Advanced Pharmacology for Podiatrists
Postgraduate
Postgraduate
PHAR 5028
Postgraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
100673
9
No
The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
To provide students with the knowledge base and learning skills to contribute to the podiatry profession in matters of drugs and therapeutics
Applied pharmacokinetics; pharmacokinetic variation in disease and different age groups; pharmacokinetic drug interactions; therapeutic drug monitoring; Australia’s National Medicines Policy and the National Strategy for the Quality Use of Medicines. Pathophysiology, therapeutic management and practice issues in the management of infective diseases, clinical pharmacotherapeutics of anti-infective agents. Pathophysiology, therapeutic management and practice issues in the management of various disease states; cardiovascular diseases (including hypertension; heart failure; angina; clotting; coronary artery disease); respiratory diseases (including asthma and URTI); rheumatic diseases; endocrine (including diabetes, adrenal disease and thyroid disease), psychology and neurology (including epilepsy and psychosis; pain (including anaesthesia). The syllabus includes discussions on the use of complementary medicines and non-prescription products in the management of these disease states. Critical literature review and drug information.
Therapeutic Guidelines:, Antibiotics, Current edition, North Melbourne
AMH, Australian Medicines Handbook, Current edition, Australian Medicines Handbook Pty Ltd., Adelaide
Birkett, D J 2010, Pharmacokinetics Made Easy, 2nd Ed (Pocket Guide), McGraw-Hill Company., Sydney
Nil
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE | |||
External (Online Delivery) | 13 weeks x - |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Examination, Report
EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.