Hobart, Launceston
This unit has been discontinued.
Please be advised that this unit is not available to students in the Bachelor of Health and Community Care or Associate Degree in Health and Community Care.
Introduction
This unit involves a range of on-line and campus-based learning activities that introduce students to key concepts of health and healthcare, the pharmacy profession, roles of a pharmacist, quality use of medicines, government funding, regulatory bodies, the pharmaceutical industry and approval and supply of drugs, with an emphasis on the Australian Health Care system. There will be a particular focus on communication, particularly in relation to counselling on common non-prescription medications for the management of minor illnesses. Students will have a one off-visit to a community pharmacy and a local hospital. There are also scheduled workshops on Mental Health First Aid and Tasmanian Aboriginal health status, history and culture.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Pharmacy Skills in Practice 1 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CSA103 |
| Credit points | 25 |
| Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology |
| Discipline | Pharmacy |
| Coordinator | Karen Watkins |
| Teaching staff | Karen Watkins and other staff within the School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
Note
Please check that your computer meets the minimum System Requirements if you are attending via Distance/Off-Campus.
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units.
TNE Program units special approval requirements.
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Fees
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | The unit consists of five modules: Module 1: Australian Health Care System - Approximately 10 hours of learning. Module 2: Pharmacists in the Australian Health Care System - Approximately 14 hours of learning. Module 3: Patient's perspective of Health - Approximately 25 hours of learning. Module 4: Communication - Approximately 7 hours of learning. Module 5: Over-the-counter (OTC) medications - Approximately 16 hours of learning. For Semester 1 delivery, there will be a combination of online and on campus activities including lectures, tutorials, workshops and pharmacy visits over 13 weeks. For Semester 3 (Spring School) delivery, the first 7 weeks consist of online learning by means of online modules, webinar tutorials, recorded lectures, guided reading, quizzes and discussion forums. There will be a Christmas break followed by a final one-week intensive teaching period, in the first week of the calendar year. The intensive teaching period will be on campus and students will attend oral assessment tutorials and pharmacy visits. |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Short online quizzes: 20%, written assignment 1: 10% (approx. 1500 words), written assignment 2: 30% (approx. 2500 words), essay: 15% (2000 words), completion of a 10-page pharmacy workbook: 5%, two 10-minute oral examinations 20%. |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
|---|
The University reserves the right to amend or remove courses and unit availabilities, as appropriate.