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PA50223: Surgery

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2013/4
Follow this link for further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Follow this link for further information on credits Credits: 6
Follow this link for further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Follow this link for further information on period slots Period: Modular (no specific semester)
Follow this link for further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 100%
Follow this link for further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Follow this link for further information on unit content Description: Aims:
The aim of this unit is to update pharmacists on the disease and patient monitoring factors that should be considered when prescribing for surgical patients.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Analyse the role of the healthcare professional / pharmacist in prescribing and monitoring medication for surgical patients (knowledge & understanding skill).
2. Explain the disease and patient monitoring factors that are influenced before, during and after surgery (knowledge & understanding skill).
3. Critically evaluate the evidence base for management of thromboembolic disease, analgesia, infection and post operative nausea and vomiting (intellectual skill).
4. Assess the role of the pharmacist in developing guidelines and protocols for use in a multidisciplinary team for the management of surgical patients (professional skill).
5. Reflect on their own practice in prescribing and medicines management issues for surgical patients and identify areas for continuous improvement (professional skill).

Skills:
1. Knowledge and understanding through monitoring of medicines and patients.
2. Intellectual skills of critical evaluation of evidence.
3. Communication skills through working in multidisciplinary teams; undertaking patient monitoring; report writing.
4. Professional skills of reflection on practice.

Content:

* Unit Introduction
* Pharmaceutical Care for Surgical Patients
* Nutrition
* Developing Protocols and Guidelines
* Thromboembolic Disease - treatment and prophylaxis
* Management of Infection, PONV and surgical complications
* Analgesia and the Surgical Patient.
Follow this link for further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

PA50223 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
  • TSPA-ADT16 : Modular Programme in Advanced and Specialist Practice (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADM16 : MSc Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Practice (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADM10 : MSc Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care) (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADM07 : MSc Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Secondary Care) (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADM12 : MSc Prescribing & Therapeutics (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADC16 : PG Cert Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Practice (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADC09 : PG Cert Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Secondary Care) (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADC14 : PG Cert Medicines Management (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADC15 : PG Cert Prescribing & Therapeutics (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADL16 : PG Dip Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Practice (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADL11 : PG Dip Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care) (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADL08 : PG Dip Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Secondary Care) (Distance Learning)
  • TSPA-ADL12 : PG Dip Prescribing & Therapeutics (Distance Learning)

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2013/14 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2014/15 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2013/14.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be 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.