Innovation in Medicine Safety unit (CSA328)

Cradle Coast, Hobart, Launceston

Introduction

Innovation in Medicine Safety will help you identify and analyse medication-safety issues encountered in a variety of clinical settings. 

You will initially learn and appraise existing issues and interventions that attempt to improve the Quality Use of Medicines or address medication-safety issues. You will then create your own service and communicate the concept verbally. From this, you will devise ideas to overcome these issues and develop evidence-based solutions that could be implemented in the real world.

Particular emphasis is placed on the combined skills of practice-based mitigation of medication-safety risks, while using research skills and knowledge gained in CSA288 Evidence-Based Health Care and CSA321 Clinical Pharmacy Research, to intervene in identified problematic areas in an evidence-based manner.

Summary

Unit name	Innovation in Medicine Safety
Unit code	CSA328
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Health School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Discipline	Pharmacy
Coordinator	Doctor Woldesellassie Bezabhe
Available as an elective?	No
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Advanced

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Cradle Coast	Spring
Hobart	Spring
Launceston	Spring

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Spring	1/11/2026	16/11/2026	2/12/2026	2/1/2027

* 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 (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2026 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2026 will be available from the 1st October 2025. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Identify and explain factors involved in medication safety.
• Apply research skills and evidence-based decision making to medication safety scenarios, using appropriate resources.
• Reflect on the role of pharmacists in reducing and resolving medication safety issues in clinical practice.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
060501	$1,192.00	$1,192.00	not applicable	$2,862.00

• Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
• HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
• FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

¹ Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
² Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
³ Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
⁴ Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

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Requisites

Prerequisites

CSA357

Concurrent Prerequisites

CSA321

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Independent Learning (online modules and self directed learning) – 7hrs per week Workshop 3hrs weekly (7 weeks) Presentation Assessment 4hrs 2 x1hr tests
Assessment	Individual written assessment 1 (30%)|Individual written assessment 2 (30%)|Pitch (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required reading materials will be provided by your Unit Coordinator.
Recommended	Recommended reading material will be provided by your Unit Coordinator via the Reading List link in MyLO or the the unit Reading List on the University Library website.

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