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Study Course Description

Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Care

Main Study Course Information

Course Code

FFK_020

Branch of Science

Basic medicine; Social Pharmacy

ECTS

9.00

Target Audience

Pharmacy

LQF

Level 7

Study Type And Form

Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Elita Poplavska

Structure Unit Manager

Inga Urtāne

Structural Unit

Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy

Contacts

Riga, 16 Konsula Street, ffk@rsu.lv, +371 67409213

About Study Course

Objective

1. Acquire principles of pharmaceutical care. 2. Develop counselling competence about the appropriate and safe use of medicines.

Preliminary Knowledge

Pharmacology, pharmacotherapy, communication psychology, ethics in pharmacy.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Student knows: definition and principles of pharmaceutical care, classification of drug therapy problems, differences between different communication models, principles of differential diagnosis in pharmaceutical care.

Skills

1.Student is able to: identify conditions and barriers to successful collaboration, identify patient/client needs, medication problem(s), co-morbidities, current and past medication, formulate indication, classify medication therapy problems, formulate aim of medication therapy, analyse patient/client experience and use it in the counselling process, explain the proper use and storage of the medicine according to the needs of the client/patient, explain the possible side effects and how to deal with them, explain the possible interactions and how to solve them, use evidence-based, up-to-date information.

Competences

1.Consulting of pharmacy patients/clients on over-the-counter and prescription medications.

Assessment

Individual work

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Individual work	-	-
Film analysis, repetition of previous knowledge about concrete topic, case study, three interviews/ consultations with patients, presentation of a pharmaceutical care plan. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.

Examination

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Examination	-	-
For home assignments – pass/ fail, OSCE assessment criteria available in e-studies.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME

Part 1

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2

Topics

Communication between patient and pharmacist: communication models, patient perspective, preconditions and barriers to successful cooperation. Communication between pharmacist and doctor.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	3

Topics

Structural components of communication: structure of conversation, active listening, asking questions, providing information.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	3

Topics

Communication with patients of different ages, genders, temperaments and socio-economic backgrounds and with patients from different cultures.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	3

Topics

Communication with patients of different ages, genders, temperaments and socio-economic backgrounds and with patients from different cultures.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	3

Topics

Non-verbal communication. Emotional competence and empathy. Motivational interview.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	3

Topics

Difficult conversations: A "Laboratory" for communication situations.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	3

Topics

Difficult conversations: A "Laboratory" for communication situations.

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2

Topics

The concept of pharmaceutical care. Care process and classification of drug therapy problems.

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Other	2

Topics

Development of a pharmaceutical care plan. The concept of profession and ethics.

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2

Topics

Patient counselling about over-the-counter medicines. Pharmaceutical care for patients with chronic diseases.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Other	3

Topics

Pharmaceutical care. Concept of care. Patient experience in healthcare and in the medication use process.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	3

Topics

Structure of the consultation. Prescription and over-the-counter medicines.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	3

Topics

Consultation about over-the-counter medications.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	3

Topics

Consultation about over-the-counter medications.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	3

Topics

Consultation about over-the-counter medications.

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):

4.00

Contact hours:

41 Academic Hours

Final Examination:

Test (Semester)

Part 2

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	3

Topics

Consultation about over-the-counter medications.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	3

Topics

Consultation about over-the-counter medications.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	3

Topics

Consultation about over-the-counter medications.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	3

Topics

Consultation about over-the-counter medications.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	3