PA500357: Foundation knowledge
[Page last updated: 05 August 2021]
Academic Year: | 2021/2 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology |
Credits: | 15 CATS credits |
Notional Study Hours: | 150 |
Level: | FHEQ level 7 |
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Assessment Summary: | CW 75%, MC 25% |
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Requisites: | While taking this module you must take PA500358 |
Description: | Aims: To develop and apply clinical, practical and professional knowledge, supporting the delivery of effective medicines optimisation across a range of clinical areas. Learning Outcomes: * Describe, identify and clinically prioritise drug interactions, and intervene in patient care to optimise medicines and minimise risks of across a range of clinical conditions. * Identify how pharmacology of medicines is affected by key co-pathologies and intervene in patient care to optimise medicines and minimise risks of across a range of clinical conditions. * Identify and interpret laboratory tests, physiological parameters, and other diagnostic indicators to support medicines optimisation decision making in practice * Apply the principles of antibiotic stewardship in practice to minimise the impact of inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing and optimise patient outcomes. * Critically describe how local and national reporting systems are employed in clinical practice to support improvements in patient safety * Describe and demonstrate how local and national policies and guidance support cost-effective medicines optimisation decision making * Reflect on learning experiences, evaluate performance, and identify performance gaps as areas for ongoing development. Skills: * Clinical skills * Study skills * Written communication * Working with others * Scientific and practical skills * Improving learning and performance * Information and communication technology * Problem solving. Content: * Acute Kidney Injury * Chronic Kidney Disease * Hepatic dysfunction * Blood results, physiological parameters, imaging and other diagnostics to identify and monitor pathophysiology, effectiveness and adverse reactions to pharmacotherapeutics * Identification of sepsis * Antibiotic stewardship in the UK * Principles of paediatric medicines optimisation * Central Alerting system * Local and national errors reporting * Never events * Pharmacoeconomics, drug expenditure and drug budgets * Local and regional formulary * NICE guidelines and high cost drugs. |
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PA500357 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
PA500357 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
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