Key facts
UNE unit code: PHAR350
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- Trimester 1 - Online
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- 6
Unit information
Using real-world scenarios and case-based learning, this unit introduces you to pharmacotherapeutics, integrating your pharmacological knowledge with an understanding of disease prevention and management.
Studying this unit, you will explore the foundations of sound clinical decision making, and the ways in which clinical decisions and best practice are informed by evidence-based guidelines.
Focusing on commonly encountered disease states impacting the cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine and musculoskeletal systems, you will examine the application of guidelines to inform treatment options.
This unit provides you with opportunities to develop future proofed skills that are relevant in a diverse range of pharmacy contexts, including identifying key patient parameters in a case, utilising effective search strategies and identifying and applying evidence to the clinical decision-making process.
Offerings
For further information about UNE's teaching periods, please go to Principal Dates.
| Teaching period | Mode/location |
|---|---|
| Trimester 1 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
| Start | Finish | Duration | Attendance | Offerings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 February 2024 | 10 February 2024 | 2 days | Mandatory Intensive School | Trimester 1, Online | Both intensive schools are mandatory for online students only. Students must attend both Mandatory Intensive Schools which are held in Armidale. The ability to enrol in this unit will be removed approximately two days prior to the commencement of this mandatory intensive school. |
| 16 April 2024 | 18 April 2024 | 3 days | Mandatory Intensive School | Trimester 1, Online | Both intensive schools are mandatory for online students only. Students must attend both Mandatory Intensive Schools which are held in Armidale. |
Enrolment rules
Notes
capacity for speaking during online sessions - headphones and microphone and adequate internet transmission is required
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
Unit coordinator(s)
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- identify pertinent patient information within a case structure;
- apply evidence-based medicine and guidelines to inform treatment options for the individual patient;
- describe the implications of patient parameters on singular issues; and
- describe the clinical decision-making process and begin to use this to inform the above.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
| Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 | Yes | 12.5% | All offerings | Online case analysis quiz. The assessment is mandatory and will count towards the final assessment of this unit. 40 minutes for Assessment. |
| Assessment 2 | Yes | 12.5% | All offerings | Online case analysis quiz. The assessment is mandatory and will count towards the final assessment of this unit. 40 minutes for Assessment. |
| Assessment 3 | Yes | 25% | All offerings | Written case study EBM. This assessment is mandatory and will count towards the final assessment of this unit. No. Words: approx 1000 |
| Final Examination | Yes | 50% | All offerings | It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass the unit. |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
APF26 Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary Handbook
ISBN: 9780648600329
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia 26th ed. 2024
Text refers to: All offerings
Australian Medicines Handbook: 2024
ISBN: 9780645813715
Rossi, S. (ed), AMH 2024
Text refers to: All offerings
Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
ISBN: 9780702070129
Whittlesea, C. and Hodson, K. (eds), Elsevier Limited 6th ed. 2018
Text refers to: All offerings
Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library — purchase is optional.
Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice
ISBN: 9781260460278
Chisholm-Burns, M.A. et al., McGraw-Hill 6th ed. 2022
Text refers to: All offerings
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