MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Medicine Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

MED6006

Therapeutics

Professor J J McNeil

Objectives At the completion of this subject, students will have a sound understanding of methods used to critically evaluate the basis for current therapeutic decision making and how to incorporate future advances in knowledge into ongoing therapeutic practise; the process underlying the formulation of rational therapeutic policy including integration of epidemiological concepts, clinical trial data, clinical benefit versus intervention risk analysis and cost-benefit analysis; the development of a personal formulary; the operation of a clinical dosage adjustment program.

Synopsis Half-day seminars covering three levels of therapeutics knowledge. Firstly, issues recently resolved and for which world-wide consensus guidelines now exist (eg hypertension, primary and secondary prevention of coronary vascular disease). Secondly, issues which are rapidly changing and nearing consensus (eg peptic ulcer disease, chronic gastritis and gastric cancer). Thirdly, issues where there is inadequate information to make final policy but where challenging new information is available (eg osteoporosis, risk management in cervical and breast cancer, risk and cost-benefit of invasive treatment of cardiovascular disease); development of a restricted personal formulary; use of a computer-based dosage adjustment program to monitor and plan therapy for a hospital patient.

Assessment Contribution to MED6003 MCQ + Continuous assessment: reports/presentations and class participation (satisfactory faculty requirement) including formulary presentation

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