PHARM 7397      Home Health Care
Anything a patient does in the home concerning their healthcare is considered Home Health Care. All aspects of Home Health Care are covered in this class. Diabetic & Ostomy products & care, Durable Medical Equipment (Wheelchair, cane, crutches, etc.), home Renal Dialysis, Wound Care, Respiratory Therapy, IV accesses, Home Infusion Therapy, Hospice Care, and Enteral Nutrition are presented and discussed. Reimbursement issues are not discussed due to constantly changing regulations. This is a ""hands on"" class with participation in, for example, ostomy fitting, crutches fitting, enteral nutrition taste testing, and a tour of a Home Infusion Pharmacy. Prerequisite: Familiarity with IV Admixtures. PHARM 362 & PHARM 405 Offered: Fall Restrictions: AU 52 Level A & B Co-Requisite: PHARM 420
Credits: 2 hours
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PHARM 7398      Comprehensive Diabetes Management
The purpose of the course is to provide the student with a multidisciplinary foundation in the principles of diabetes management. The student will develop their knowledge and ability to assess, manage, educate and monitor patients with diabetes. The faculty are comprised of a multidisciplinary team of experts for the online lecturers. The in class discussion will be lead by a faculty member who specializes in diabetes management.Prerequisites:Pathoshysiology, Advanced Nursing 548, Pharmacology I, PHARM 361Restrictions AU52 l Levels A,B,C
Credits: 4 hours
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PHARM 7399      Required Enrollment
Required enrollment for international students in pharmacy training sites.
Credits: 1 hours
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PHARM 7404P      Drug Information Clerkship
The candidate will spend one month providing service in the Drug Information Center. Activities are designed to enhance the candidate's skills in retrieval and critical evaluation of the drug literature. Candidates will participate in answering drug information questions and preparation of documents for pharmacy and therapeutics committees and service contracts of the Drug Information Center. Required rotations.
Credits: 4 hours
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PHARM 7405      Pharmacotherapy I
Pharmacotherapy I integrates the fundamentals of pathophysiology and pharmacology to develop the student's ability to provide pharmaceutical care. The course promotes the development and application of problem-solving strategies in self-limiting illnesses. In general, two hours of lecture and two hours of small group discussion per week. Prerequisite: NURSE 548, PHARM 325,PHARM 361,PHARM 414Offered: Winter
Credits: 3 hours
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PHARM 7406P      General Medicine I
The candidate will spend two semester in a medical service at an affiliate institution. Emphasis of study will be on the care of adults with commonly seen illnesses. Candidates will take part in cnat review conferences, rounds and consultations as directed by the supervising faculty. Successful completion of all coursework through semester 6. Restrictions AU 52 Level B, Prerequisites: PHARM 325 concurrent enrollment in PHARM 420 (Fall) and PHARM 485P (Winter) Offered: Fall/Winter
Credits: 4 hours
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PHARM 7407P      General Medicine II (Ambulatory Care)
The candidate will spend eight weeks in a patient-care service which is dedicated to the care of the ambulatory patient. Emphasis of study will be on pharmacotherapy in adult patients. Candidates are expected to become involved in the provision of primary care, medication maintenance activities and improvement of rationale drug therapy in the practice environment. Strong emphasis is placed on patient counseling and interviewing skills. Required rotation. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all coursework through semester 8. Restrictions: AU 52 Level C Offered: Fall/Winter
Credits: 8 hours
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PHARM 7409P      Health Systems Clerkship
The candidate will spend one month assigned to a health system site. Emphasis of study will be on the organizational, technical and administrative aspects of providing comprehensive pharmaceutical services in a health system. Clinical responsibilities will be maintained throughout the rotation. Candidates will take part in department activities to enhance understanding of the integration of all aspects of pharmaceutical care within the department and other services in the facility (i.e. departmental planning, committee activities, drug distribution, staff supervision and quality assurance programs, formulary management.) Restrictions: AU 52 Level C Offered: Fall & Winter
Credits: 4 hours
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PHARM 7410P      General Medicine III
Continuation of Required General Medicine series. Required rotation. Offered: Fall/Winter Restrictions: AU52 Level C
Credits: 4 hours
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PHARM 7412P      Community Pharmacy Practice Clerkship
The candidate will spend one month assigned to a faculty member whose practice is based in a community setting. Emphasis of study will be on the organizational, technical and administrative aspects of providing comprehensive pharmaceutical services to patients in a community practice. Clinical responsibilities will be maintained throughout the rotation. Candidates will take part in all aspects of pharmaceutical care within the practice (i.e., distribution, counseling, provision of drug information, operations management and practice development). Required rotation. Offered: Fall & Winter Restrictions: AU 52 Level C
Credits: 4 hours
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PHARM 7414      Professional Skills III
Students will apply communication skills from prerequisite course work and develop new skills that allow them to provide pharmaceutical care to their patients. Emphasis of study includes: patient interviewing, profile review, counseling, ethical challenge in patient care, communication dilemmas and communicating with other health-care providers and patients with special needs. Additionally, students will be assessed on writing and presentation skills from a range of assignments. One 2 hour lecture and 1.5 hour small group discussion are held per week. Prerequisites: PHARM 101 and COMM-ST 110. Offered: Winter
Credits: 3 hours
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PHARM 7418P      Elective Clerkship I
Elective experiences are an essential element to the candidates' training designed to develop areas of personal interest and to expand their understanding of professional opportunities. These rotations revolve around areas of basic science, clinical practice, research and administration. Candidates may repeat required rotations as electives or may approach faculty to tailor an elective experience to develop an area of interest. Required rotation.Prerequisites: Successful completion of all coursework through semester 8Offered: Fall/WinterRestrictions: AU 52, Level C
Credits: 4 hours
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PHARM 7419P      General Medicine IV
Continuation of General Medicine series. Required rotation.Prerequisites: Successful completion of all coursework through semester 8
Credits: 4 hours
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PHARM 7420      Health Assessment & Pharmacotherapy II
This course is designed to foster the student's ability to provide pharmaceutical care. Patient assessment is an integral part of the pharmaceutical care process. Students are expected to continue developing and applying problem-solving strategies to complex disease states commonly encountered in pharmacy practice. UP to seven hours of lecture and two hours of small group discussion can occur per week. Evaluation of skills necessary to assess patients will occur throughout the semester. Students are also expected to complete four examinations during the course. Prerequisite: PHARM 303,PHARM 405, PHARM 362 and NURSE 548. Concurrent enrollment in PHARM 406P required. Offered: Fall
Credits: 7 hours
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PHARM 7420P      Elective Clerkship II-Required
Elective experiences are an essential element to the candidates training designed to develop areas of personal interest and to expand their understanding of professional opportunities. These rotations revolve around areas of basic science, clinical practice, research and administration. Candidates may repeat required rotations as electives or may approach faculty to tailor an elective experience to develop an area of interest. Prerequisite: Successful completion of semesters 1-8 didactic coursework.Restrictions: Parm D Professional level 3&2
Credits: 4 hours
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PHARM 7421P      Elective Cerkship lll
Elective experiences are an essential element to the candidates training designed to develop areas of personal interest and to expand their understanding of professional opportunities. These rotations revolve around areas of basic science, clinical practice, research and administration. Candidates may repeat required rotations as electives or may approach faculty to tailor an elective experience to develop an area of interest. Optional rotation.
Credits: 4 hours
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PHARM 7424      Introduction To Dietary Supplement Therapeutics
The Pharmacy 7424 course is intended to provide students with an awareness of important issues about dietary supplements to consider when providing pharmaceutical care to patients. Students will become familiar with regulations for dietary supplements, learn communication skills specific to discussing supplement use with patients, and the skills to retrieve and interpret reliable information to be able to make decisions about new of unfamiliar supplements. Prerequisites: All Pharm.D. coursework completed through 4th semester.
Credits: 2 hours
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PHARM 7427      Hospital Pharmacy
The purpose of the course is to provide an introductory overview of health-system pharmacy. Topics covered include pharmacy distribution systems and operations, automation, regulatory issues, as well as the ways in which clinical services are provided in hospitals. The role of pharmacists and effective drug use policy in the acute care setting will be explored in depth.
Credits: 2 hours
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PHARM 7428      Veterinary Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical preparations used in veterinary medicine. Elective.
Credits: 3 hours
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PHARM 7434      Professional Skills V: Pharmacy Preparations and Practice
The professional skills V course provides instruction and practice in professional skills of pharmacy including basic non-sterile extemporaneous compounding, basic aseptic technique for sterile compounding of parenteral admixtures, dispensing of prescriptions, and patient counseling for select over-the-counter and prescription products and devices. Students will be utilizing pharmaceutical calculations in the preparation and dispensing if the formulations.
Credits: 3 hours
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