PHR4012 Professional Practice V

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Apply the key legal and ethical principles and legislation relevant to pharmacy practice in a range of healthcare settings

2. 2

   In the context of a systems-based approach to healthcare:

   • Explain the roles of pharmacists in promoting medication safety and quality use of medicines among consumers and other health professionals across the continuum of healthcare to ensure that the right patient gets the right treatment at the right time
   • Discuss digital health opportunities and challenges across a range of practice settings, including new approaches to the use of health data to inform clinical practice
   • Utilise knowledge of the medicines lifecycle and the role of pharmacists to develop strategies to help minimise the environmental impact of medicines
   • Apply basic concepts in health- and pharmaco-economics, and describe the importance of these concepts from a practice and policy perspective
   • Apply patient-centred care approaches and collaborative care approaches in the prevention, identification and management of health conditions in a range of healthcare settings
3. 3

   In the context of interdisciplinary patient-centred care:

   • Outline how pharmacists provide screening tests and point of care testing in the primary care setting, including an understanding of sensitivity and specificity in this context, health promotion and epidemiology
   • Evaluate the processes and skills involved in extemporaneous dispensing and manufacturing
   • Demonstrate skills in performing relevant pharmaceutical calculations
   • Demonstrate cultural capability and professionalism at workplaces and when interacting with Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) populations
   • Apply clinical reasoning and collaborative decision making to document and communicate a clinical management plan
4. 4

   Reflect on identified strengths and weaknesses in communication and other non-cognitive skills via a Personalised Learning Plan to enhance the professional skills required to practice as a pharmacist

5. 5

   Demonstrate skills in personal management, human resources management and health system/business management