Course Title: Integrated Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 1

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Integrated Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 1

Credit Points: 24.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

PHAR1010

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

160H Medical Sciences

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Sem 1 2016

PHAR1010

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2017,
Sem 1 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 1 2021

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

PHAR1010

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

 UGRDFlex22 (ZZZZ),

UGRDFlex22 (All)

PHAR1010

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

 UGRDFlex23 (STEM)

PHAR1010

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

 UGRDFlex24 (XXXX),

UGRDFlex24 (EWIL),

UGRDFlex24 (All)

Course Coordinator: Dr Julie Stevens

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7789

Course Coordinator Email: julie.stevens@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 201.08.022


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

System Enforced Pre-requisites (Enforced by SAMS)


Course Description

This is the first of two capstone courses in Year 4 of the Program, integrating learning from the previous three years’ studies into discrete modules of study, in which you will develop your ability to make clinical and professional practice-based decisions in a patient-specific context. The focus of this course is on chronic disease states and conditions that affect older individuals.

You will learn to enhance the quality use of medicines for patients with complex health needs and communicate your recommendations with patients and health care practitioners, in both verbal and written form.

You will participate in an interprofessional learning experience with other health professionals and/or health professional students, through which you will experience how a pharmacist can contribute to team-based patient-centred care.

As part of your preparation for internship, you will learn how to develop your CV that will assist your applications for internships. You will develop a personal learning plan as part of your professional development, and be encouraged to consider innovative ways of providing healthcare to the community.

The final Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement is associated with this course, and is an elective placement where you can strengthen your professional and clinical skills, and learn about different practice specialities for pharmacists. Your reflection on this experience will help inform your professional development. 

Please note that if you take this course for a Bachelor Honours program, your overall mark in this course will be one of the course marks that will be used to calculate the weighted average mark (WAM) that will determine your award level.

This applies to students who commence enrolment in a Bachelor Honours program from 1 January 2016 onwards.  See the WAM information web page for more information (http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=eyj5c0mo77631).

Work Integrated Learning: 

Students enrolled in this course will be required to undertake placement as part of the assessment of the course.  A number of mandatory requirements must be met by students to ensure eligibility for placement.  Further details on each of these are available in the STEM College Student Zone > Professional Placements Passport – Applied Health.  

Please ensure you meet all mandatory Part A and Part B requirements of the Professional Placement Passport. 

There is no flexibility with these requirements.  It is your responsibility to ensure THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE COMPLETED.  Any student who has not provided this information will not be able to attend placement and will receive a fail grade for the placement course.  

Students need to be able to meet the inherent requirements of the program. At any time prior to or during your placement, if there are concerns raised related to your fitness to practise the WIL/clinical coordinator can request that you gain full medical clearance to continue your placement.  


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)

  • Demonstrate professional behaviour and accountability (PLO 1)
  • Research, critically evaluate and apply evidence in professional practice (PLO 2)
  • Demonstrate team and leadership skills to optimise practice (PLO 3)
  • Demonstrate social responsibility to improve healthcare (PLO 4)
  • Communicate effectively for the delivery of patient centred care (PLO 5)
  • Identify areas for development to improve competency (PLO 6)
  • Apply pharmaceutical, medication and health knowledge and skills to improve patient and population health (PLO 7)
  • Formulate, prepare and supply medicines and therapeutic products (PLO 8)


Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  1. Assess an individual with complex health and medication needs and make recommendations consistent with the best possible therapeutic outcomes
  2. Appropriately communicate these recommendations to the individual and their health care team in accordance with legal and professional expectations
  3. Describe the concept of “follow-up” in patient care and use objective and subjective information to make modifications to therapy when required
  4. Develop a personal learning plan which will include a reflection on your strengths, weaknesses and professional aspirations
  5. Contribute effectively within interprofessional healthcare teams
  6. Demonstrate an understanding of the application of management principles to the provision of healthcare


Overview of Learning Activities

The course features a range of learning activities that actively engage you in content acquisition and skills development required to successfully manage a patient’s medications: 

  • Recorded  lectures and lectorials
  • Online and face-to-face group and peer directed practical activities
  • Online oral and written presentations
  • Visits to community and hospital pharmacies
  • Online and face-to-face student-staff interactive sessions
  • Interprofessional healthcare experience 

Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.


Overview of Learning Resources

Students will be directed to use a range of contemporary pharmacy references such as the Australian Medicines Handbook, the Therapeutic Guidelines, guidelines published by expert bodies (such as The Heart Foundation) and other resources as appropriate 

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


Overview of Assessment

This course contains hurdle requirements. All hurdle requirements for this course are indicated clearly in the assessment regime that follows, against the relevant assessment task(s) and all have been approved by the College Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching).

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Work-Integrated Learning Workbook (HURDLE Requirement)  
Weighting 15%  
This assessment task supports CLOs  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6  

Assessment Task 2: OSCE Assessment  
Weighting 30%  
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2 & 3  

Assessment Task 3: Test  
Weighting 15%  
These assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6  

Assessment Task 4: End of Semester Test  
Weighting 25%  
These assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6  

Assessment Task 5: Interprofessional Activity  
Weighting 15%  
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 & 5  

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.