Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Introduction to Pharmacy and Propaedeutics Placement
Course Code
LFK_027
Branch of Science
Basic medicine; Social Pharmacy
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Pharmacy
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Baiba Mauriņa
Structure Unit Manager
Baiba Mauriņa
Structural Unit
Department of Applied Pharmacy
Contacts
Riga, 21 Konsula Street , lfk@rsu.lv, +371 67061547
About Study Course
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. In the Placement in Propaedeutics acquaint students with pharmacy premises and their functions, the daily tasks of a pharmacist, the first skills for various jobs in a pharmacy, as far as possible in connection with the preparation of medicines in a pharmacy.
Preliminary Knowledge
Not necessary.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.As a result of the study course students will get acquainted with the organization of study work, will be able to find and become acquainted with the internal regulations of the RSU regulating study work.
Individual work and tests
Introduction lecture “What should a student know?” • Test for introduction lecture.
2.As a result of the completion of the study course, students will be able to describe the main areas of pharmacist activity.
Individual work and tests
Individual work • Presentation
3.As a result of the Placement in Propaedeutics, the student will be able to describe the main pharmacy premises, the functions to be performed in each room and sanitary hygiene requirements, recognize the tasks of the pharmacist as an advisor when providing pharmaceutical care.
Individual work and tests
Examination • Placement in Propedeutics
Skills
1.As a result of the study course students will be able to apply the internal regulations of the institution regulating study work.
Individual work and tests
Test for introduction lecture. • Introduction lecture “What should a student know?”
2.As a result of the completion of the study course, students are able to recognise potential workplaces of the pharmacist.
Individual work and tests
Presentation • Individual work
3.As a result of the Placement in Propaedeutics, the student will be able to perform the simpler work tasks performed at the pharmacy under the supervision of a pharmacist or pharmacist assistant (to design with price tags and to arrange, in accordance with the requirements of storage and regulatory enactments, medicines, health care products and food supplements, to clean pharmacy premises, to participate in the preparation of dosage forms).
Individual work and tests
Placement in Propedeutics • Examination
Competences
1.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.)
Individual work and tests
Presentation • Individual work
2.As a result of the completion of the study course, students will be able to perform the simpler ancillary work in the pharmacy.
Individual work and tests
Examination • Placement in Propedeutics
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Introduction lecture “What should a student know?” |
0.00% from total grade
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Test
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Listen to the introduction lecture independently and complete the test in the Estudy environment. |
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2.
Individual work |
0.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Participation in group work by interviewing pharmaceutical professionals and preparing a presentation. During the |
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3.
Placement in Propedeutics |
0.00% from total grade
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10 points
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During Placement im Propedeutics (total amount of placement - 20 hours), the student participates in the following work: 1) organising and cleaning the premises of a pharmacy, 2) washing, drying, sterilising and placement of dispensary dishes and equipment, 3) packaging and presentation of different forms of medicinal products, 4) drawing up records of packaging works for 3-5 different forms of medicinal products, 5) assisting an assistant, participate in the manufacture of different forms of medicinal products, 6) participate in the pricing and placement of different forms of medicinal products. 7) describe 4 patient service situations, reflecting the pharmacist as an advisor, providing pharmaceutical care. |
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Test for introduction lecture. |
0.00% from total grade
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Test
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Listen to the introduction lecture independently and complete the test in the Estudy environment. You can take the test an unlimited number of times. |
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2.
Presentation |
50.00% from total grade
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10 points
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50% of the examination assessment shall consist of a presentation after meeting with pharmaceutical professionals. |
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3.
Examination |
50.00% from total grade
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10 points
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50% of the examination grade is the evaluation of placement. After completing the Placement in Propaedeutics, the student must submit to the moodle TURNITIN program as soon as possible a diary signed and stamped by the head of the pharmacy, which also contains the student's description. The student receives a mark on the placement after checking the diary and individual interviews with the placement supervisor remotely Zoom online or at the Department of Applied Pharmacy in person. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Pharmacy, its history, staff, premises, equipment. The concept of pharmaceutical care.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Insight into hospital pharmacy.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Insight into the pharmaceutical industry.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Role of a pharmacist in clinical trials monitoring.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Pharmacy today and in the future.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Pharmacist's daily routine and duties at the community pharmacy.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study trip
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2
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Topics
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Pharmacist's role in the industry.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Students' presentations.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Oral)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Remington: an introduction to pharmacy / edited by Loyd V. Allen Jr., 2013., 31-49., 345-592.Suitable for English stream
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.
Propedeitikas prakses programma
5.
Program of Placement in PropaedeuticsSuitable for English stream
Other Information Sources
1.
www.farmacija-mic.lv