PC5513 - Pharmaceutical Public Health - Management of Chronic Diseases 1

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Pharmacy & Molecular Sciences

Pharmaceutical Public Health is a developing specialty which seeks to influence pharmaceutical health determinants on a population basis, rather than having a focus on the individual patient. Whilst this subject is titled chronic diseases that title is now a misnomer as students will discover, as treatments become ever more successful. This subject focuses on three diseases, two of which can be described as chronic, namely HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis although a complete cure of Tuberculosis is indeed possible and is the desired outcome from treatment. The third disease, Malaria, is endemic in certain countries and in the acute stage requires immediate treatment. Public health activities to eliminate Hepatitis A, B, C are introduced. Public health activities are important in the prevention of all these diseases. Following a consideration of these diseases, the student is introduced to the public health activities of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Learning Outcomes

• understand the importance of public health initatives to prevent HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria transmission and reduce incidence in developed and developing countries;
• be able to describe current approaches to treatment of HIV/AIDS and acute Malaria;
• be able to describe current approaches to treatment of Tuberculosis using First and Second line drug therapy;
• be able to describe the work of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculaosis and Malaria;
• be able to understand the Global Fund grant applicaton process and be able to undertake a Pharmaceutical and Health PRoject (PHPM/PSM) Assessment of a grant application to the Global Fund.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to appraise information critically;
• The ability to use independent judgment to synthesise information to make intellectual and/or creative advances;
• The ability to conceptualise and evaluate a range of potential solutions to relevant problems.

Availabilities
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Ian Heslop.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU and Printed materials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment (25%); assignments (25%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.