Clinical Pharmacy (FKK_030)
About Study Course
Objective
Promote knowledge acquisition and awareness raising on clinical pharmacy and the role of a clinical pharmacist in healthcare.
Prerequisites
Pharmacology, pharmacotherapy, practical pharmacy and pharmaceutical legislation, social pharmacy and pharmaceuticals, English.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will have acquired knowledge that will allow to:
1. recognize the scope and tasks of the clinical pharmacist;
2. define and outline the principles for evidence-based drug selection;
3. understand the role of the clinical pharmacist in promoting patient safety;
4. formulate and describe the role and tasks of hospital pharmacy in the healthcare system.
On study course completion students will be able to:
1. identify the areas of activity of the clinical pharmacist;
2. evaluate and explain the role of the clinical pharmacist in the development of a patient safety system;
3. participate in the planning, organization and monitoring of the rational use of funds for the purchase of medicines;
4. participate in the development, maintenance and use of a rational drug information system;
5. participate in the design, implementation and improvement of a system for the detection, analysis and elimination of medication therapy errors.
1. As a result of successful completion of the course students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in clinical pharmacist's work.
2. Provide advice to health professionals based on guidelines, accepted standards, evidence-based medical knowledge.
3. Will be able to participate in the development of health policy oriented towards rational pharmacotherapy, in the definition of directions and goals of development, in the forecasting and planning of its individual stages.
4. Will be able to fill in the study course questionnaire with proposals for updating the course.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Pharmacy, FFMp | 1 | Master’s | Required | Inga Urtāne, Līna Lāže |
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Pharmacy, FFMp | 2 | Master’s | Required | ||
| Clinical Pharmacy, FFMpz | 1 | Master’s | Required |
