James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2020

PC4203 - Advanced Professional Pharmacy Practice

Subject Description

The subject will prepare students for entry into the Pharmacy workforce. It continues from the Semester 1 subject, Professional Pharmacy Practice 3 and further develops the student's understanding of aspects of professional pharmacy practice including dispensing skills, legal and ethical issues and professional standards. An emphasis will be placed on how these concepts apply to the Contemporary Professional Pharmacy Practices in Australia, especially their application in rural and remote Australia. The students will use this knowledge in conjunction with their experience gained in their supervised clinical pharmacy placement to understand the roles of pharmacists in the future. An emphasis will be placed on good listening and communication skills. The role of the pharmacist in community liaison will be discussed and applied to pharmacy practice.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate an understanding of the current legislative, ethical, pharmacoeconomic, management issues relevant to contemporary pharmacy practice
• demonstrate the basic dispensing functions of a pharmacist including eliciting, reviewing and assessing patient history, maintaining records and counselling patients to encourage compliance
• demonstrate competency in obtaining a pharmaceutical history, including a patient's medication and medical history
• develop individual aims of intervention and outcomes of practice for patients that present to the pharmacy
• achieve competency for personal accreditation and registration requirements

Subject Assessment

• Non-Invigilated > Assignments - (5%)
• Invigilated > Presentations - (55%)
• Clinical (30%) and extemporaneous (10%) dispensing practical - (40%)

Note that 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.

Special Assessment Requirements

Assessment by clinical placement performance report, attendance record and placement workbook is assessed as either satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Satisfactory is required in order to pass this subject.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:  PC4201 PC4202 PC4211

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