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Module Title
Prescribing; Theory And Practice
Reference	PHM042	Version	4
Created	August 2021	SCQF Level	SCQF 11
Approved	March 2019	SCQF Points	30
Amended	August 2021	ECTS Points	15

Aims of Module
None.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1	Explore critically the legal and professional frameworks of accountability and responsibility that allow the development of pharmacist prescribing between the UK and the student's own country.
2	Interpret and critically appraise a wide variety of sources of information, including medical history, physical examination, physiological monitoring to aid drug selection and monitoring for individual patients.
3	Communicate and consult effectively and show a professional ability to develop and maintain effective interpersonal communication relevant to pharmacist prescribing, including an understanding of the patient's wishes and values.
4	Demonstrate a critical understanding and application of the skills, concepts and knowledge of pharmacist prescribing to consider the requirements for the development of such a service in the student's own country.

Indicative Module Content
Models of prescribing, legal basis for prescribing, policies, clinical governance, ethics, pharmacovigilance, record keeping, documentation, professional responsibility, accountability. Evidence based practice, critical appraisal skills, clinical guidelines, use of patient data including physical examination, physiological, biochemical and haematological parameters. Accurate and effective communication with patients, carers and other members of the health care team. Building and maintaining effective relationships, shared decision making, team working. Patient demand versus patient need, awareness of personal attitudes and influences on prescribing practice, factors influencing prescribing decisions including patients' characteristics. Legal, regulatory and professional frameworks for pharmacists which might underpin pharmacist prescribing in the local/national context. Planning of a pharmacists prescribing service.

Indicative Module Content

Models of prescribing, legal basis for prescribing, policies, clinical governance, ethics, pharmacovigilance, record keeping, documentation, professional responsibility, accountability. Evidence based practice, critical appraisal skills, clinical guidelines, use of patient data including physical examination, physiological, biochemical and haematological parameters. Accurate and effective communication with patients, carers and other members of the health care team. Building and maintaining effective relationships, shared decision making, team working. Patient demand versus patient need, awareness of personal attitudes and influences on prescribing practice, factors influencing prescribing decisions including patients' characteristics. Legal, regulatory and professional frameworks for pharmacists which might underpin pharmacist prescribing in the local/national context. Planning of a pharmacists prescribing service.

Module Delivery
Online distance learning supported by problem based study materials including directed reading and contact / structured discussion with peers, academic and e-tutor staff.

Indicative Student Workload	Full Time	Part Time
Contact Hours	N/A	N/A
Non-Contact Hours	N/A	300
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours	N/A	N/A
TOTAL	N/A	300
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type:	Coursework	Weighting:	100%	Outcomes Assessed:	4
Description:	An essay.
Component 2
Type:	Coursework	Weighting:	0%	Outcomes Assessed:	1, 2, 3
Description:	A portfolio of evidence. Assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis.

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
To pass this module, the student must achieve a module Grade of Grade D or better.
Module Grade	Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A	When C1 = A and C2 is passed.
B	When C1 = B and C2 is passed.
C	When C1 = C and C2 is passed.
D	When C1 = D and C2 is passed.
E	When C1 = E and C2 is passed.
F	When C1 = F AND/OR C2 is failed.
NS	Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module	An undergraduate degree in pharmacy from a UK university or overseas equivalent, at a minimum of honours level and one year's post-registration experience OR an integrated masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) and professional registration.
Corequisites for module	None.
Precluded Modules	None.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1	BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND ROYAL PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. British National Formulary. Current edition. London: BMJ Publishing Group.
2	LONGMORE, J. Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine Current edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
3	DOUGLAS, G., NICOL, F., Robertson, C., eds. Macleod's Clinical Examination. Current edition. Edinburgh: Elsevier Churchill Livingston.
4	HASLETT, C., CHILVERS, E., BOON, N., COLLEDGE, N., HUNTER, J., eds. Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine. Current edition. London: Churchill Livingston.

Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

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