Advanced Pharmacology & Medication Management
PostgraduateTAS-CSA5002027
Course information for 2027 intake View information for 2026 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 27 June 2027
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Price from
- $3,005
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Advanced Pharmacology & Medication Management
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Transfer quality use of medicines and pharmacotherapeutic principles into the management of clinical cases.
- Outline responses to toxicological issues in clinical cases.
- Apply your knowledge of the mechanism of action of therapeutic agents to clinical cases.
- Communicate pharmaceutical concepts to a range of audiences.
- Medication management
- Asthma
- Migraine
- CHF exacerbation
- Stroke and falls
- Arrhythmias
- Parkinson's Disease
- Diabetes
- Dementia and psychosis
- Paediatrics
- Pain management
- COPD
- PBS, Legislation, Prescribing
The subject will provide you with advanced knowledge of the pharmacological management of diseases and clinical toxicology principles within the context of advanced practice. It will also include the areas of pharmacokinetics, toxicokinetics, toxicodynamics and pharmacodynamics, as they apply to the therapeutic management of conditions and clinical toxicology, relevant to advanced practice. You will develop a sound understanding of the quality use of medicines, and some familiarity with Poisons and Therapeutics Goods Act and Regulations, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and medication management for advanced practitioners.
- Oral conversation exam (40%)
- Cardiovascular medications Case Study (30%)
- Toxicology case (30%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-CUC-GDI-2027 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
- TAS-CUC-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
- TAS-CCR-GDI-2027 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Critical Care and Retrieval)
- TAS-CCR-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Critical Care and Retrieval)
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: Students are expected to complete approximately 10 hours of independent learning per week
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
PostgraduateTAS-CUC-GDI
Master of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
PostgraduateTAS-CUC-MAS
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Critical Care and Retrieval)
PostgraduateTAS-CCR-GDI
Master of Advanced Practice (Critical Care and Retrieval)
PostgraduateTAS-CCR-MAS