| Module |
Credits |
Compulsory/optional |
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Clinical Patient Assessment and Consultation
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15 Credits |
Compulsory |
| This module covers fundamental patient examination including those commonly observed within the community, primary care and acute care settings at the appropriate level of expertise and practice; clinical investigations and tests commonly associated with diagnostics, patient monitoring; application of best practice guidance in medicines optimisation including the ability to identify, resolve and prevent actual and potential medicines related problems. Learning from this module will enable students, demonstrate the ability to effectively build patient and carer relationships by taking a patient-centred approach to consultation. Students are expected to engage in experiential learning within their workplace. |
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Clinical Patient Care 1
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15 Credits |
Compulsory |
| This module covers the application of theory, policy and guidelines relevant to the provision of pharmaceutical and patient care services to patients with common cardiovascular diseases (cardiovascular risk assessment, hypertension, acute coronary syndromes), common infections seen across settings and drug handling in hepatic and renal dysfunction. Case studies reflecting practice across sectors will be used. Students are expected to engage in learning within their workplace to inform and improve their autonomous practice and contributions as part of the multidisciplinary team. |
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Evidence Based Provision of Pharmaceutical Services
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15 Credits |
Compulsory |
| This module provides learning on clinical evidence sources and how to evaluate these relating to practice and service provision across care settings. This module provides students with an understanding of how evidence impacts on the procurement and delivery of patient and pharmaceutical care service from an integrated care systems perspective, thereby enabling practitioners to demonstrate the principles of evidence based practice in service provision. Knowledge on risk management and clinical governance relevant to patient and medication safety and how this can be applied to the student's own practise is covered. The principles of pharmacoeconomics are covered. Students are expected to demonstrate an awareness of methods of economic evaluation in healthcare and its impact on shaping policies for service provision in their workplace. Case studies reflecting practice across sectors will be used. Students are expected to engage in learning within the workplace to inform and improve their autonomous and collective practice within the multidisciplinary team. |
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Clinical Patient Care 2
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15 Credits |
Compulsory |
| This module covers the application of theory, policy and guidelines relevant to the provision of pharmaceutical and patient care services to patients with specified cardiovascular diseases (atrial fibrillation, angina, heart failure and stroke), renal and hepatic diseases (alcoholic liver disease, chronic kidney disease and hepatorenal syndrome) and diabetes (type 1 and type 2). Case studies reflecting practice across sectors will be used. Students are expected to engage in learning within their workplace to inform and improve their autonomous practice and contributions as part of the multidisciplinary team. |
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Clinical Patient Care 3
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15 Credits |
Compulsory |
| This module covers the application of theory, policy and guidelines relevant to the provision of pharmaceutical and patient care services to patients with respiratory (Asthma, COPD and specified infectious respiratory diseases), gastroenterology (Inflammatory Bowel Diseases), neurological and psychiatric diseases (Schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, Epilepsy and Dementia). Case studies reflecting practice across sectors will be used. Students are expected to engage in learning within their workplace to inform and improve their autonomous practice and contributions as part of the multidisciplinary team. |
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Leadership, Education and Developing Others
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| The aim of this module is to enable students to continue to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills of leadership, education and professional development.
The module enables students to critically review leadership within the context of the advanced practice role, to understand the leaning and teaching approaches that support clinical development and to evaluate strategies to support and develop themselves and others. |
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Evidence Based Practice
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| Students will construct a research question and search strategy, conduct systematic searches of on-line databases, internet and other sources of information; appraise the evidence base of health and social care practice and interventions through the use of a range of tools; apply and critically explore, through discussion and debate, the contextual factors which influence application of evidence to practice. |
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Therapeutics of Skin Conditions
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| This module aims to develop and consolidate understanding of the skills, knowledge and attributes required for safe, and effective treatment of people dermatological conditions. Successful completion will provide a deeper knowledge and understanding of the pharmacokinetics of topical and systemic treatments used to treat skin disease. Students will gain an increased understanding of key factors to consider when choosing treatment options including risk, cost, evidence about efficacy, disease severity, and patient's response to treatment, including potential adverse effects.
The module will develop and enhance patient consultation skills to formulate effective patient centred treatment options for a range of dermatology conditions whilst focusing on specialist knowledge of systemic and topical drug therapies used to treat skin disease. |
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Project (ACPP)
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60 Credits |
Optional |
| This module develops the students' ability to design and execute a research project in an area of relevance to pharmacy under the supervision of an academic supervisor. During the first weeks of the module, the students will review the related literature and generate a research question. A summative literature review and research proposal will be submitted to the project supervisor for feedback and guidance. The data collection and analysis will be based on the agreed proposal, followed by the production of the dissertation demonstrating the student's critical understanding and interpretation of the methodologies and results of their research. The results should be disseminated through a poster presentation. |
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Service Review and Improvement
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| The aims of this module are to advance the practitioner's knowledge in the provision of pharmaceutical care. A particular focus of this module is service provision for patients and stakeholders. Students are expected to consider the provision of pharmaceutical and patient care services and the theoretical application of frameworks relevant to monitor and improve the provision of these services. Service review and evaluation applies to both clinical and non-clinical service provisions. Students are expected to develop their knowledge, refine their skills and apply evidence based knowledge/practice in the management of issues concerned with their patients. There is also an expectation that students will consider the workforce and how processes can be improved to facilitate the efficient and effective delivery of services by staff. Students will be expected to undertake a service review/evaluation as well as propose a service improvement strategy relevant to their area of practice. Leadership and management strategies are covered to make students aware of factors which may be influential at organisational levels. |
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Service Development Project
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| This module enables students to engage in independent study and apply further skills to address service development needs related to their programme of study. It is designed to allow clinicians to work through the technical stages of project design as well as the practical realities of project management.
Students are required to design a project plan which will be of value in their own area of work. They need to analyse a practice issue related to their professional discipline, which requires them to explore critically the relevant literature and develop skills to manage project processes effectively and efficiently. This module will develop critical-thinking and analytical decision-making capabilities allowing students to investigate complex service problems and propose realistic project-based solutions. Students may use a current or prospective approach to develop new insights and perspectives related to the topic of choice. |
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Parenteral Drug Administration and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
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15 Credits |
Optional |
| This module provides students with an understanding of indications, methods, formulations and problems relating to enteral feeding, parenteral drug administration and fluid management. Common pharmacokinetic parameters relevant to treatment initiation and monitoring are covered to support student's application of population data in the evaluation and design of dosage regimens. Case studies reflecting practice across sectors will be used. |
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Pharmaceutical Care for Older People
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15 Credits |
Optional |
| This module covers the clinical presentation of conditions in older people, comprehensive geriatric assessment, principles of drug handling in this group, polypharmacy and deprescribing, shared decision making, administration and medication concordance, integration of care systems relevant to older people and safeguarding principles. Case studies are usually based on common disease conditions in older and frail older people. Topics covered also include falls, pain, nutrition and skin care in older people. |
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Paediatric Pharmaceutical Care
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15 Credits |
Optional |
| This module covers the clinical presentation of illness commonly seen in children, principles of drug handling in children across key development stages (preterm to adolescents), medicines formulation and administration considerations in children, safe prescribing principles, use of unlicensed and off-label medicines, safeguarding principles and supply and communication issues surrounding medicines for children. Case studies are usually based on common disease conditions in children and adolescents across practice sectors |
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Pharmaceutical Care in Oncology
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15 Credits |
Optional |
| This module provides an introduction to the detection and screening for cancers and awareness of national and local policies related to cancer treatment, common therapies and regimens used and the management of side effects associated with treatment, holistic medicines optimisation for cancer patients and supportive services for patients and families. Case studies reflecting practice across sectors will be used. |
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Pharmacist Independent Prescribing L7
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| This Level 7 Module is designed to enable pharmacists to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and attributes to undertake safe, appropriate and cost-effective independent prescribing practice in partnership with patients, carers and members of the multi-disciplinary prescribing team. Students will develop a critical understanding of the pathophysiology of conditions within their intended area of prescribing practice, systematic approaches to assessment and diagnosis, drug actions and the use of evidence based information sources to guide the selection of the appropriate pharmacological product. The legal, professional and ethical issues involved in prescribing practice will be analysed to ensure that practitioners work at all times within the framework ensuring professional accountability in practice.
The module involves a blended learning approach incorporating the Universitys managed learning environment, StudyNet. Inter-professional learning occurs with prescribing students from the Allied Health Professions and nurse/midwife prescribing students. |
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Promoting Health
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| The module captures the broader strategies which governments, health systems, practitioners and individuals can adopt to prevent ill health, promote health and wellbeing and manage ill health. Students will start with a review of the major communicable and non-communicable challenges and how these vary by geography and the importance of promoting health for sustainability of health systems as well as quality of life. Health promotion models and how these have been informed by different theoretical perspectives and disciplines will be covered including: theories of behaviour change (theory of planned behaviours, the health belief model, etc); methods of behaviour change at the at individual, community, societal level; role of law; underpinning ideologies(libertarian/ utilitarian) of health systems; cultural aspects which influence national policies on promoting health; risk behaviours; evidence base for different interventions. |
