PHARMACY 411 : Pharmacy 4

Medical and Health Sciences

2022 Semester One (1223) (45 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Optimal drug treatment of neurological, psychiatric diseases and disorders and cancers are explored through an integrated multidisciplinary systems-based approach. Clinical pharmacy skills in dispensing, aseptic compounding, medicines information and interdisciplinary teamwork are further developed. Principles in law, ethics, management, leadership and complex communications are applied. Advanced experiential learning placements are provided across a variety of health organisations and pharmacy sites.

Course Overview

PHARMACY 411 focuses on the optimal drug treatment of cancer, neurological, and psychiatric diseases and disorders. These topics are explored through an integrated multidisciplinary systems-based approach. The course material is covered through a range of teaching opportunities provided by a variety of relevant presenters, including specialists, patients, pharmacists and other health care professionals.
Teaching will be via a combination of face-to-face activities including lectures, workshops and laboratories as well as via online learning activities.
 The course comprises of five modules:
Module 1 Oncology (4 weeks)
Module 2 Neurology (4 weeks)
Module 3 Psychiatry (4 weeks)
Module 4 Clinical and professional skills (over 12 weeks)
Module 5 Placement 2 (2 weeks)

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: PHARMACY 311, 312

Course Contacts

Course Director: Dr Louise Curley
l.curley@auckland.ac.nz

Module Leader- Oncology: Associate Professor Jeff Harrison
jeff.harrison@auckland.ac.nz
Module Leader- Neurology: Dr Louise Curley
l.curley@auckland.ac.nz
Module Leader- Psychiatry: Dr Rhys Ponton
r.ponton@auckland.ac.nz
Module Leader C&P skills: TBC 
Module Leader - Placements 5: Ms Stephanie Yee 
stephanie.yee@auckland.ac.nz
Course designated Teacher Practitioner: Sarah Wilkinson
sarah.wilkinson@auckland.ac.nz

PHARMACY 411 strives to be a safe, inclusive and equitable space that supports our social and environmental responsibilities (see the University of Auckland Graduate Profile). You are encouraged to discuss privately any learning-related requirements, face-to-face and/or in writing with the course director, or the academic director Lynne Petersen (l.petersen@auckland.ac.nz).

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity
Capability 6: Social and Environmental Responsibilities
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Pharmacy

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate how drug treatment of individual patients can be optimised with reference to cancer, neurological and psychiatric diseases and disorders (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 and 6.2)
  2. Demonstrate increasingly advanced skills in medicines information, interpretation of the law related to pharmacy, ethical reasoning, dispensing, aseptic compounding, clinical communication, management, and teamwork and leadership. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1 and 6.1)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Oncology exit test 16% Individual Test
Neurology exit test 17% Individual Test
Psychiatry exit test 17% Individual Test
Law test 10% Individual Test
Final OSCE 20% Individual Examination
Integrated Assignment 20% Group & Individual Coursework
Placement* Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2
Oncology exit test
Neurology exit test
Psychiatry exit test
Law test
Final OSCE
Integrated Assignment
Placement*
The course Canvas page has detailed information on assessment extensions and minimum pass rates.
* Placements coursework is a mandatory Pass/Fail component 

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 45 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect 60 hours of lectures, 60 hours of tutorial/workshops/lab sessions, 165 hours of reading and thinking about the content, 165 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation and 100 hours for Placement Module 4 which includes 80 hours of placement days which will be off campus at a placement site

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is required at scheduled activities including labs, tutorials, workshops and placement learning to complete and receive credit for modules and compulsory components of the course. Attendance is required for all components of Placement Module 4.

Most lectures will be available as recordings, however students are encouraged to attend the lectures face to face and interact with the lecturer; recordings should be reserved for revision or recap of the material. Other learning activities including some labs and workshops and patient-experience-based lectures will not be available as recordings.

The course may include live online events including group workshops and/or drop in sessions.

Attendance on campus is required for the final module tests and clinical exam (OSCE).

The activities for the course are scheduled as a mix of standard weekly timetabled elements and some block delivery that will be advised in a detailed timetable available through the course Canvas site.

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 6th Edition
Editors: Cate Whittlesea Karen Hodson
Paperback ISBN: 9780702070112
eBook ISBN: 9780702070099
Imprint: Elsevier Published Date: 7th August 2018

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

The delivery mode may change depending on COVID restrictions. Any changes will be communicated through Canvas.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Fitness to practice Students in the Bachelor of Pharmacy programme are bound by the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences Fitness to Practise policy that applies to all students who are studying in clinical undergraduate programmes. https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/the-university/how-university-works/policy-and-administration/teaching-and-learning/fmhscode-of-fitness-to-practise/fmhs-fitness-to-practise-policy.html    

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Published on 18/11/2021 08:18 a.m.