PHARMACEUTICAL CARE - QUALITY USE OF MEDICINES A
PHA4PCA
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
The ability to integrate and assimilate knowledge is an invaluable skill for pharmacists. This capstone subject aims to integrate knowledge gained in therapeutics subjects and apply it in practice. Workshops and clinical placement provide opportunities to gain experience in providing pharmaceutical care, while case scenarios and oral assessments illustrate the expanding role of the pharmacist in optimising patient outcomes. PHA4PCA and PHA4PCB are designed to be a lead-in to intern year, with learning activities laying the foundation for what is to come during internship, and in professional practice thereafter. Both the Top 30 drugs oral assessment and the case-based oral exams are constructed to reflect sections of the Pharmacy Board of Australia registration exams.
School: Molecular Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Jason Buccheri
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must have passed all of the following subjects (PHA2THA, PHA3THB, PHA3THC, PHA3THD, PHA3PLP) and must be admitted in the Bachelor of Pharmacy course (SHPB)
Co-requisites: PHA4THE
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: To be completed in final year. Satisfactory completion of placement is required to pass this subject (Hurdle). Students must have a current Police check and Working with Children check and have obtained all required immunisations before attending placement.
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment Australia and New Zealand Edition
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Newby, D., and Rutter, P.
Year: 2015
Edition/Volume: 3rd ed
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: N/A
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Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
National Prescribing Service: Medicine Wise
Resource Type: Web resource
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: N/A
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: NPS
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
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Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Goodman and Gilman's Manual of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Shanahan, J. and Naglieri, C.
Year: 2014
Edition/Volume: 2nd Ed
Publisher: Mc-Graw-Hill Education
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Handbook of Applied Therapeutics
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Sweet, B et. al
Year: 2015
Edition/Volume: 9th ed
Publisher: Wolters-Kluwer
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Zeind, C. and Carvalho, M.
Year: 2017
Edition/Volume: 11th ed
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook (APF) 24
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Sansom, L
Year: 2018
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH)
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Rossi, S
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Australian Medicines Handbook
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
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Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Boh's Pharmacy Practice Manual: A Guide to the Clinical Experience
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Stein, S.
Year: 2014
Edition/Volume: 4th ed
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Non-prescription medicines
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Nathan, A.
Year: 2010
Edition/Volume: 4th ed
Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Brunton, L, et. al
Year: 2017
Edition/Volume: 13th ed
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Therapeutic Guidelines
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Various authors
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: most recent editions
Publisher: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: Yes
Work-based learning: Yes
Self sourced or Uni sourced:
Uni Sourced
Entire subject or partial subject: Partial subject
Total hours/days required: 80 hours
Location of WBL activity (region): Domestic - regional
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jason Buccheri
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
2 x 1 hour lectures or equivalent per week
Placement - Off SiteWeek: 11 - 20
Five 2.50 hours placement - off site per study period on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 20 and delivered via face-to-face.
One week (2.5 hours each day) local hospital placement. Each student only does one week (weeks 11, 12, 15, 18, 19, 20)
Placement - Off SiteWeek: 16 - 17
One 5.00 days placement - off site per study period on weekdays during the day from week 16 to week 17 and delivered via face-to-face.
2 week community pharmacy placement
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
one 2-hour workshop or equivalent directed learning per week
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Placement portfolio (2000 word equivalent)A portfolio that includes pre-placement online modules; progressive case assignment to problem solve common community pharmacy OTC presentations and community and hospital placement manuals. | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One 10 minute oral assessment (500 words)Undertaken before students attend the community pharmacy placement. Based around the top 30 most dispensed medications in pharmacy | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO4 |
One 20 minute oral assessment (end of semester) (1000 words)Final assessment comprising of three oral case studies covering material from the whole semester (including placement). | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One multiple choice test (1000 word equiv)Multiple choice assessment on case based scenarios. | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Pharmacy practice placementHurdle requirement: a mark of greater than or equal to 50% is required. Informed by / aligns with Domains (1), (2), (3), (5) and (6) of ADC Professional Attributes and Competencies statements. | N/A | N/A | Yes | null | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |