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Pharmacological Perspectives of Therapeutic Medication Management
Postgraduate | TAS-CNA557 | 2024
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Start dates
- 26 Feb 2024
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Pharmacological Perspectives of Therapeutic Medication Management
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject , the student should be able to:
- Distinguish between the fundamental principles of pharmacology, including the differences between pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
- Communicate pharmacological interventions appropriately and responsibly to specific patient cohorts within area of practice specialty
- Justify clinical decisions in the development of medication regimes in response to well defined scenarios, within area of specialty practice
- Module 1: General Principles of Pharmacology
- Module 2: History of Drugs
- Module 3: Nervous System Therapeutics
- Module 4: Respiratory System Therapeutics
- Module 5: Cardiovascular System Therapeutics
- Module 6: Gastrointestinal System Therapeutics
- Module 7: Genitourinary System Therapeutics
- Module 8: Endocrine System Therapeutics
- Module 9: Pharmacology of Analgaesic Medications
- Module 10: Pharmacology of Antimicrobials
- Module 11: Immunomodulatory and Chemotherapy Therapeutics
- Module 12: Miscellaneous Medications
This subject offers students the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills to identify the effects of medications on the body’s physiological, biochemical, and pathophysiological processes. Key pharmacological characteristics of drug classes and specific nuances of individual drugs across the life span will be explored to optimise medication therapeutic effects and minimise adverse events. Upon completion of this subject students will be expected to use clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills to prescribe, administer, monitor, and evaluate medications in accordance with commonwealth and state legislation and policy.
- Clinical Care Report (30%)
- Online Quiz x 3 (30%)
- Individual Oral Case Presentation (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-TMM-GCE-2024 - Graduate Certificate in Therapeutic Medication Management
Others
Students enrolled in this subject are required to successfully complete a total of 25 credit points and must be actively employed for minimum of 20 hours per week in a clinical environment specific to their specialty practice area.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.25 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 20 to 24 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-TMM-GCE