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State Placement in Clinical Pharmacy (Urology)
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:18.08.2022 12:28:24
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | KK_023 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Pharmacology | Target Audience: | Pharmacy | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Vilnis Lietuvietis | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Surgery | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, Pilsoņu Street 13, VSIA P.Stradiņa KUS, 24th building, kk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67069745 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 0 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Acquired theoretical course in "Clinical pharmacology" as part of Master's degree programme. Pharmacology, pharmacotherapy, practical pharmacy and pharmaceutical legislation, social pharmacy and pharmaceutical care. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Aim is to strengthen theoretical base and practical skills of the students who have participated in other "Clinical pharmacology" study courses of the graduate programme. | ||||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Each week students analyse one clinical case that includes: patient information, assessing the treatment regimen, clinical trial data on the cases, pharmaceutical intervention suggestions referring to the principles of evidence-based medicine, the course of treatment cost analysis (both the original and the recommended adjustment cases). The choice of the patient to be analysed should be confirmed with the placement supervisor. Each student performs induvidual work, group work is not allowed. During the placement the students get acquainted with the patients that have been selected by placement supervisor (2 – 4 patients per week): patient's diagnosis, examination data, treatment regimens. In placement diary students show the count of patients and their diagnosis. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Practice diary of the cycle must be signed by the student and supervisor. Practice supervisors assessment of the Placement diary is evaluated in 10-point system. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Report (Placement) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | The student will understand the medication use in the hospital and the circulation of pharmacological documentation. | ||||||||
| Skills: | The student will be able to analyse and evaluate the medical treatment of urological patients. Together with the doctor the student will be able to set up a treatment plan and monitor its implementation. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The student will assess and analyse the treatment plan according to international recommendations and the financial resources available. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Pacienta slimību vēstures/ Patients medical files | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | www.vm.gov.lv | ||||||||
| 2 | www. EMCDDA.europa.eu/ | ||||||||
| 3 | www. euphix.org/ | ||||||||
| 4 | http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/ | ||||||||
| 5 | http://www. haiweb.org/ | ||||||||
| 6 | The Merck Manual, Internets | ||||||||
| 7 | http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/manual/home.jsp | ||||||||
