PHARM 435 - Advanced Pharmacy Practice - Substance Use Disorders

3 units (fi 6)(VAR, VARIABLE)

This elective will dive into specialty topics related to the management of substance use disorders to equip learners for clinical practice (e.g. acute pain management in the context of opioid use disorder, pregnancy, etc.). Clinical learning is situated in a systems level thinking approach to understanding substance use disorder as a wicked public health issue. Restricted to Pharmacy students or with consent of the Faculty. Prerequisite: PHARM 445 or equivalent, or consent of the Faculty.

PHARM 320 - Patient Care Skills 3

3 units (fi 6)(FIRST, 0-1S-3)

Students will continue to apply knowledge and develop skills required by a pharmacist to provide patient care, using a systematic process to define and achieve the goals of optimizing safe, effective pharmacotherapy. Students will also continue to develop abilities in professionalism, communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork and self-directed learning. Sessions are designed to facilitate collaborative learning that will be transferable to diverse practice settings, with an introduction to the hospital setting in order to prepare the student for practice experiences. (Restricted to Pharmacy students.)

PHARM 445 - Pharmacotherapy 8

3 units (fi 6)(FIRST, 3-1S-0)

Students will develop knowledge in the areas of pain and mental health conditions and will apply therapeutic and pharmaceutical science knowledge to patient care scenarios, with added complexity. Students will further develop their critical thinking and self-directed learning skills, along with their breadth and depth of therapeutic knowledge, as they incorporate principles of evidence-based therapeutic decision making within the patient care process framework. (Restricted to Pharmacy students.)

PHARM 423 - Patient Care Skills 6

3 units (fi 6)(SECOND, 0-1S-3)

Focus is on advanced practice concepts including patient assessment, communication, medication therapy management, and evidence based practice along with critical thinking and decision-making skills to address complex drug therapy problems. (Restricted to Pharmacy students.)