Pharmacology for Health Professionals

Course aim

To provide healthcare professionals with an understanding of the principles of pharmacology and their application to rational drug use within the primary healthcare setting.

Course content

Australia’s National Medicines Policy and the National Strategy for the Quality Use of Medicines. Basic principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics; Pathophysiology, therapeutic management and practice issues in the management of 4 topics of choice selected from the following: antimicrobial agents: cardiovascular diseases (including hypertension; heart failure; angina), respiratory diseases (including asthma and URTI), gastrointestinal disorders;,endocrine (including diabetes, adrenal disease and thyroid disease), psychology and neurology (including epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, depression), pain management (including anaesthesia), women’s health (including contraception, hormone replacement therapy and menopause), drugs of dependence (including alcohol, nicotine, amphetamines and opiates) and paediatric pharmacology.

Textbook(s)

Bryant B & Knights K 2011, Pharmacology for Health professionals, 2nd edn, Mosby, Sydney

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (Online)	13 weeks x -

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Medication Report, Online Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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.