Human Life Cycle
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| PHAR1034 | Pharmacy | 1 | N/A | Spring Malaysia |
- Code
- PHAR1034
- School
- Pharmacy
- Level
- 1
- Credits
- N/A
- Semesters
- Spring Malaysia
Summary
This is the first DMP based (Drug, Medicine, Patient) teaching block that students will encounter on the MPharm course. This three-week teaching block focuses on the physiological changes accompanying the Human Life Cycle and how this necessitates changes in approach in areas such as pharmaceutics (as a direct result of ADME changes).
The content focusses on the patient as an individual, with a series of three case studies/workshops following a patient through their lifecycle – from birth, through childhood and adolescence, all the way to old age, dealing with important topics such as fertility and menopause.
A practical session aims to reinforce key concepts of pharmaceutical numeracy and good laboratory practice using a simple experiment related to the use of microfluidic devices (such as in pregnancy tests).
Target Students
Only available for students studying MPharm AND Only available for UNM/Level First Yearstudents
Classes
- One 3-hour workshop each week for 3 weeks
- One 3-hour un assigned
- Fourteen 1-hour lectures each week for 3 weeks
- One 3-hour laboratory
Assessment
Educational Aims
This teaching block aims to provide students with an understanding of the changes to biology and physiology which occur through the human life cycle from conception through to end of life. These changes will be placed into the context of pharmacy by exploring how pharmacy can accommodate these changes to physiology and their associated effect on ADME eg. using pharmaceutics to tailor the medication to the individual. The HLC teaching block seeks to emphasise the patient as a unique individual, which means that there may be no ‘textbook’ answer to a pharmacy problem. This includes providing appropriate patient counselling and prescribing in several scenarios such as emergency contraception, and medicines at the end of life.Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate empathy and keep the person at the centre of their approach to care at all times
2. Work in partnership with people to support and empower them in shared decision-making about their health and wellbeing
3. Demonstrate effective communication at all times and adapt their approach and communication style to meet the needs of the person
4. Understand the variety of settings and adapt their communication accordingly
5. Proactively support people to make safe and effective use of their medicines and devices
6. Treat people as equals, with dignity and respect, and meet their own legal responsibilities under equality and human rights
7. Obtain informed consent before providing care and pharmacy services
8. Take responsibility for ensuring that personal values and beliefs do not compromise person-centred care
9. Demonstrate effective consultation skills, and in partnership with the person, decide the most appropriate course of action
10. Take into consideration factors that affect people’s behaviours in relation to health and wellbeing
11. Demonstrate the values, attitudes and behaviours expected of a pharmacy professional at all times
12. Recognise and work within the limits of their knowledge and skills, and get support and refer to others when they need to
13. Take responsibility for all aspects of health and safety and take actions when necessary
14. Apply the science behind pharmacy in all activities
15. Demonstrate how the science behind pharmacy is applied in the discovery, design, development and safety testing of medicines and devices
16. Recognise the technologies that are behind developing advanced therapeutic medicinal products and precision medicines, including the formulation, supply and quality assurance of these therapeutic agents
17. Keep abreast of new technologies and use data and digital technologies to improve clinical outcomes and patient safety, keeping to information governance principles
18. Apply pharmaceutical principles to the safe and effective formulation, preparation, packaging and disposal of medicines and products
19. Consider the quality, safety and risks associated with medicines and products and take appropriate action when producing, supplying and prescribing them
20. Critically evaluate and use national guidelines and clinical evidence to support safe, rational and cost-effective procurement for the use, and prescribing of, medicines, devices and services
21. Accurately perform calculations
22. Apply the principles of effective monitoring and management to improve health outcomes
23. Anticipate and recognise adverse drug reactions, and recognise the need to apply the principles of pharmacovigilance
24. Apply relevant legislation and ethical decision-making related to prescribing, including remote prescribing
25. Prescribe effectively within the relevant systems and frameworks for medicines use
26. Understand clinical governance in relation to prescribing, while also considering that the prescriber may be in a position to supply the prescribed medicines to people
27. Take responsibility for people’s health records, including the legality, appropriateness, accuracy, security and confidentiality of personal data
28. Understand and implement relevant safeguarding procedures, including local and national guidance in relation to each person
29. Effectively make use of local and national health and social care policies to improve health outcomes and public health, and to address health inequalities
30. Respond appropriately to medical emergencies, including the provision of first aid
31. Demonstrate effective leadership and management skills as part of the multi-disciplinary team
32. Actively take part in the management of risks and consider the impacts on people
33. Use tools and techniques to avoid medication errors associated with prescribing, supply and administration
34. Recognise when and how their performance or that of others could put people at risk and take appropriate actions
35. Demonstrate resilience and flexibility, and apply effective strategies to manage multiple priorities, uncertainty, complexity and change
36. Reflect upon, identify, and proactively address their learning needs
Conveners
- Dr Marikannan Maharajan