Introduction to principles of management and leadership related to pharmacy practice. Includes financial, risk and operations management, quality control and improvement, human resources, communication, pharmacy service implementation, and change management.
| Paper title | Pharmacy Practice Leadership and Management |
|---|---|
| Paper code | PHCY420 |
| Subject | Pharmacy |
| EFTS | 0.125 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Full Year (24 February 2023 - 29 October 2023) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,099.50 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- BPharm
- Contact
Mr James Windle james.windle@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Paper co-ordinator: James Windle
- Paper Structure
Lectures, Workshops
- Textbooks
No textbooks required of this course.
- Course outline
This paper delivers a series of leadership and management focused topics relevant to practise as pharmacists engaged in a variety of professional settings within New Zealand. Each topic will deliver content including terms and concepts, practitioner perspectives, and case studies including recognised practice examples. Introduced topics will become incorporated into student development of a targeted health care initiative that addresses sustainability, risk management, human resourcing, evaluation and monitoring requirements.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship,
Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy,
Information literacy, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes that are covered in this paper include:
Communication, collaboration, research
- Uses appropriate communication techniques to establish and maintain a collaborative and constructive relationships with people and colleagues
Population health
- Identifies targeted interventions and describe ways in which they address determinants of health and improve health outcomes for Māori and non-Māori.
- Designs, develops, implements, and evaluates health initiatives that improve the health and wellbeing of the community.
Professionalism
- Describes quality assurance and improvement programs that relate to pharmacy practice.
- Describes and recognises management and leadership skills to deliver safe and effective practise.
- Describes the factors that impact on the sustainability of the pharmacy practise.
- Uses appropriate communication techniques to establish and maintain a collaborative and constructive relationships with people and colleagues
