PRACTICE AND ADVANCED COUNSELLING (PATIENT CENTERED CARE)

PHA4PAC

2017

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Many factors in a person's life can affect their health and the way they approach their healthcare. An important element of pharmaceutical care is to take these factors and the person's level of health literacy into account when dealing with them as a patient. This requires pharmacists to change their approach to a patient accordingly. Students will learn about heath literacy, what factors can affect health and health care, global influences on healthcare and the communication skills to respond appropriately. Healthcare provisions will be examined in the local and global context with skills developed around health, emotional and cultural literacy to enable students to understand the range of sociological issues that may be encountered when practicing as a pharmacist. Topics covered include health and emotional literacy, conflict, ethics, privacy and consent, mental health, abuse, addiction, loss and grief, sexuality, global healthcare perspectives and cultural and religious diversity.

School: School of Molecular Sciences/LIMS

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Pene Wood

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: PHA4PCA. Only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Pharmacy course (SVPB or RHP or SBPM or SHPM or SBPB or SHPB).

Co-requisites: PHA4PCB - CO-ASSESSED

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: Only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Pharmacy course. Satisfactory placement is required to pass this subject. Students must have a current Police check and Working with Children check before attending placement.

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Pre-reading for each topic on LMS	Prescribed	.	.
Readings	Professional and therapeutic communication	Prescribed	Birks, Chapman & Davis 2015	Oxford University Press
Readings	Inclusive practice for health professionals	Recommended	Davis, Birks & Chapman 2015	Oxford University Press
Readings	Mental health First Aid Manual, 3rd Ed.	Recommended	Kitchener, Jorm & Kelly 2014	Mental Health First Aid Australia
Readings	Indigenous Australians and health	Recommended	Hampton & Toombs 2013	Oxford University Press
Readings	A behavioural approach to pharmacy practice	Recommended	Gaud 2000	Blackwell Science

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Reflect and evaluate own practice and develop strategies to improve skills in working with people, especially those that come from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

Activities:: Reflection portfolio, workshop scenarios, seminars, placement

02. Describe the impact of emotional literacy on interpersonal relationships.

Activities:: Reflection portfolio, workshop scenarios, seminars, oral assessment, placement

03. Evaluate the impact that different life events and experiences may have on individuals, families and groups and how this might affect the health needs of that person and apply this to practice.

Activities:: Workshop scenarios, seminars, oral assessment, pre-reading quiz, placement

04. Identify the role health literacy plays in people managing their own health and apply to practice.

Activities:: Workshop scenarios, seminars, oral assessment, pre-reading quiz

05. Evaluate the role pharmacists play in the Australian Healthcare System and how that role compares with other pharmacists from a global perspective including the diverse models of healthcare delivery and how this might impact on pharmacy services, medicine supply and use.

Activities:: Seminars from expert speakers include cultural and religious diversity, with follow-up online reflection. Aged care facility placement provides opportunities to engage with community groups.

Bendigo, 2017, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Pene Wood

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
"And online self-directed learning as required"

Placement - Off SiteWeek: 32 - 42
Two 1.5 hours placement - off site per study period on weekdays during the day from week 32 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.

WorkShopWeek: 41 - 43
One 2.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 41 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
Reflective portfolio (equiv. 1500 words)	1) Guided reflection about placement experience (10%) 2) Reflection after interaction with a simulated patient (10%) 3) Online group discussion and reflection on allocated topics including cultural and religious diversity (10%)	30	01, 02, 03, 04
Weekly quiz based on pre-reading (equiv 1000 words)	For weeks 2-11 there will be four multiple choice quiz questions on LMS based on the required pre-reading for the seminar topic. Each quiz is worth a total of 1.5% and to get the mark the students must get all four questions correct.	15	02, 03, 04
Oral case scenario assessment (equiv. 1500 words)	This oral assessment occurs in conjunction with the oral assessment for PHA4PCB. But is marked seperately. The assessment will involve two 10 minute role plays based on a clinical problem covered in PHA4PCB with a communication issue/component incorporated from the material covered in seminars and from the guided learning for PHA4PAC.	35	02, 03, 04
One Global Citizenship Poster and Presentation (equiv. 750-words)	Pharmacy in a global context poster and presentation (5 mins per group member). Students explore how Australian Pharmacy sits within the role Pharmacy and Pharmacists play worldwide.	20	05