Quality Use of Medicines and Medicines Safety in Vulnerable Populations

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

  1. Assess principles of the quality use of medicines and medication safety.
  2. Outline the extent and types of medication-related problems in the Australian healthcare system.
  3. Differentiate between individual, technical and systemic causes of medication-related problems.
  4. Create practical solutions for reducing medication-related harms in vulnerable populations in diverse settings.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

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-2026 - Graduate Diploma of Clinical Pharmacy
• TAS-AMS-GDI-2026 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)
• TAS-AMS-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: Students are expected to complete approximately 10 hours of independent learning per week, plus 1 hour fortnightly online tutorial sessions.

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.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.