Course Title: Essentials of Pharmacy Practice

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Essentials of Pharmacy Practice

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

PHAR1035

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2024,
Sem 2 2024

Course Coordinator: Katherine Baverstock

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925

Course Coordinator Email: @rmit.edu.au


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-Requisite Courses

Successful completion of:

OHTH4252 Communication and Professional Practice (Course ID 055003)

Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course.

For information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage.


Course Description

This course has been designed to introduce you to the key aspects of pharmacy practice. After successfully completing the course, you should be able to provide care to patients with minor health conditions (under the supervision of a registered pharmacist).  During your study, you will learn how drugs and dosage forms work within the body, the mechanisms by which drugs are controlled, and how to assess and advise patients presenting with minor health conditions. You will also be introduced to the frameworks that control the work of the Pharmacy profession.  


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes 

This course contributes to the program learning outcomes for the following programs:  

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons)  

PLO 1 Apply breadth and depth of pharmaceutical and health science theories, concepts and evidence in various real world settings using a scientific approach to improve patient and population health.    

PLO 2 Apply and critically evaluate evidence-based pharmaceutical and health knowledge and skills to conceptualise and deliver safe and effective practice in a variety of contexts, independently and collaboratively, with emerging technological advancements 

PLO 5 Communicate to diverse audiences utilising contemporary and traditional formats employing integrity, inclusivity and culturally safe practices to ensure patient-centred care. 

PLO 6 Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for own learning, professional behaviour, reflective practice, and professional development as part of a multidisciplinary team 

PLO 8: Demonstrate an ability to formulate, prepare, and deliver medications, therapeutic products, and services according to ethical codes and practice guidelines 

For more information on the program learning outcomes for your program, please see the program guide. 


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

  1. Explain how therapeutic molecules are packaged into different dosage forms to facilitate their activity within the body.  
  2. Assess and advise patients presenting with simple self-limiting health conditions, making appropriate recommendations for their treatment or referral.  
  3. Describe the different frameworks that control the use of medicines and the practice of pharmacy within Australian society  
  4. Accurately undertake pharmaceutical calculations associated with dosages and pharmaceutical compounding. 


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. 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

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

Assessment Tasks 

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 Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching). 

Assessment Task 1: Pharmaceutical Calculations test 
Weighting 25%
This assessment task supports CLO 4 

Assessment Task 2: Mid-semester timed test 
Weighting 20%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2 & 4 

Assessment Task 3: Professional Skills Assessment (OSCE) (Hurdle Requirement) 
Weighting 25%
This assessment task supports CLOs 3 & 4 

Assessment Task 4: Case Studies in Pharmacy Practice 
Weighting 30% 
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 & 4  

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.