PHARMACY 764 : Medicines Information and Critical Appraisal

Medical and Health Sciences

2020 Semester One (1203) (30 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Develops advanced skills in the retrieval, evaluation and dissemination of medicines information, as well as the ability to critically evaluate clinical literature in the context of selected common therapeutic areas.

Course Overview

Pharmacy 764 Medicines Information (MI) and Critical Appraisal (CA) aims to equip students with the basic skills, knowledge and attitudes which are needed to be able to:
1. answer enquiries about medicines
2. critically appraise medical literature
3. apply these skills and this knowledge base in a variety of practice settings and
4. communicate the results of this process to meet the needs of a variety of recipients
The CA (module) of Pharmacy 764 shall be delivered by the School of Population Health through their POPHLTH 709, a fully online course.

Course Requirements

Restriction: PHARMACY 712

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

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe the importance of MI in community and hospital pharmacy practice (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
  2. Develop and frame questions appropriately to obtain relevant background information (Capability 1, 2, 3 and 4)
  3. Develop and apply appropriate search strategies to retrieve and interpret medicines information. Utilise written and verbal techniques to communicate MI query responses in an appropriate manner and context. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
  4. Demonstrate knowledge or clinical accountability and ethical issues relating to MI including but not limited to documentation and recording of activities (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of the quality assurance process in relation to MI (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
  6. Demonstrate reflective practice in a MI practice context (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Medicines Information Assignments 25% Individual Coursework
Presentation 5% Individual Coursework
Medicines information Bulletin 10% Group Coursework
Discussions 10% Group & Individual Coursework
Logbook Individual Coursework
POPLHLTH709 Ask and Access Assignment 5% Individual Coursework
POPLHLTH709 Study appraisal & causation 15% Individual Coursework
POPLHLTH709 Midsemester Test 15% Individual Test
POPLHLTH709 Final Test 15% Individual Test
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5 6
Medicines Information Assignments
Presentation
Medicines information Bulletin
Discussions
Logbook
POPLHLTH709 Ask and Access Assignment
POPLHLTH709 Study appraisal & causation
POPLHLTH709 Midsemester Test
POPLHLTH709 Final Test

Learning Resources

Hoffmann T, Bennett S & Del Mar C. Evidence-Based Practice Across the Health Professions, 3rd Edition. Elsevier 2017.

Course Contacts

PHARM 764 Medicines Information:
Sanja Mirkov, Professional Teaching Fellow, Course Director, sanja.mirkov@auckland.ac.nz  
POPLHLTH 709 Critical Appraisal
Dr. Simon Thornley, Senior Lecturer, Course Director, s.thornley@auckland.ac.nz 
Sally Gallaugher, Course coordinator, s.gallaugher@auckland.ac.nz 

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 30 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 10 hours of lectures, a [X] hour tutorial, [X] hours of reading and thinking about the content and [X] hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.

Digital 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.

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.

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 at 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.

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.

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).

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 you may be asked to submit your 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. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Published on 17/07/2020 04:03 p.m.