Quality Use of Medicines and Medicines Safety in Vulnerable Populations
PostgraduateTAS-CSA7282024
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Quality Use of Medicines and Medicines Safety in Vulnerable Populations
About this subject
Upon successful completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Identify principles of the quality use of medicines and medicines safety
- Explain the extent and types of medication-related problems in the Australian healthcare system
- Differentiate between individual, technical and systemic causes of medication-related problems
- Apply knowledge of the principles of quality use of medicines and medicines safety to create practical solutions for reducing medication-related harms in vulnerable populations in diverse settings
- Module 1: Introduction to medication safety
- Module 2: Type of medication errors
- Module 3: Intravenous errors
- Module 4: Quality use of medicine
- Module 5: Measuring QUM and medicines safety
- Module 6: Polypharmacy and deprescribing
- Module 7: High risk medications
- Module 8: Transitions of care
- Module 9: Vulnerable populations
- Module 10: Indigenous Australians' perspectives
- Module 11: LGBTIQ+ inclusivity
This fully online subject provides students with the knowledge and skills to improve medication safety. The subject introduces students to medication-related problems, along with current practices to reduce these problems in Australian health care. It is contextualised to align with the Australian response to the global challenge of reducing medication-related harm. This subject equips students to play an important role within a model of collaborative interprofessional teamwork.
- Online Quizzes - 2 x 15 multiple choice questions (10%)
- Case Scenario Assignment (30%)
- Review documentation and processes for partnering with consumers (35%)
- QUM Audit (25%)
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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-CPH-GDI-2024 - Graduate Diploma of Clinical Pharmacy
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - This subject is offered online and students are expected to complete approximately 10 hours of independent learning per week.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 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 Diploma of Clinical Pharmacy
PostgraduateTAS-CPH-GDI