Clinical Perspectives of Therapeutic Medication Management
Postgraduate
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Start dates
- 22 July 2024
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Clinical Perspectives of Therapeutic Medication Management
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject , the student should be able to:
- Critically analyse current evidence-based knowledge and apply clinical reasoning skills to plan and deliver medication education to patient cohort/ significant others specific to area of clinical specialty
- Apply pharmacological interventions appropriately and responsibly to specific patient cohorts within area of practice specialty.
- Communicate the role of the health professional in therapeutic medication management
- Conduct a comprehensive and systematic advanced medication assessment for a patient specific to their clinical practice specialty area
- Module 1: General Principles of Clinical Pharmacology
- History of pharmacology
- Types of pharmacological therapies
- Quality use of medicines
- Polypharmacy
- Module 2: Quality Use of Medicines
- Clinical governance in healthcare
- Medication governance
- Safely dispense and administer medicines, and monitor their effects
- Harmful effects of drugs
- Patient involvement in medication management
- Module 3: Polypharmacy
- Legal, clinical and ethical foundations of pharmacotherapy
- Legal requirements for medication management
- Module 4: Medication Clinical Decision-making Principles
- Patient medication profiles
- Safe prescribing
- Deprescribing and medication reconciliation
- Module 5: Interpreting Results and e-Health
- Laboratory results interpretation
- e-Health and health privacy
- Module 6: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
Students undertaking this subject are provided with opportunities to develop their knowledge and skills to identify the clinical and pharmacological perspectives of therapeutic medication management for non-medical prescribers, including the ethical, social, and political implications for advanced practice. The context is presented with an emphasis on integrating knowledge gained from successfully completing the course to develop individualised patient medication management plans and includes de-prescribing considerations as appropriate.
- Online Quiz x 3 (30%)
- Individual Oral Case Presentation (40%)
- Clinical Case Report (30%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-TMM-GCE-2024 - Graduate Certificate in Therapeutic Medication Management
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Others
students enrolled in this subject are required to successfully complete a total of 25 credit points and must be actively employed for minimum of 20 hours per week in a clinical environment specific to their specialty practice area.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.25 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 20 to 24 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Therapeutic Medication Management
Postgraduate
TAS-TMM-GCE