Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
PA50212 Clinical skills placement |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Masters |
| Modular: no specific semester |
| Assessment: CW50OR10OT40 |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take PA50181 and take PA50182 and while taking this unit you must take R1-PA50212 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: Aim: To provide a coherent clinical placement within either a hospital or community pharmacy setting, in order to develop clinical practice skills and to enable the student to complete the necessary clinical practice components of therapeutic modules. Learning Objectives: By the end of the Unit the student will be able to: 1. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the advanced practice-based pharmaceutical techniques applicable in the hospital or community contexts (including disease monitoring; patient monitoring; medicines management issues; primary and secondary care roles for healthcare professionals (knowledge and understanding; programme level learning outcome 2); 2. Demonstrate high level communication skills through the development of effective working relationships with both patient groups and other health professionals (professional practice skill, programme level learning outcome 5); 3. Prepare and present information on complex pharmaceutical issues to a variety of client groups (Personal Transferable Skill, programme level learning outcome 8); 4. Reflect on their own practice in a range of therapeutic areas and identify areas for improvement (Professional Practical Skill, programme level learning outcome 5). Content: Clinical placement in a hospital or community pharmacy to observe, and contribute to pharmaceutical practice. The precise content will vary depending on the therapeutic areas being covered in the placement and in discussion with the Programme Director. |