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PA50190: Pharmaceutical public health

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2018/9
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Further information on credits Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Further information on notional study hours Notional Study Hours: 120
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period:
Modular (no specific semester)
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Assessment Group A: Work-Based Project (ass't grp A PhIF Bath) (CW 100%)
  • Assessment Group B: Work-Based Project (ass't grp B PhIF London) (CW 100%)
  • Assessment Group C: Work-Based Project (ass't grp C PhIF South) (CW 100%)
  • Assessment Group D: Work-Based Project (ass't grp D Non-PhIF) (CW 100%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To review and evaluate the key issues in public health pharmacy.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the unit the student will be able to:
1. Critically discuss the nature of public health and how it is delivered (knowledge and understanding).
2. Analyse and reflect on your role in pharmaceutical public health and demonstrate competence to provide a public health enhanced service. (Knowledge and Understanding, personal transferable skill)
3. Use key and relevant public health tools and information sources to inform the delivery of pharmaceutical public health projects (professional practical skill)
4. Influence local policy and practice in pharmaceutical public health within the primary care sector (knowledge and understanding, professional practical skill)
5. Critically discuss the role of the pharmacy profession in demonstrating improvements in public health in key areas such as cardiovascular health, smoking cessation, substance misuse, sexual health, immunisation and antimicrobial resistance and health care acquired infections

Skills:

* Planning and organisation.
* Study skills.
* Handling information.
* Communication skills.
* Working with others.
* Improving learning and performance,
* Reflective practice.
* Information and communication technology.

Content:
Part A: Public Health Background and Frameworks
* What is Public Health
* Strategy and Policy in Public Health
* Health Promotion
Part B: Public Health in Pharmacy Practice
* The Pharmacy Contract and Sexual Health
* Obesity, Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health
* Smoking Cessation
* Substance Misuse.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

PA50190 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology

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