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Medical Care Commodity Sciences
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:18.08.2023 11:39:07
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | ZFTK_023 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Basic Sciences of Medicine, including Pharmacy; Social Pharmacy | Target Audience: | Pharmacy | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Džamila Romančuka | ||||||||
| 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) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 33 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 33 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Prior knowledge of human anatomy, normal physiology, biology, physics and chemistry, pharmaceutical pharmacology is required. | ||||||||
| Objective: | 1. To acquire knowledge about the diversity of health care products, their structure, storage and sale rules. 2. Understand the role and importance of healthcare products in patient care. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Health care product knowledge as a study course. Inhalers, their use in pharmaceutical care. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Blood pressure and its measurement. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 3 | Specialized stoma therapy products and hygiene products of stoma patients in pharmacy, their proper use. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 4 | Glucometers and insulin delivery devices. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 5 | Dressings and wound care. | Classes | 1.00 | METC | |||||
| 6 | Hygiene products in a pharmacy. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Dietary and baby foods, their role in nutrition. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Accessories for the musculoskeletal system. Medical devices for various indications | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Eye drops. Apparatus and instruments for functional inspection and correction of visual organs. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Modern technologies and their progress in personalized medicine. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students should familiarize themselves with the range of health care products available in pharmacies. Prepare a presentation on one of the raffle topics, reflecting the role of pharmacists in advising on the use and selection of devices, or as facilitators of hypertension patients and inhaler users. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Assessment of practical skills during role play and mannequins in accordance with a detailed description of skills in the skill list. Electronic tests during classes and in the next lesson on justification of the use of theoretical devices in presentations and video. Exam: Cumulative Exam. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | As a result of studying the study course, the student: 1. You will learn how to systematize healthcare products. 2. Will be able to describe the theoretical principles of operation of certain medical devices, will be able to describe the differences in the use of different devices. | ||||||||
| Skills: | As a result of studying the study course, the student: 1. Will know how to use the devices defined in the skill list. 2. Will be able to apply and recommend the most suitable health care products for an individual patient - will know how to measure blood pressure correctly, use inhalers, storage rooms, insulin delivery devices, glucometers. 3. Will be able to perform express diagnostics, comment on its results within the scope of competence and provide recommendations for the client's future actions. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 1. Will be able to explain and demonstrate to the patient the use of medical devices (inhalers, insulin delivery devices, glucometers). 2. Will be able to assess the patient's skills in using the device for self-care and provide recommendations for improving use. 3. Will be able to organize and carry out the distribution and monitoring of the use of health care, prevention and health promotion products. | ||||||||
| Clinical Skills: | |||||||||
| No. | Skill | Level | |||||||
| 1 | Assessing Blood Pressure | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 2 | Breezhaler inhalers usage | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 3 | Diskus inhalers usage | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 4 | Genuair inhalers usage | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 5 | Handihaler inhalers usage | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 6 | Metered-dose inhaler (MDI) with spacer and mask usage | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 7 | Metered-dose inhaler (MDI) with spacer usage | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 8 | Metered-dose inhaler (MDI) without spacer usage | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| 9 | Usage of blood glucose meter | A - Beginner level | |||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Harman, R. J. 2002. Patient Care in Community Practice, 2nd edition. London: Pharmaceutical Press. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Scullion, J., Fletcher, M. 2018. Inhaler Standards and Competency Document. [viewed 24.05.2018.]. | ||||||||
| 3 | Delivery of aerosol asthma medications in adults and adolescents. | ||||||||
| 4 | National Asthma Council Australia. 2017. Australian Asthma Handbook, version 1.3. South Melbourne. | ||||||||
| 5 | National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. 2007. Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR-3): Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma–Summary Report 2007. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 6 | Dalby, R., N., Eicher, J., Zierenberg, B. 2011. Development of Respimat Soft Mist Inhaler and its clinical utility in respiratory disorders. Med Devices (Auckl), vol.4, 145-155. doi: 10.2147/MDER.S7409 (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Kaneshiro, N. K. 2016. How to use an inhaler - with spacer. MedlinePlus | ||||||||
| 2 | Kaneshiro, N. K. 2016. How to use an inhaler - no spacer. MedlinePlus. | ||||||||
| 3 | Pickering, T. G. et al. 2005. Recommendations for Blood Pressure Measurement in Humans and Experimental Animals. Circulation, volume 111, issue 5. Available from: http://circ.ahajournals.org | ||||||||
| 4 | Amoore JN, Scott DH. 2000. Can simulators evaluate systematic differences between oscillometric non-invasive blood-pressure monitors? Blood Pressure Monitoring, volume 5, 81–89. | ||||||||
| 5 | Chunli Liao, Ying Qin. 2014. Factors associated with stoma quality of life among stoma patients. ScienceDirect. Availbale from: https://www.sciencedirect.com | ||||||||
| 6 | Berard, L. et al. 2015. Recommendations for Best Practice in Injection Technique, 2nd Edition. FIT Forum for Injection Technique Canada. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Dažādi veselības aprūpes preču katalogi. | ||||||||
