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PA50223: Surgery

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Modular (no specific semester)
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Medicines Optimisation Tool (CW 70% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
  • Case-Based Discussion (CW 20% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
  • Reflection (CARE) (CW 10% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Description: Aims:
To update pharmacists on the disease and patient monitoring factors that should be considered when prescribing for surgical patients.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit the student will be able to::
1. Analyse the role of the healthcare professional / pharmacist in prescribing and monitoring medication for surgical patients (knowledge & understanding skill).
2. Explain the disease and patient monitoring factors that are influenced before, during and after surgery (knowledge & understanding skill).
3. Critically evaluate the evidence base for management of thromboembolic disease, analgesia, infection and post operative nausea and vomiting (intellectual skill).
4. Assess the local availability and role of guidelines and protocols for use by a multidisciplinary team for the management of surgical patients (professional skill). Reflect on their own practice in supporting surgical patients and identify areas for continuous improvement (professional skill).

Skills:

* Knowledge and understanding through monitoring of medicines and patients.
* Intellectual skills of critical evaluation of evidence.
* Communication skills through working in multidisciplinary teams; undertaking patient monitoring; report writing.
* Professional skills of reflection on practice.

Content:

* Unit Introduction
* Pharmaceutical Care for Surgical Patients
* Nutrition
* Developing Protocols and Guidelines
* Thromboembolic Disease - treatment and prophylaxis
* Management of Infection, PONV and surgical complications
* Analgesia and the Surgical Patient
Programme availability:

PA50223 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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