The Pharmacist's Role in Society
The objective of the course is for students to use pharmaceutical expertise in order to ensure correct information about the use and management of drugs in professional situations.
Key topics will be pharmaceutical issues in different parts of the health service and society at large. Emphasis will also be placed on evidence-based supervised practical training.
The course may be offered to international students. Parts of this course may be taught in English if it is attended by international students.
The course is reserved for students in the Bachelor's Programme in Pharmacy.
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Knowledge
- Has knowledge of how patient and system-oriented pharmaceutical services can help ensure the quality of medication treatment and patient safety, both nationally and internationally.
- Has knowledge of principles relating to the development of human vaccines and vaccine-induced immunity and be able to account for the importance of vaccines in respect of health at individual and population levels (public health).
- Has knowledge of the structure of the health service, the division of responsibilities and the importance of drugs in the health service and society.
- Has knowledge of how pharmacists can contribute towards quality assurance of drug management and the use of pharmaceuticals in the health service.
- Has knowledge of international and interprofessional collaboration, and how language and culture affect this.
- Has knowledge of the principles for evidence-based practice.
Skills
- Can communicate, relate and collaborate with international students and health professionals on topics relevant to pharmaceutical services.
- Can apply academic knowledge and provide pharmaceutical services that ensure the correct use and management of medications, as well as patient safety.
- Can apply professional knowledge and principles for evidence-based practical training to propose solutions to pharmaceutical issues in the health service and society.
General competence
- Can plan and engage in interprofessional and cross-sectoral collaboration.
- Understand how quality systems contribute towards the safe use of drugs and improved patient safety in the health service.
- Can reflect on ethical issues within the health services.
Teaching takes place digitally and on physically on campus. An observational internship/visit in relevant parts of the health care system is included. A more thorough description of the organisation and demands for this is given at the start of the course.
The course has a high degree of student active learning activities. The following learning activities may be used: lectures, films, group work, task solution involving practical issues, seminars and exercises, individual and group assignments.
Blended mobility, either as a BIP (Blended intensive program) or other forms of blended mobility where students meet internastional students digitally and, by exchange also physically.
Compound assessement, grading scale A - F.
- Assessment task, grading scale Approved/ Not approved.
- Compulsory participation, peer learning activitites, 80%, grading scale Approved/ Not approved.
- Compulsory participation, supervision on the written assignment (100%), Approved/not approved
- Must be approved to get access to Assignment, individual.
- Assessment task, international perspectives, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale approved/not approved
- Written assignment, individual, comprises 100/100 of the grade, grading scale A - F.