General provisions

This course replaces and corresponds to the clinical introduction sub-courses. Clinical introduction, Evidence-based medicine and pharmacy and Patient-centred work and communication skills within course 3FB005 Master's programme with breadth in clinical pharmacy. 1.5 credits (hp) correspond to 1 credit point (p) according to previous study regulation.

Entry requirements

Admitted to the Master's programme in clinical pharmacy.

Learning outcomes

After examination, the student should be able to:

- Handle different methods and tools to practise clinical pharmacy.

- Explain the structure of the healthcare and interpret the laws, rules and constitutions that govern the pharmacist, the physician and the work of other health-care personnel

- Discuss basic ethical concepts and ways of thinking relevant for clinical pharmacy.

- Carry out searches in databases and identify relevant and scientific information about drugs.

- Critically review and compare clinical pharmaceutical studies, systematic compilations and meta-analyses and evaluate the place of a drug in the treatment based on evidence-based medicine.

- Produce oral and written reports with correct language clearly which summarise relevant contents.

Content

The course includes working methods, tools for clinical pharmaceutical work, information search, evidence-based medicine and pharmacy, communication, patient approach and ethics.

Instruction

Teaching is given as lectures, oral and written presentations, group discussions, workshops, seminars and individual studies of literature. Certain parts of the teaching are web-based. Some parts may be given in English. Compulsory parts of the course: oral and written presentation of patient cases, group discussions, workshops, seminars and communication training.

Assessment

Examination takes place at the end of the course. For a passing grade the student must pass the examination (examination code) and all portions of the course that are obligatory (examination code). Obligatory portions of the course may be completed or re-taken when the same course is offered again if, and only if, the course is not full.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.