Module Title
Pharmaceutical Service Development
Keywords
public health, epidemiology, governance, service development, needs assessment, evidence based practice, health economics, audit and evaluation |
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Prerequisites for Module
Successful completion of PH3013 and PH4014 or equivalent which may include qualifications approved by RPSGB as being acceptable for entry to the PgDip Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme.
Corequisite Modules
Modules PHM402 and PHM404.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To provide the student with skills, knowledge and understanding of pharmaceutical public health relating to pharmacy service development.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Recognise and discuss the principles and practise of pharmaceutical public health in service development and the production of service development bids.
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Retrieve, evaluate, manipulate, interpret and present data and information associated with pharmaceutical service development.
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Develop and communicate service development bids related to the practice of pharmacy and pharmaceutical public health
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Critically evaluate service development bids related to the practice of pharmacy and pharmaceutical public health
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Indicative Module Content
Health care policy relating to pharmacy, health surveillance, health related data, health needs assessment, epidemiology, application of evidence based practice, systematic review, service development, specification and implementation, economics, business cases, audit, evaluation and governance.
| Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Full Time | Assessment
| 2 | Coursework
| 12 | Lectures
| 10 | Revision
| 3 | Seminars
| 5 |
Directed Study
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| 65 |
Private Study
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| 53 |
Mode of Delivery
Lectures, seminars, and coursework sessions supported by on-line materials.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Component 1 | 1,2,3
| | Component 2 | 4
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Critical appraisal of a service bid. Further details of this assessment are provided in the module performance descriptor.
Coursework assessment is based on the production and communication of a service development proposal. Further details of this assignment are provided in the module performance descriptor.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | Available within the module on Campus Moodle
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Additional Notes
Health economics sessions being delivered by GSK Health Economics team
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