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Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Programme Catalogue 2016/17


TSPA-ADT16: Modular Programme in Advanced and Specialist Practice


The units below are all available for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Students completing sufficient credit may join a route leading to the award of Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Practice.

Modular - no specific semester: Taught Units

NB. Units offered by the Department for Health (codes beginning 'HL') may only be taken subject to the approval of the relevant Director of Studies and in discussion with the Study Advisor.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
HL50007 Governance & organisational change 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
HL50079 Introduction to practice-based research 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
HL50082 Evidence into practice 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
HL50105 Research design and methods 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA10295 Medicines management in general practice for pharmacy technicians 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50186 Cardiovascular therapeutics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50187 Gastro-intestinal therapeutics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50188 Oncology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50190 Pharmaceutical public health 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50199 Respiratory therapeutics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50200 Mental health 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50201 Endocrinology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50202 Neurology 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50221 Prescribing for special groups 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50223 Surgery 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50232 Palliative care 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50233 Infections 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50235 Management of minor ailments 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50240 Using evidence in practice 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50249 Independent prescribing 18 credits       [equivalent to 36 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50267 Professional skills development 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50269 Leadership in health 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50270 Research design and methods for practice 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50271 Managing in health 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50272 Supporting education, training and development in a health context 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50273 Advanced clinical practice 1 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50274 Advanced clinical practice 2 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50275 Advanced professional development 1 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50276 Advanced professional development 2 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50296 Drug safety surveillance 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50336 Managing long term conditions 1 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50337 Managing long term conditions 2 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50338 Managing long term conditions 3 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50339 Managing polypharmacy - reducing risk 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50340 Professional skills for medicines optimisation 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50341 Providing better care for the older person 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PA50342 Quality improvement project 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Notes:

  • Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2016/17 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2017/18 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.