Medicine Management Clerkship
Course Level Postgraduate
Course Level Postgraduate
Area/Catalogue
PHAR 5050
Course Level
Postgraduate
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
105437
Unit Value
9
University-wide elective course
No
The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.
Course owner
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
The aim of this course is for the pharmacist to integrate the skills and knowledge gained in previous modules and demonstrate practical application in a practice setting. The pharmacist should gain experience in a specific therapeutic area and demonstrate the ability to provide a complete clinical pharmacy service to patients and staff in this area.
The student will undertake this course in a practice setting, comprising at least 160 hours. The medicine management clerkship will provide the mechanism whereby students are given experiential education in several important areas of clinical pharmacy practice. Pathophysiology of disease states, pharmacotherapy and drug review including dosage calculations, adverse reactions, drug interactions, relevant pharmacokinetics, alternative therapies and monitoring parameters. Participation of medical ward rounds, medication review rounds, patient counselling sessions, case seminars and hospital in-service education programs.
DiPiro, J.q 2008, Pharmacotherapy: a pathophysiologic approach, Current Edition, Appleton and Lange
Nil
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE | |||
Clinical | 320 hours over 8 weeks x - | ||
External | - x - | ||
EXTERNAL, OFFSHORE, NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP, ONLINE | |||
Clinical | 320 hours over 8 weeks x - | ||
External | - x - |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Case study, Examination, Portfolio
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.