Pharmacy Practice 2 (9007.2)

This unit studies the current and emerging roles of pharmacists in health care, and introduces the concepts of predicting, preventing, detecting and increasingly complex medication-related problems around the disease states covered, using a patient focused approach.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:
1. Distinguish and apply appropriate professional communication skills in diverse contexts;
2. Integrate pharmacology and therapeutics knowledge to predict, prevent, detect medication-related problems;
3. Implement safe patient-focused care to enhance health outcomes; and
4. Make clinical decisions using critical appraisal of relevant evidence, and clinical, ethical & cultural considerations.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings

Prerequisites

9001 Evidence Based Medicine 2 AND 9003 Clinical Therapeutics 1 AND
9004 Pharmacy Practice 1 AND 9005 Systems Pharmacology 1

Corequisites

9008 Systems Pharmacology 2 AND 9006 Clinical Therapeutics 2

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.