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PA50233: Infections

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:
  • Assessment Group A: Medicines Optimisation Tool (ass't grp A) (CW 40%)
  • Assessment Group A: Case Based Discussion (ass't grp A) (CW 20%)
  • Assessment Group A: CARE Tool (ass't grp A) (CW 10%)
  • Assessment Group A: Service Evaluation (ass't grp A) (CW 30%)
  • Assessment Group B: Medicines Optimisation Tool (ass't grp B) (CW 40%)
  • Assessment Group B: Case Based Discussion (ass't grp B) (CW 20%)
  • Assessment Group B: CARE Tool (ass't grp B) (CW 10%)
  • Assessment Group B: Guideline Review (ass't grp B) (CW 30%)
  • Assessment Group C: Medicines Optimisation Tool (ass't grp C) (CW 40%)
  • Assessment Group C: Case Based Discussion (ass't grp C) (CW 20%)
  • Assessment Group C: CARE Tool (ass't grp C) (CW 10%)
  • Assessment Group C: Teaching Session (ass't grp C) (CW 30%)
  • Assessment Group D: Medicines Optimisation Tool (ass't grp D) (CW 40%)
  • Assessment Group D: Case Based Discussion (ass't grp D) (CW 20%)
  • Assessment Group D: CARE Tool (ass't grp D) (CW 10%)
  • Assessment Group D: Designated Alternative ASP (ass't grp D) (CW 30%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Description: Aims:
To update pharmacists on infectious diseases and patient monitoring factors that should be considered when providing pharmaceutical care for these patients.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit the student will be able to:
1. Describe and analyse the role of the healthcare professional/ pharmacist in prescribing and monitoring medication for patients with infectious diseases (knowledge and understanding).
2. Explain the disease and patient monitoring factors that are influenced in this therapeutic area (knowledge and understanding, professional practical skill).
3. Critically evaluate the evidence base and medicines management issues for treatment of infectious diseases and be able to present this information to your peer group (intellectual skill).
4. Reflect on their own practice in prescribing and medicines management issues for these patients and identify areas for continuous improvement (personal transferable skill).
5. Apply the knowledge gained in this unit to design enhancements to patient facing services and the patient experience (professional practical skill; intellectual skill; knowledge and understanding).

Skills:

* Planning & organisation (Taught/Facilitated)
* Handling information (Taught)
* Written communication (Taught/Facilitated/Assessed)
* Working with others (Taught)
* Improving learning & performance (Taught/Facilitated/Assessed)
* Information & communication technology (ICT) (Taught/Facilitated)
* Problem solving (Taught/Facilitated/Assessed).

Content:

* Infections & The NHS
* Causes & Clinical Manifestations of Infections
* Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
* Management of Infections
- Central nervous system
- Eye
- Ear
- Cardiovascular
- Respiratory
- Gastrointestinal
- Urinary tract
- Sexually transmitted
- Skin
- Septicaemia
- HIV
* Pharmacoeconomics.
Programme availability:

PA50233 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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  • Postgraduates: .