PHM407 Professional Pharmacy Practice (16)

This subject falls within the pharmacy discipline known as Pharmacy Practice which is defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and peak pharmacy bodies within Australia and globally as being concerned with the roles of pharmacists, including expanding and developing roles, and the skills, knowledge and behaviours consistent with those roles. Professional Pharmacy Practice provides learning opportunities for development of the necessary skills and abilities required of all practising pharmacists in Australia and for the development of the appropriate professional identity and philosophy. Chronic disease state management and professional practice initiatives are key content in this subject. Students studying this subject are assumed to have completed the first three years of the standard enrolment pattern as this knowledge is a critical success factor in achieving professional milestones which are necessary to pass this subject.

Availability

Session 1 (30)
On Campus
Orange Campus
Session 2 (60)
On Campus
Orange Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PHM407. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

Two sessions

School

School of Biomedical Sciences

Enrolment Restrictions

Restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

Prerequisites

PHM315

Incompatible Subjects

PHM401, PHM405

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to practise legally and to accepted standards
  • be able to deliver quality and safe patient-centred care to the standard required of a graduate
  • be able to identify, analyse and work effectively to solve practice-relevant issues
  • be able to constructively collaborate with others and manage conflict
  • be able to reflect on the role, practice and professional identity of the pharmacist to develop and maintain competence for current and future practice
  • be able to participate in and develop processes to provide a safe and secure workplace by managing pharmacy resources
  • be able to review patient documentation for safety and appropriateness and supply medicines accordingly
  • be able to deliver primary and preventative health care to the standard required of a graduate
  • be able to research, critically analyse and synthesise information appropriate for the audience
  • be able to engage in the self directed evaluation of information and issues from various sources and articulate the decision-making process
  • be able to communicate effectively and professionally with stakeholders and deliver considered and clear professional decisions, information or opinions
  • be able to research and review complementary medicines for patient utility and safety
  • be able to demonstrate ability to analyse the practice environment to ethically incorporate appropriate complementary medicines into patient disease management

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • chronic disease state management; pharmacist professional services; ethical or legal dilemmas concentrating on the following body systems: cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, renal, neurological; endocrine; mental health; gastrointestinal; musculo-skeletal conditions; infectious diseases; emerging and re-emerging threats to health; harm minimisation including vaccination plus some enabling topics such as the influence of age and gender on disease states and management
  • In addition the application of State and Federal Acts and Regulations relevant to pharmacy; professional written and verbal communication skills; patient/client assessment, patient education; maintenance of patient/client records, informed consent and confidentiality; and computerised dispensing practice will be addressed.

Indicative Assessment

The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of PHM407 in Session 1 2019. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).

Item Number
Title
Value %
1
Pre-learning
10
Dispensing competency assessment
0
11
Advanced dispensing competency assessment
0
12
Practical attendance - dispensing and counselling
0
2
My dispensing and counselling protocol
3
Collaborative participatory wiki discussion
15
4
Final exam 1st session
20
5
Ethics and professional practice exam
10
6
Prescription counselling competency
0
7
Assigned group evidence task
15
8
Case presentation competency competency
0
9
Final exam -end of year
40

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2020. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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