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YEAR 3
SEMESTER 2

PHARMACY SKILLS PROGRAM VI
PHAR 5257

Course Description: This one-semester course is the sixth in a six-semester longitudinal course sequence intended to develop a broad range of skills necessary for current and future pharmacy practice. It is designed to parallel the didactic portion of the curriculum integrating and applying essential knowledge, skills and attitudes required for a successful professional career.

This course lends continuity and cohesiveness to the entire curriculum. Each year as students assemble their pharmacy knowledge base, the professional skills course gives students the opportunity to integrate information within a given semester and from semester to semester. Additionally, students are able to actually practice and refine a variety of skills through collaborative and individual activities. Since this course builds over three years of the curriculum students are able to observe and document their own progression towards achievement of professional, academic and personal goals.

Pharmacy Skills Program VI will consist of:

• Case studies and discussions in the clinical pharmaceutical sciences including advanced therapeutics and pharmacy practice. Group problem solving will also be incorporated into these sessions.
• Further introduction to Pharmacy Management.
• Additional Community Wellness Events.
• More opportunities to deliver blood pressure screening, osteoporosis screening, diabetic foot exam, medication review service, hemoglobin A1c screening, and cholesterol screening.
• Seminar participation.

Cr. 2. (0-9)

Prerequisite: PHAR 5256, Pharmacy Skills Program V

Course Proficiencies: The student will be able to:

Advanced Therapeutics/Pharmacy Practice VI

1. Successfully complete problem solving/case study exercises including appropriate pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapy and their related pathophysiology, goals, adverse effects/interactions, therapeutic monitoring parameters and outcomes, and counseling considerations in the following therapeutic topics:
   • Cardiovascular Disorders
   • Respiratory Disorders
   • Psychiatric Disorders
   • Pediatric Disorders
   • Hematologic Disorders
   • Oncologic Disoders
   • Dermatologic Disorders
   • Ophthalmic Disorders
   • Urogenital Disorders
   • Pharmacokinetics of various drug class
   
   Management
   
   
2. Visit a hospital pharmacy setting so that a better understanding is gained in the following areas of hospital pharmacy:
   • Operation of drug distribution systems
   • Information processing and utilization
   • Inpatient and outpatient health care
   • Personnel effectiveness
   
   
3. Complete a management group project such that:
   • Students gain experience and work productively in solving management-related problems.
   • Students effectively communicate their problem solving approach in writing and orally.
   
   Community Wellness Program
   
   
4. Perform the following clinical skills and counsel patients appropriately about the results of these activities:
   • Diabetic foot examination
   • Blood pressure evaluation
   • Bone density scan for osteoporosis screening (Z-score)
   • Cholesterol screening
   • HgA1c monitoring
   • Medication Reviews
   
   
5. Counsel patients about the risk factors, importance of controlling disease state, and nonpharmacological control with regards to:
   • Hypertension
   • Osteoporosis
   • Diabetes-hemoglobin A1c
   • Hyperlipidemia
   
   
6. Counsel patients about their medications during a medication review with regards to:
   • Patient demographics and past medical history.
   • Patient specific medications
   • Basic potential interactions between drugs and food
   
   
7. Perform an assessment of the patient’s overall situation and develop a basic plan to address patient issues and counsel patients concerning the plan.