PC4101:03
Endocrine and Reproductive Pharmacy
| Townsville | HECS Band 2 |
36 hours lectures, 12 hours tutorials, 24 hours workshops. Semester 1.
Available to level 4 Bachelor of Pharmacy students.
Staff: Dr L Crane, Dr G Hamlin, Assoc. Professor A Sive, Assoc. Professor L Fitzpatrick, Dr G Grant and invited lecturers.
Students will learn the physiological and pathophysiological aspects of the reproductive system, including obstetrics, infertility, contraception and gynaecological disorders. The pathophysiology and management of disorders of the endocrine system, such as pancreatic, thyroid and adrenal gland dysfunction. Students will also be taught the relationship between the endocrine and the reproductive system and other body systems such as the central nervous system, immunology and reproduction. The treatment and/or prevention of these conditions in rural and remote Australia will be discussed, with particular reference to the management of diabetes in the Indigenous population of Australia.
The student will become knowledgeable about the underlying basis for the normal function and common dysfunctions of the endocrine system. Therapeutic interventions in the normal function of the reproductive system will be explored. Information will be presented in an integrated manner to allow students to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide effective primary health and pharmaceutical care to the community and other health care professionals.
Learning Objectives:
- describe the basic structure, function and dysfunction of the endocrine and reproductive system;
- develop an understanding of the effects that pregnancy and lactation may have on the use of therapeutic agents;
- describe the pharmacotherapeutics and pharmaceutical dosage forms associated with treatment of diseases of the endocrine and reproductive system, their pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics;
- develop an understanding of the role of the pharmacist in monitoring, compliance, blood glucose level monitoring, personal hygiene of patients, identification of symptoms, emergency treatment, drug-drug interactions, interpretation of results, research needed, epidemiology and the effect of Indigenous population needs and compliance;
- develop and understand the pharmacoeconomic implications of diseases and the management thereof to promote the Quality Use of Medicines with particular focus on rural and remote communities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations.
Assessment by a two-hour examination (60%); Objective Subjective Clinical Examination (OSCE) (30%); workshop attendance and assignment (10%). The OSCE will consist of three workstations (10 minutes each) each assessed by two examiners and two panels (15 minutes each) assessed by at least two examiners. All students will be questioned by each of the panels. This examination will cover all components of the Pharmacy course. A satisfactory performance in all aspects of the subject is required. This is defined as at least 50% for all sections. Attendance at workshops is compulsory.