Units
Professional Placements 2
Unit code: CSB486
Credit points: 12
Information about fees and unit costs
This unit is designed to extend the students experiential skills in working in either a community or hospital pharmacy environment. The design and timetabling of the unit is similar to SCB768 Professional Placements 1, but the emphasis will focus on the dispensing and counselling and QUMs of further drug classes and the management skills will be aligned with SCB858 Pharmacy Management 2. These placements will consist of a five (5) week block consisting of four working days that will commence in the second half of the semester and assessment will consist of the assignments and submission of a experiential log book.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 2 | Yes |
Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
This unit is designed to extend the students experiential skills in working in either a community of hospital pharmacy environment. The design and timetabling of the unit is similar to SCB768 Professional Placements 1, but the emphasis will focused on the dispensing and counselling and QUM reseach of further drug classes. Exposure to management skills and expertise will be aligned with SCB858 Pharmacy Management 2. These placements will consist of a four (4) week block consisting of 5 working days that will commence in the 2nd half of the semester and assessment will consist of the documented completion of a QUM reseach projected with a written and oral report and submission of an experiential reflective journal.
Aims
The aims of this unit are to:
1. Further develop practical and effective dispensing and counselling skills by exposing the student to the work practices of a community or hospital environment under the guidance of preceptor pharmacists.
2. Enhance the understanding of the role of the pharmacist in providing healthcare products and advice to patients.
3. Present the students with real life clinical scenarios that will further develop their analytical and problem solving abilities in providing both pharmacological and non-pharmacological healthcare solutions .
4. Provide exposure of the students to the business and management practices of a community or hospital pharmacy environment.
Objectives
On completion of this unit you should be able to:
1. Properly dispense a range of pharmaceutical products focusing on central nervous system and oncological medications and provide effective counselling on their correct use to patients and their families.
2. Understand the multifaceted role of the contemporary pharmacists in a community or hospital environment.
3. Apply your knowledge of pharmacological and non-pharmacological health care products to solving practical clinical problems encountered in a real world pharmacy setting.
4. Competently discuss aspects of the business practices of modern pharmacies and management duties of pharmacists in the workplace.
Content
Experiential Placements: Students will work under the supervision of a preceptor pharmacist in a community or hospital pharmacy environment for a continuous block of four (4) full working weeks.
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
Experiential learning in a community, hospital, rural setting under the supervison of a registered pharmacist or interprofessional site.
Assessment
Grading: Grading in this unit is Satisfactory / Unsatisfactory. A satisfactory performance in all assessment tasks is required to obtain an overall Satisfactory grade in this unit.You will be provided with feedback throughout the semester.
Assessment name:
Project (research)
Description:
A team based Quality Use of Medicine Reseach Project on an orginal topic decided by the group.
Relates to objectives:
All
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Group
Due date:
See Blackboard Site
Assessment name:
Log/Workbook
Description:
Reflective assessment of your experiential placement and its relationship with the PharmacyCompetency Standards.
Relates to objectives:
All
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
See Blackboard Site
Academic Honesty
QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.
A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.
Resource materials
To be advised.
Risk assessment statement
You will be required to participate in a period of off-campus professional experience in a variety of pharmacy settings. During these placements, you will be exposed to a range of risks and hazards that are normally encountered by pharmacists practising in hospital and/or community pharmacies. When undertaking field placements you are automatically subject to the Workplace Health and Safety Policies, Procedures and Regulations operating within the pharmacy. You are required by law to comply with these policies and procedures at all times.
Measures undertaken to minimise risks encountered during the off-campus field placement include:
1. Orientation to the pharmacy.
2. Awareness / familiarisation of specific risks and hazards associated with the particular setting to which you have been assigned.
3. Adequate supervision by a pharmacist.
4. Appropriate theoretical and practical skill preparation prior to commencement of the placement.
5. Review of personal health and immunisation status.
Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Last modified: 26-Sep-2012
