Overview
This paper continues the direction of clinical decision making for therapeutics with a choice of elective topics covered in two modules. Students can choose one elective topic per module.
About this paper
| Paper title | Elective topics in patient-centred care |
|---|---|
| Subject | Pharmacy |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (Distance learning) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching, and involves in-person assessment |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $3,486.75 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- PHCY 520
- Restriction
- PHCY 523
- Limited to
- PGDipClinPharm
- Contact
- Teaching staff
Paper Co-ordinator: Bevan Clayton-Smith
- Paper Structure
The paper consists of a single module that covers a single therapeutic area for the whole semester. Students can choose one of the available therapeutic areas. The availability of therapeutic areas will depend on availability of specialised teaching staff and student demand.
All therapeutic areas will follow a modular component and run over the same duration of time. While the content and clinical assessment skills will differ between areas, the generic learning activities and learning outcomes, for example communication skills, care planning and decision-making skills will be consistent developed and evaluated across therapeutic areas.
- Teaching Arrangements
This Distance Learning paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching.
Residential Workshop (compulsory): Time mid-July, TBA, in Dunedin
Video conferences: Evenings - TBA
- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Information literacy, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will be able to:
- Implement the advanced clinical decision-making process into person and whānau based care for equitable health outcomes
- Demonstrate person and whānau centred approach to Information Gathering (e.g., whanaungatanga), Clinical Reasoning (e.g., therapeutic options), Clinical Judgement (e.g., weighing up therapeutic risk: benefit), and Clinical Decision (e.g., monitoring, reflection)
- Illustrate clinical decisions making process where there is conflicting or limited evidence
Overview
This paper continues the direction of clinical decision making for therapeutics with a choice of elective topics covered in two modules. Students can choose one elective topic per module.
About this paper
| Paper title | Elective topics in patient-centred care |
|---|---|
| Subject | Pharmacy |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (Distance learning) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- PHCY 520
- Restriction
- PHCY 523
- Limited to
- PGDipClinPharm
- Eligibility
Completion of PHCY 520 preferable.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology website.
- Teaching staff
Paper Co-ordinator: Bevan Clayton-Smith
- Paper Structure
The paper consists of a single module that covers a single therapeutic area for the whole semester. Students can choose one of the available therapeutic areas. The availability of therapeutic areas will depend on availability of specialised teaching staff and student demand.
All therapeutic areas will follow a modular component and run over the same duration. While the content and clinical assessment skills will differ between areas, the generic learning activities and learning outcomes - such as communication skills, care planning, and decision-making skills - will be consistently developed and evaluated across therapeutic areas.
- Teaching Arrangements
This distance learning paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching.
Workshop 1 (compulsory): mid-July, TBA, in Dunedin.
Video conferences: six video conferences in total, on Tuesday or Wednesday (depending on class size), from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Exact dates TBC.
- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Course outline
A person and whānau centered approach to pharmacist practice in clinical care using decision making processes for people who have long term conditions.
Courses teaching consists of workshop, videoconferences, Lt clinical modules, self directed learning and assessment based learning.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Information literacy, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will be able to:
- Implement the advanced clinical decision-making process into person and whānau based care for equitable health outcomes.
- Demonstrate person and whānau centred approach to Information Gathering (e.g., whanaungatanga), Clinical Reasoning (e.g., therapeutic options), Clinical Judgement (e.g., weighing up therapeutic risk: benefit), and Clinical Decision (e.g., monitoring, reflection).
- Illustrate clinical decisions making process where there is conflicting or limited evidence.
- Assessment details
50% pass rate for each assessment.
- Three MCQs (10% each)
- Assignment 1 (10%)
- Two Patient Evidence Care Plan Assignment (25% and 35%)