Course Title: Clinical Therapeutics C

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Clinical Therapeutics C

Credit Points: 12.00


Course Coordinator: .

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925

Course Coordinator Email: @rmit.edu.au


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-Requisite Courses

Successful completion of:

PHAR1014 Applied Clinical Therapeutics for Pharmacy A (Course ID 051752)

ONPS2494 Pharmacology of Therapeutic Agents 2 (Course ID 049773)

Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course.

For information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage.


Course Description

This course develops your ability to manage patients and provide and monitor medication therapy for patients with diseases affecting selected systems such as neurological, psychiatric, movement, and rheumatological related disorders. 

This is an applied clinical therapeutics course, building on previous physiology, pharmacology and therapeutics courses. 

This course will integrate and extend on the pathophysiology of these systems and the pharmacology of agents acting on these systems, with a focus on the contemporary role of a pharmacist in the prevention and management of relevant diseases such as stroke, epilepsy, depression, schizophrenia, movement disorders, arthritis, and other complex conditions. 


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes 

This course contributes to the program learning outcomes for the following programs:  

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) 

PLO 1 Apply breadth and depth of pharmaceutical and health science theories, concepts and evidence in various real world settings using a scientific approach to improve patient and population health.    

PLO 2 Apply and critically evaluate evidence-based pharmaceutical and health knowledge and skills to conceptualise and deliver safe and effective practice in a variety of contexts, independently and collaboratively, with emerging technological advancements 

PLO 4 Demonstrate the ability to generate and evaluate solutions to all aspects of interdisciplinary professional practice while complying with ethical, legal and regulatory standards that underpins the field of health science. 

PLO 5 Communicate to diverse audiences utilising contemporary and traditional formats employing integrity, inclusivity and culturally safe practices to ensure patient-centred care. 

PLO 6 Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for own learning, professional behaviour, reflective practice, and professional development as part of a multidisciplinary team 

PLO 8: Demonstrate an ability to formulate, prepare, and deliver medications, therapeutic products, and services according to ethical codes and practice guidelines 

 

For more information on the program learning outcomes for your program, please see the program guide. 


Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:  

  1. Describe the pathophysiology, clinical presentation and diagnosis of neurological, psychiatric and rheumatological illnesses in relation to anatomy and physiology of the systems
  2. Develop an appropriate pharmaceutical care plan, including the selection, monitoring and quality use of medicines for patients with neurological, psychiatric and rheumatological illnesses, including managing the adverse drug reactions
  3. Develop a refined and improved pharmaceutical care plan, using patient specific parameters, such as organ dysfunction, concurrent diseases and drugs and laboratory and clinical tests in patients with. neurological, psychiatric and rheumatological illnesses.
  4. Communicate relevant information clearly and directly to patients, caregivers and health professionals in a simulated clinical environment demonstrating integrity, inclusivity and cultural safety.
  5. Demonstrate reflective practice to appraise own learning needs for the development of sound medication management advice in a simulated environment. 


Overview of Learning Activities

 

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both. 

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course. 


Overview of Learning Resources

 

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course. 

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks 

Assessment Task 1: Team Presentation/Short report 

Weighting 20% 

This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 & 4 

Assessment Task 2: Intra-semester online MCQ Quizzes 

Weighting 20% 

This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2 & 3 

Assessment Task 3: Written Case-based Assignment 

Weighting 20% 

This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 

Assessment Task 4: End of semester Timed-Test 

Weighting 40% 

This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 & 4 

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.