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ME5044: APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY AND CLINICAL SKILLS IN PRESCRIBING (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43


Course Overview

This course focuses on the clinical pharmacology and therapeutics together with related science knowledge and clinical skills required for safe and effective advanced practice in medicines management and prescribing.

This course constitutes one part of the SCQF 11 Independent and Supplementary Prescribing Programme. Those students who wish to register with their governing body as Independent and/or Supplementary Prescribers will have to successfully complete this course together with the course Prescribing in Practice course.

A prerequisite for undertaking this course is the successful completion of both Fundamentals of clinical method and decision making (I) and Fundamentals of clinical method and decision making (II) courses, or equivalent.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Jonathan Whitfield

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The aim of this course is to allow healthcare practitioners working in advanced and autonomous roles to expand their knowledge of pharmacology, therapeutics and related clinical sciences. They will apply this knowledge in the clinical domain enhancing their ability to assess and manage patients presenting with acute and/or complex long term health problems.

The outcomes of this course are mapped to the document “A Competency Framework for all Prescribers” produced by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the current guidance from the NMC.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Portfolio of Work Based Assessments (2 Mini Clinical Examinations and 2 Case Based Discussions)

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
Assessment Weeks 16 Feedback Weeks 19

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Learning Outcomes
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Reflective Account

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
Assessment Weeks 12 Feedback Weeks 15

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Numeracy Assessment (100% Pass Required) and Pharmacology Short Answer Questions (80% Pass Required)

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 40
Assessment Weeks 18 Feedback Weeks 21

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Literature Review

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
Assessment Weeks 16 Feedback Weeks 19

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Formative Assessment

Personal Formulary and Prescribing Logbook

Assessment Type Formative Weighting
Assessment Weeks 42 Feedback Weeks 50

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Feedback

Students will receive regular and ongoing feedback on the development and progress of their personal formulary and prescribing logbook.

Learning Outcomes
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Resit Assessments

Resubmission of failed element(s)

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Students who fail the pharmacology short answer questions by achieving less than 80% but greater than 70% will be offered to resit by oral assessment (viva).

Students who fail the pharmacology short answer questions by achieving 70% or less will be required to resit the original exam.

Learning Outcomes
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Course Learning Outcomes

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