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Hospital Pharmacy
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:23.09.2022 12:24:43
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | ZFTK_018 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Basic Sciences of Medicine, including Pharmacy; Clinical Pharmacy | Target Audience: | Pharmacy | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Inga Gūtmane | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Applied Pharmacy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, zftk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061547 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 22 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 22 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Practical pharmacy, Pharmacy dosage form technology, Industrial dosage form technology, Pharmaceutical terminology in English, Basics of statistics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The aim of the study course is to promote the acquisition of knowledge and understanding of hospital pharmacy and the role of the hospital pharmacist in health care. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Hospital pharmacy and tasks of a hospital pharmacist | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Choice of medicines and operating principles of Drug Committee | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Public procurement in medicine | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Use of quality management systems in hospitals, principles of safe drug ordination and administration | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Logistics principles in hospital pharmacy | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Clinical pharmacy | Lectures | 0.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Hospital infections, Antimicrobial stewardship, epidemiology | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Circulation of medical devices in a medical institution | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Safe and responsible preparation of medicines for use | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | New approaches and experience of other countries in ensuring the circulation of medicines and medical goods | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Preparation of medicines in a hospital pharmacy | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Hospital pharmacy and tasks of a hospital pharmacist | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Choice of medicines and operating principles of Drug Committee | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Public procurement in medicine | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Use of quality management systems in hospitals, principles of safe drug ordination and administration | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Logistics principles in hospital pharmacy | Lectures | 0.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Clinical pharmacy | Lectures | 0.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Hospital infections, Antimicrobial stewardship, epidemiology | Lectures | 0.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 8 | Circulation of medical devices in a medical institution | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Safe and responsible preparation of medicines for use | Lectures | 0.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 10 | New approaches and experience of other countries in ensuring the circulation of medicines and medical goods | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Preparation of medicines in a hospital pharmacy | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Assignments and group work in lessons, according to the topic of the lessons. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in lectures; timely prepared and qualitatively completed practical tasks of the lessons. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After successfully completing the requirements of the study course, students will have acquired knowledge that will allow: 1. recognize the scope and tasks of a hospital pharmacist; 2. define and understand the basic principles of evidence-based drug selection; 3. understand the role of the hospital pharmacist in promoting patient safety; 4. understand and define the principles of public procurement; 5. create high-quality and traceable records necessary for the performance of one's work; 6. formulate and describe the role and tasks of hospital pharmacy in the healthcare system. | ||||||||
| Skills: | As a result of learning the study course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the areas of activity of the hospital pharmacist. 2. To evaluate and explain the role of the hospital pharmacist in the development of the patient safety (safe drug use) system. 3. To participate in the planning, organization and monitoring of the rational use of funds allocated for the purchase of medicines. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | As a result of successful completion of the study course, students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in the work of a hospital pharmacist. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Likumdošanas normatīvie akti, kas reglamentē medikamentu apriti ārstniecības iestādēs un sociālās aprūpes institūcijās | ||||||||
| 2 | European Journal of Hospital Pharmacists | ||||||||
| 3 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 4 | European Journal of Hospital Pharmacists | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Glasziou P, Del Mar C, Salisbury J. Evidence-based practice workbook. 2nd Ed. BMJ books / Wiley-Blackwell publishing, 2007, 208 p. | ||||||||
| 2 | Kohn LT et al. To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 2000, 287 p. | ||||||||
| 3 | Bouwman, Yvonne, Fenton-May, V'Iain, Le Brun, Paul (Eds.). Practical Pharmaceutics textbook. An International Guideline for the Preparation, Care and Use of Medicinal Products. Springer; 1st Ed. 2015 edition 878 pages | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | European Association of Hospital Pharmacists | ||||||||
