Pharmacotherapeutics Practice 1A

Course aim

To develop students’ ability to apply contemporary pharmacotherapeutics knowledge to the individual patient in actual or simulated practice settings.

Course content

Clinical application of knowledge of pharmacotherapeutics to optimise health outcomes for individual patients in the following health discipline areas: Cardiology; Respiratory medicine; Endocrinology; Gastroenterology; Nephrology and urology; Dermatology; Ophthalmology.  For each of these discipline areas, specific conditions managed with pharmacotherapeutic modalities will be addressed.

Textbook(s)

2011, Australian Medicines Handbook, Current edition, AMH Pty Ltd

2011, Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook, Current edition, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

2011, Therapeutic Guidelines (full set), Current editions, Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
PHAR 2022	Pharmacology 4
PHAR 2017	Pharmacy Practice 2
PHAR 2021	Pharmacology 3

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
PHAR 3020	Pharmacotherapeutics Theory 1

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Tutorial	1 hour x 13 weeks
Field Placement	2 hours x 5 visits
Seminar	2 hours x 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Examination, Written Test 1, Written Test 2

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.