Clinical Therapeutics 4 PG (9403.2)
Please note these are the 2023 details for this unit
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | On-Campus |
UC - Canberra, Bruce |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Discipline Of Pharmacy | Post Graduate Level | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
In this unit students will learn the aetiology, pathophysiology, and therapeutic principles of complex diseases and disorders. They will advance in their knowledge gained from pre-requisite units and apply it consistently and appropriately in variety of clinical scenarios. Students will consolidate their knowledge and demonstrate work-readiness through self-assessment, reflection, and designing comprehensive clinical management plans and/or health educational materials. Students will integrate their knowledge and skill in research to improve future areas of pharmacy practice.
1. Scrutinise constituents of the aetiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, drug management and monitoring of the disease states covered;
2. Critique and supplement principles of evidence-based medicine to therapeutic contexts;
3. Create and judge the effectiveness of comprehensive management plans that consider individual patient needs, with consideration of knowledge gained from pre-requisite units; and
4. Judge the impact to a complex clinical scenario due to gaps in knowledge for current evidence-based practice, then propose and communicate research initiatives that will improve future professional practice.
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
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Learning outcomes
On completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Scrutinise constituents of the aetiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, drug management and monitoring of the disease states covered;
2. Critique and supplement principles of evidence-based medicine to therapeutic contexts;
3. Create and judge the effectiveness of comprehensive management plans that consider individual patient needs, with consideration of knowledge gained from pre-requisite units; and
4. Judge the impact to a complex clinical scenario due to gaps in knowledge for current evidence-based practice, then propose and communicate research initiatives that will improve future professional practice.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills1. 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
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Prerequisites
9412 Systems Pharmacology 3 PG AND 9402 Clinical Therapeutics 3 PGCorequisites
11707 Pharmacy Practice 5 PG AND 9408 Pharmacy Practice 4 PGIncompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.
Availability for enrolment in 2023 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2022 | UC - Canberra, Bruce | Semester 2 | 01 August 2022 | On-Campus | Dr Kwang Choon Yee |
2023 | UC - Canberra, Bruce | Semester 2 | 31 July 2023 | On-Campus | Dr Kwang Choon Yee |
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