Postgraduate - UnitPGP5013 - Dermatology

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	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Offered	Parkville First semester 2015 (Off-campus) Parkville Second semester 2015 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Angela Calandra

Notes

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Quota applies

This unit is quota restricted. Selection is on a first-in, first enrolled basis. For more information please contact the faculty at http://monash.edu/pharm/future/contact/

Synopsis

Dermatology is an elective unit offered as part of the Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice and the Master of Pharmacy Practice. Students will develop an in depth knowledge of the identification and management of common dermatological problems, especially those encountered in primary care and therefore increase their confidence in dealing with these problems.

Prescribed Text:
Skin Disease- Diagnosis and Treatment by Thomas P Habif
3edn
ISBN 978-0-323-07700-2

Outcomes

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

Understand common morphological terms used in dermatology, and use these terms to describe dermatological lesions.
Appreciate the differences between vehicles used in the treatment of dermatological conditions and choose an appropriate vehicle to treat skin conditions.
Confidently diagnose and treat common skin infections.
Understand the underlying pathology of inflammatory skin conditions such as acne, dermatitis, rosacea and psoriasis and appreciate the variety of treatment regimes available to treat these skin conditions.
Confidently identify (and where applicable treat) a number of miscellaneous skin conditions such as alopecia, hyperhidrosis, disorders of pigmentation and drug induced reactions.

Assessment

Online discussion: 40%
Quizzes: 40% (hurdle)
Case studies: 20% (hurdle)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average 10-12 hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include teacher directed learning, reading time, participation in tutorials or discussion groups, research and preparation for assignments.