Dr Jo-anne Brien
The Victorian College of Pharmacy commenced teaching the former Graduate Diploma in Hospital Pharmacy in 1978. A new Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy commenced in 1995. For details regarding application procedures, entry requirements and the likely fee structure, contact the college. The course is conducted on a part-time basis over two academic years. It is the student's responsibility to arrange the necessary release time from her/his employer.
The Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy is designed for the student to establish a knowledge base of pathophysiology and therapeutics; develop skills in critical literature evaluation; discuss issues in research methodology; and develop and demonstrate clinical practical skills.
The structure of the course combines didactic sessions at the college or hospital sites, and clinical experiential sessions, including tutorials, seminars, case histories and ward rounds.
Modules include statistics, research methodology, interpretation of clinical/laboratory data, pharmacokinetics, drug literature evaluation, drug induced disease, pathophysiology, therapeutics and clinical pharmacy.
Great importance is placed on the active participation of each of the students in seminar presentations and discussion groups. The student's performances at these seminars and tutorials will be closely monitored; marks will be allocated on degree of participation in session, on rapport established with colleagues, on information contributed and communication skills.
In addition to the timetabled activities, it is expected that the student will spend another eight to twelve hours per week on personal private study. This will involve library and literature assignments, preparation of case histories, and reviewing material for upcoming lectures.
Reference books
DiPiro J T and others (eds) Pharmacotherapy: A pathophysiologic approach 3rd edn, Elsevier, 1996
Evans W E and others (eds) Applied pharmacokinetics: Principles of therapeutic drug monitoring 3rd edn, Applied Therapeutics, 1992
Isselbacher K J and others (eds) Harrison's `Principles of internal medicine' 13th edn, McGraw-Hill, 1994
Koda-Kimble M A and Young L Y Applied therapeutics: The clinical use of drugs 6th edn, Applied Therapeutics, 1995
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