Module Title
Pharmaceutical Care Provision in Primary Care
Keywords
Specialised clinical areas, primary care, pathophysiology, evidence based therapeutics, drug therapy selection, patient and drug factors influencing selection, monitoring. |
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Prerequisites for Module
An honours undergraduate degree in a pharmacy, medical or nursing & midwifery related field from a UK university or overseas equivalent, and one year post-registration experience OR an integrated masters degree OR in consultation with the Course Leader.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To apply skills of pharmaceutical care planning to individual patients within specialised clinical areas.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Contextualise pharmaceutical care provision in primary care through consideration of effective management of resources.
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Show evidence of professional ability in the systematic application of knowledge and understanding of physiology, pathology, pharmacology and therapeutics to care plan synthesis in patients with complex pharmaceutical needs within specialised clinical areas in primary care.
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Systematically retrieve relevant information,for patients in specialist areas, from a wide variety of sources and incorporate this information into evidence based care plans that address complex pharmaceutical needs in primary care.
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Synthesise, document, justify and reflect on evidence based care plans including monitoring and evaluating patients' response to therapy and modifying treatment accordingly in patients within specialised clinical areas in primary care.
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| Indicative Module Content
Pharmaceutical care planning and medication review for patients in specialised clinical areas for example, mental health, substance misuse, palliative care and frail elderly.
In the context of care planning: performance management / development, performance planning and decision making.
Indicative Student Workload
Directed Study
| Distance Learning | Directed reading
| 60 | Portfolio / assessment
| 60 |
Private Study
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| 180 |
Mode of Delivery
Online distance learning supported by problem based study materials including directed reading and contact / structured discussion with peers and academic and e-Tutor staff.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Component 1 | 1,2,3,4
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Submission of a portfolio of case care plans corresponding to the specialist areas and linked reflective essay.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | Haslett, C., Chilvers, E., Boon, N., Colledge, N., Hunter, J., eds. Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine. Current edition. London: Churchill Livingston.
| | 2. | British Medical Association and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. British National Formulary. Current edition. London: BMJ Publishing Group.
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