Key facts
UNE unit code: PHAR360
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- Trimester 2 - Online
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- 6
Unit information
Build on your understanding of pharmacotherapeutics, integrating your pharmacological knowledge with an understanding of disease prevention and management. This unit utilises case-based learning to enhance your clinical decision-making skills in complex scenarios.
Studying this unit, you will have opportunities to further develop your knowledge of the hierarchy of evidence in therapeutic decision making.
Focusing on disease states relating to neurologic, psychiatric, reproductive and gastrointestinal therapies, you will apply evidence-based guidelines and contemporary literature to cases to inform clinical decisions.
With exposure to cases of increasing complexity, including, investigations of alterations in pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic parameters commonly seen in geriatrics and paediatrics, you will be equipped for practice in diverse contexts.
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| Teaching period | Mode/location |
|---|---|
| Trimester 2 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
Enrolment rules
Notes
Students must have the following equipment for active participation in virtual classrooms and online assessments (e.g. online invigilated assessments, viva voce and media presentations):
- Headset, including microphone - this is required for active participation in virtual classrooms and to listen to lecture and other media provided in units (a USB style headset has proven to provide superior audio quality to the jack style headset when used for online teaching software).
and
- Webcam
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- use an appropriate tool to critically appraise a research article;
- apply evidence-based medicine and guidelines to prioritise appropriate treatment options for the individual patient;
- describe the consequences of patient parameters on multiple issues; and
- demonstrate a clinical decision-making process that identifies the most appropriate management.
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 | 25% | All offerings | Critical appraisal of therapeutic evidence. No. Words: 1000 |
| Assessment 2 | Yes | 25% | All offerings | Written medication review. No. Words: 1000 |
| Skills based workshops | Yes | All offerings | Attendance at a minimum of eight (8) of the weekly 2-hour workshops over the trimester is required to pass the unit. Students will receive a mark of Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory against this assessment. | |
| Final Examination | Yes | 50% | All offerings | It is mandatory to pass this examination 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: Recommended material is held in the University Library — purchase is optional.
Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
ISBN: 9780702070129
Whittlesea, C. and Hodson, K. (eds), Elsevier Limited 6th ed. 2018
Text refers to: All offerings
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