Pharmacy Practice 3 - SHP3009

Assessment 1: Other

Students will receive formative feedback during tutorial sessions and have the opportunity to reflect on early coursework to improve performance. In particular, calculations feedback is regular during the module, and tutorials provide many opportunities for aseptics and OSCE practice.
 

Other

Assessment 1: Exam

Exam

Assessment 2: In-Class Test

In-class test (calculations)
Pass/Fail applies

In-Class Test

Assessment 4: Portfolio

Care plan – approx. 2000 words.Group poster – approx. 500 wordsReflective account 1 – 750 wordsCPD 1 - 500 wordsAseptics practical skills assessment (1 hour).Placement work – 2000 wordsCPD 2 &amp; peer discussion – 750 wordsReflective account 2 - 750
Total: 7250

Portfolio

Assessment 3: Practical Skills Assessment

Practical Skills Assessment

<p>This module provides the core of the third year of the MPharm.  The module supports this significant stage in professional development and provides students with knowledge and skills to deliver pharmaceutical care and to apply their knowledge to patient care.    This module provides the basic components of prescribing, clinical evaluation of prescriptions and patients by covering long term conditions in primary care,  advanced services in community pharmacy and acutely sick and clinically complex individual prescriptions in hospital practice. Students are exposed to therapeutic uncertainty and how to make complex decisions. There is a high practical component to equip students for their foundation year and beyond. The preparation of individualised medicine (aseptic dispensing) is an important part of the module and both veterinary and alternative therapies are also featured.   </p>

As this is a module with professional content; both the examination and portfolio components have an enhanced pass mark of 50% Pass mark for the calculations and OSCE assessments is 70%

School of Applied Sciences

Pharmacy

SHP3009 - Pharmacy Practice 3

Pharmacy Practice 3

Perform pharmaceutical calculations and dose adjustments safely and effectively, including when reviewing and prescribing.

Respond to pharmaceutical needs and provide appropriate prescribing, advice or referral (pharmaceutical care), including less than optimal therapy and suggesting suitable strategies to improve care.

Demonstrate safety and appropriate skill in a ‘clean’ environment and know how to act in case of accident or emergency. 

Evaluate safe and appropriate methods of prescribing, supplying and monitoring the use of medicines in a wide range of conditions via a range of routes. 

Appraise the role of the pharmacist in safe, appropriate and person-centred prescribing, supply, and use of medicines in both hospital and community pharmacy.

Determine an appropriate method of manufacture for an aseptically prepared medicine and to be able to prepare an aseptically dispensed item according to legal and best practice limitations and standards.   