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State Placement
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:25.03.2022 15:41:44
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | FF_023 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 26.00 | ECTS: | 39.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Basic Sciences of Medicine, including Pharmacy; Social Pharmacy | Target Audience: | Pharmacy | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Baiba Mauriņa | ||||||||
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| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Pharmacy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, ff rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67409129 | ||||||||
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| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | All study courses acquired in the study program Pharmacy from the 1st-4th study year. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The aim of the state placement is to strengthen the students' theoretical knowledge and practical skills acquired during the study program Pharmacy. In accordance with the requirements of Directive 2005/36 / EC on the recognition of professional qualifications, the placement lasts 6 months and takes place at community or hospital pharmacy. State placement is divided into 4 sections with different CP amounts, trying to observe the real application of each section in the work of a pharmacist (Practical and social pharmacy (15 CP, 15 weeks), pharmaceutical analysis (5 CP, 5 weeks), pharmaceutical compounding (4 CP, 4 weeks, hospital pharmacy (2 CP, 2 weeks).The content and organization of each section is determined by the internship program of the respective section. In the section of Practical and Social Pharmacy - knowledge and skills acquired in such study courses as practical pharmacy and pharmaceutical legislation, social pharmacy and pharmaceutical care, pharmaceutical pharmacology, pharmacotherapy in pharmacist practice, pharmaceutical and medical chemistry are applied. In the section of Pharmaceutical compounding theoretical knowledge and skills acquired in such study courses as pharmacy dosage formu technology, industrial dosage form technology, physical pharmacy, higher mathematics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutical pharmacology, pharmacotherapy in pharmacist practice are applied. This section of the placement does not need to be mastered by FFN students, as it is equated with what has been learned in college. In the section of Pharmaceutical Analysis theoretical knowledge and skills obtained in such study courses as inorganic and organic chemistry, qualitative and quantitative analysis, pharmaceutical chemistry, physical pharmacy are applied. In the section of Hospital pharmacy the theoretical knowledge and skills acquired in such study courses as practical pharmacy, social pharmacy and pharmaceutical care, pharmacy dosage form technology are applied. | ||||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | The duration of the State Placement in a pharmacy is 26 weeks (for part time students – 22 weeks), 36 academic hours or 27 astronomic hours per week must be worked (5 hours a day, 5 days a week, 2 hours a week for the placement report). In accordance with the requirements of the program of each placement section, the student must perform tasks during the placement under the supervision of the placement supervisor in a pharmacy. A placement report must be written for each section according to the requirements of the section program. The placement report together with the placement schedule must be submitted to the placement section supervisor at the university, the report must be uploaded in the turnitin system. If due to justifiable reasons any of the sections of the placement or a part of it is not worked in the planned time, then together with the placement supervisors (in a pharmacy and university) an individual plan for processing absences is created, if the absences exceed 1 month, they are entitled to academic leave. If the placement is unjustifiably delayed for more than 2 weeks, the deduction for non-attendance is made and the internship can only be worked in the next year. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Placement reports are evaluated by conducting discussions in the department for each placement section, in the practical and social pharmacy section and in the pharmaceutical analysis section, an electronic test must be completed. The resulting score consists of the average score for the four sections. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Report (Placement) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Report (Placement) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Practical and social pharmacy section – knows, is able to present and perform the circulation of medicines in the health care system, is able to correctly, clearly and unambiguously explain the effect, use, metabolism, side effects of medicines, provide answers to questions related to medicines, both healthcare professionals and non-specialists. Pharmaceutical analysis section – knows, is able to present and perform methods of analysis and determination of the value of medicines and is able to evaluate the quality of medicines prepared in a pharmacy. Pharmaceutical compounding section – knows and is able to explain the principles and methods of drug preparation in a pharmacy, organization of compounding in a pharmacy, is able to independently prepare all dosage forms, knows the incompatibility of different ingredients. Hospital pharmacy section – knows and is able to explain the circulation of medicines in a hospital pharmacy, the tasks of a hospital pharmacist. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Practical and social pharmacy section – is able to independently analyze complex situations and make decisions when providing and organizing pharmaceutical care. Able to follow changes in the legislation of the Republic of Latvia, which regulates activities in the field of pharmacy, and comply with them in pharmacist's work. Is able to apply the basic principles of business and marketing in pharmaceutical activities and use the information technologies necessary for professional activities. Pharmaceutical analysis section – able to independently analyze complex situations and make decisions about the quality of medicines prepared in a pharmacy. Pharmaceutical compounding section – able to independently analyze complex situations in the preparation of dosage forms and make decisions when performing technological operations. Able to develop dosage forms. Hospital pharmacy section – able to distinguish the peculiarities of the operation of a hospital pharmacy in contrast to community pharmacy. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Will be able to promote the development of pharmaceutical care and increase the prestige of the profession of pharmacist, participate in the discussion of important public decisions for the pharmacy. Within the scope of their competence, will be able to promote a healthy lifestyle and disease prevention, paying special attention to the risk groups of the population; to perform express diagnostics, to be a full member of the health care team and to co-operate with other health care specialists on the principles of mutual respect. Will be able to take responsibility for their continuous professional development as a mandatory duty of every pharmacist and find the opportunity to regularly participate in further education activities. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Aktuālie farmācijas jomu regulējošie normatīvie akti./Current regulatory acts in the field of pharmaceuticals. | ||||||||
