Medicines Management and Other General Level CPD

Programme information was correct at 23 July 2013.

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Build your CPD portfolio from a wide choice of high quality, postgraduate level courses and workshops covering primary and secondary care clinical pharmacy.

Programme features

Study at your own pace with minimal time away from work
Use real work projects to consolidate learning and help achieve your objectives
Excellent support and learner networks with a user-friendly virtual learning environment
Increased professional expertise and status with enhanced career prospects
Meet other pharmacists and health professionals and gain an invaluable support network
Support in meeting the GPhC requirements for recording CPD

Courses

Medicines management in General Practice (being redeveloped to reflect latest NHS developments)
Medicines management in the NHS (being redeveloped to reflect latest NHS developments)
Management of minor ailments (please contact programme team for start date)
Mental health (starts June 2014)
Pharmacy Public Health (please contact programme team for start date)
Palliative care (starts November 2013)
Cardiovascular therapeutics (starts February 2014)
Gastro-intestinal therapeutics (starts June 2013)
Neurology (starts April 2013)
Endocrinology (starts June 2013)
Oncology (starts April 2014)
Respiratory therapeutics (starts September 2013)
Surgery (starts September 2013)
Infections (starts April 2013)
Prescribing for special groups (starts June 2013)

Detailed content for each course can be found in the programme catalogue. Each course lasts three months and offers 6 ECTS M-Level credits. Most courses have an associated 2-day workshop.

Pathways

Accumulate credits from CPD courses toward postgraduate qualifications in:

Medicines Management
Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Secondary Care)
Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care including Community Pharmacy)
Prescribing and therapeutics

Further information

Further information about available units and the study pathways can be found in our postgraduate programme brochure.

Dates and deadlines

All CPD courses begin on the first Monday of the month indicated above. To secure your place, please ensure your application reaches us six weeks before the start date. Workshop dates are available on request.

Apply

Please use the online application form. No references or certificates are required when applying for CPD study.

Entry and English requirements

You should normally be a graduate of a recognised university and be registered as a practising pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Other health professionals should be a member of an appropriate professional body.

Applicants must have their application supported by their employer. All applicants must be supported by a work-based mentor (normally a more senior pharmacist). Applicants must also to ensure that they have a UK practice base to work within and access to patient notes (community-based students will normally need to come to an arrangement with a local GP practice). These arrangements MUST be in place before you submit your application. Without this support your application cannot be considered.

If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS score of at least 7 overall with no less than 6.5 in all components or at least 250 (computer-based test) with a score of not less than 5.0 in the TWE or 100 (internet-based test) with not less than 24 in each of the components.

Fees

Fees for the current academic year can be viewed here. Fees exclude travel and accommodation .

Contact

ap3t@bath.ac.uk; tel: +44 (0) 1225 386773; fax: +44 (0) 1225 386114
Taught Postgraduate Programme Administrator, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath BA2 7AY UK