

Workload requirements

Contact hours for on-campus students:

Twenty nine 1-hour lectures
Two 1-hour tutorials
One 1.5-hour assessment
Two 2-hour practicals
One 3-hour tutorial/assessment

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Johnson George

Prerequisites

PAC2331 Pharmacists as communicators
PAC2342 Pharmacy in a public health context

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

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