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PHAR5911: Introductory Professional Practice
2025 unit information
Introductory Professional Practice is a broad introduction to the discipline of pharmacy, the roles that pharmacists play in health care encompassing the ideas, issues, skills and knowledge base required of a professional pharmacist. It introduces students to concepts that underpin disease state management, including those which are managed directly by the pharmacist as a primary care provider, together with foundational skills and knowledge which equip students for clinical decision-making and problem-solving. The place of pharmacy within the Australian health care system is explored in detail and students are introduced to technical skills used in pharmacy such as dispensing, medicines information and communication. Lectures are supported by online material, tutorials and workshops that allow students to practice and apply skills and knowledge. Themes of evidence-based practice, drug information provision, ethics, clinical reasoning and communication skills run throughout. Learning gained in this unit prepares students for clinical placements and later units of study.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Pharmacy |
| Credit points | 6 |
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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3 credit points of Statistics, 12 credit points of Pharmacology, 12 credit points of Physiology |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Understand the roles and scope of pharmacy and primary industry organisations within the Australian health care system.
- LO2. Understand the fundamental principles of evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, cultural competence and professional ethics.
- LO3. Demonstrate effective communication skills to gather information from a patient, family member or carer for the purpose of dispensing a medication.
- LO4. Demonstrate the use of key online and written resources to assess the legal requirements of a prescription, identifying both state and national legislative issues.
- LO5. Demonstrate the use of standard pharmacy resources to obtain medicines information for the purpose of dispensing a prescription accurately and appropriately, including dosage calculations and key counselling points.
- LO6. Reflect upon and apply the benefits of interprofessional communication and learning.
- LO7. Display professional and reflective writing skills appropriate to this course level.
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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