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Introduction to Pharmacy
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:15.06.2022 16:41:00
Study Course Information | |||||||||
Course Code: | ZFTK_038 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
Branch of Science: | Pharmacy; Social Pharmacy | Target Audience: | Pharmacy | ||||||
Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
Course Supervisor: | Baiba Mauriņa | ||||||||
Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
Structural Unit: | Department of Applied Pharmacy | ||||||||
The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, zftkrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061547 | ||||||||
Study Course Planning | |||||||||
Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
Study course description | |||||||||
Preliminary Knowledge: | Not necessary. | ||||||||
Objective: | To acquaint students with the study process at RSU, the structure of the Faculty of Pharmacy and the organisation of the study work at the Faculty of Pharmacy, and to develop understanding of pharmacy as a profession and pharmacist's future job opportunities. | ||||||||
Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
1 | Pharmacy, its history, staff, premises, equipment. The concept of pharmaceutical care. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
2 | Insight into hospital pharmacy. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
3 | Insight into the pharmaceutical industry. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
4 | Role of a pharmacist in clinical trials monitoring. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
5 | Pharmacy today and in the future. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
6 | Pharmacist's daily routine and duties at the community pharmacy. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
7 | Pharmacist's role in the industry. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
8 | Students' presentations. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Assessment | |||||||||
Unaided Work: | Participation in group work by interviewing pharmaceutical professionals and preparing a presentation. | ||||||||
Assessment Criteria: | The test is obtained by preparing and presenting a presentation after meeting with pharmacy field professionals. | ||||||||
Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
Knowledge: | As a result of the study course students will get acquainted with the organisation of study work, will be able to find and become acquainted with the internal regulations of the RSU regulating study work, will be able to describe the main fields of pharmacy. | ||||||||
Skills: | As a result of the study course students will be able to apply the internal regulations of the institution regulating study work, to recognise the possible work places of a pharmacist. | ||||||||
Competencies: | As a result of the course the student will be able to compare the job opportunities of a pharmacist in different fields (pharmacy, scientific research laboratory, pharmaceutical industry, etc.). | ||||||||
Bibliography | |||||||||
No. | Reference | ||||||||
Required Reading | |||||||||
1 | Remington: an introduction to pharmacy / edited by Loyd V. Allen Jr., 2013 | ||||||||
2 | Farmācijas likums: Latvijas Republikas likums. 10.04.1997. Latvijas Vēstnesis. 103/818. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
3 | Aptieku darbības noteikumi: LR Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr. 288. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 51/52 (4243/4244). 31.03.2010. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
4 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
5 | Remington: an introduction to pharmacy / edited by Loyd V. Allen Jr., 2013 | ||||||||
Other Information Sources | |||||||||
1 | www.farmacija-mic.lv |