Pharmacy Practice 4

Course aim

To apply advanced communication, technical and cognitive skills necessary to analyse, evaluate and integrate pharmacotherapeutic knowledge into the provision of  competent, safe and effective pharmacy practice at a level expected of an entry level pharmacy practitioner.  

Course content

Analysis and evaluation of pharmacotherapeutic and professional practice knowledge in the provision of competent pharmacy practice.

Communication strategies for both health professional and non-health professional dialogue and appropriate to context. Critical analysis of, and reflection on, personal and professional competence.

Textbook(s)

-, Australian Medicines Handbook, Current, AMH Pty Ltd

-, Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook, Current, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

-, Therapeutics Guidelines (Full set), Current, Therapeutics Guidelines Ltd

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
PHAR 4017	Professional Placement
PHAR 4023	Pharmacy Practice 3

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	1 hour x 8 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 7 weeks
Workshop	2 x 2 hours x 7 weeks

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

Assessment

Learning log/Journal, Presentation, Reflection, Report

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

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.