Introduction to Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Practice
Postgraduate | TAS-CSA721 | 2024
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 14 July 2024
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Start dates
- 26 Feb 2024,
- 22 July 2024
Price from
$2,596
Upfront cost
$0
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Introduction to Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Practice
About this subject
Upon successful completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Employ effective search terms and information retrieval skills to identify relevant research, ask and answer clinical questions
- Critically appraise scientific literature using knowledge of the hierarchy of evidence, sources of bias, and research methodology
- Apply an evidence-based approach to evaluate medication-related problems and formulate a pharmaceutical care plan
- Demonstrate effective communication skills
- Refer to MyLO for study topics
TAS-CSA721 is a self-directed, fully on-line introductory subject that explores a variety of disease states and their management, using patient cases to enable you to enhance their knowledge in clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice. This subject introduces important concepts that you can apply to develop skills in evidence-based medicine, asking and answering well-articulated clinical questions, and critical review of research literature. You will develop skills in evidence-based practice components such as framing an answerable research question and search strategies for a patient's unique circumstances. You will use medical databases, learn how to identify high-quality evidence. The skills developed in this subject enhance independent clinical decision-making.
- Quiz Evidence-based medicine concepts (5%)
- Apply Evidence-based medicine (20%)
- Quiz Statistical Concepts (5%)
- Medication Management Plan for a Clinical Case (30%)
- Critical Literature Review (40%)
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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-CPH-GDI-2024 - Graduate Diploma of Clinical Pharmacy
- TAS-CPH-GCE-2024 - Graduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
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
PostgraduateTAS-CPH-GDI
PostgraduateTAS-CPH-GCE