This unit of study will cover the therapeutics of common neurological and mental health conditions including the pharmaceutical sciences that underpin such drug therapies. This unit will also include the epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical features of common neurological and mental health conditions. Through the use of case-based learning, students will participate in the interpretation, application and dissemination of pharmaceutical and pharmacotherapeutic concepts and knowledge. On completion of this unit of study students will be able to apply an understanding of the pharmaceutical sciences to optimising drug and non-drug therapy for people with common neurological and mental health conditions. Interprofessional communication and the application of specialist knowledge to implementing professional pharmaceutical services such as clinical interventions and/or medication management review will be conducted. Students will become familiar with a range of drug information resources. Role-plays will be used to develop students' communication skills between pharmacists, other healthcare professionals and patients familiar with a range of drug information resourcessoftware and a number of computerised drug information databases. Role- plays will be used to develop students' communication skills for interaction between pharmacists and their clients (patients, doctors, other health professionals), other healthcare professionals and patients.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Pharmacy |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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(PHAR5711 or PHAR5911) and PHAR5712 and PHAR5713 and PHAR5714 and PHAR5715 and PHAR5716 and PHAR5717 and PHAR5718 |
Corequisites
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PHAR5722 and PHAR5723 and PHAR5920 |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Timothy Chen, timothy.chen@sydney.edu.au |
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Tutor(s) | Tina Ung, tina.ung@sydney.edu.au |
Rebekah Moles, rebekah.moles@sydney.edu.au | |
Timothy Chen, timothy.chen@sydney.edu.au | |
Ben Basger, ben.basger@sydney.edu.au |