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2015–16 Graduate and Adult Programs Academic Catalog
Graduate-Level Course Descriptions
PHAR-6274 – PHAR-6288
PHAR-6274
1 hour
Institutional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience II
Institutional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences
(Institutional IPPE-II) in the second year of the professional
curriculum is designed to provide opportunities for students to
practice technical pharmacy skills in institutional settings and learn
about pharmacy management as well as clinical and distributive
functions. Students will demonstrate core practice skills:
communication, calculations, ethics, medication safety, managing
resources, wellness, health promotion, technology, informatics,
and critical thinking. Students in Institutional IPPE-II will meet
with an assigned preceptor for a four hour period each week for
14 weeks throughout the semester, totaling 56 contact hours.
Prerequisite: P2 in good standing.
PHAR-6280 Health Behaviors and Beliefs
2 hours
This course provides a reinforcement of concepts addressed in
PHAR-6110, 6112, 6121 regarding patient health behaviors and
cultural health beliefs. In the first half of the semester, students will
examine the theories explaining health behaviors and complete
in-class activities utilizing the theories to influence health behavior
change. In the second half of the semester, students will examine
health beliefs in cultures around the world and the implications of
these beliefs with regard to modern medicine and pharmacy. The
students will apply this knowledge and devise patient care plans
that integrate health beliefs.
Prerequisites: P1 in good standing in
the School of Pharmacy.
PHAR-6281
2 hours
Chemical Dependency and the Pharmacist
This course will provide discussion and exploration on the
disease of chemical dependency and the profession of pharmacy.
Students will be provided information in such areas as the
concepts of addiction, risk factors, signs and symptoms of
impairment, emotional states during and after the active disease
states, withdrawal symptoms as a detriment to recovery, treatment
programs, pharmacy board actions, recovery networks and
retuning to practice.
Prerequisites: P1 in good standing in the
School of Pharmacy.
PHAR-6282
2 hours
Biologics and Monoclonal Antibody Therapies
This course provides a reinforcement of concepts addressed
in PHAR-6131 and 6133 regarding the increased numbers of
biologic/antibody therapies in clinical trials and those nearing FDA
approval. In the first half of the semester, students will explore
the details and insights of antibody molecules and how they are
made and “humanized” and delivered as therapies. In the second
half of the semester, students will master the therapeutic antibody
categories and preferred agents for various disease indications.
The students will visit an upstart antibody company in Columbus,
Ohio and see firsthand the scale of the manufacturing side of
biologics and antibodies.
Prerequisite: P1 in good standing in the
School of Pharmacy.
PHAR-6283
2 hours
Book Club: Empathy and Chronic Disease
This professional elective course is designed to provide the
pharmacy student with an introduction to various disease states
while addressing attitudes and concerns of patients. The purpose
of the course is to develop the concepts of compassion and
empathy for those with a chronic illness and those caring for these
individuals.
Prerequisites: successful completion of first semester
P2 curriculum.
(Spring even years)
PHAR-6284
2 hours
Advanced Assessment and Therapeutics
This course prepares the student for a problem-based focus on
patient care with conditions or diseases affecting multiple organ
systems. The emphasis is on physical exam skills, understanding
diagnostic labs, and on other components of the decision-
making process in correct therapeutics. The course examines
the therapeutic options and the use of non-pharmacological
interventions. The approach considers the total trajectory of an
illness, from its onset to the conclusion, allowing the student to
see the role of the pharmacist in the “big picture” of the medical
system. Over the counter, prescription, herbal and nontraditional
therapies, and non-drug therapies are included. Advanced
diagnostic testing by X-ray, CT, MRI, and sonography is used as
well.
Prerequisite: P2 in good standing.
PHAR-6285
2 hours
Advanced Pharmacy Compounding
This professional elective course will provide students with
a more in-depth understanding of contemporary pharmacy
compounding — its techniques, regulations, and its future. The
course is designed to build upon the student’s basic compounding
knowledge and focus on product creation and formulation
development, and will feature dosage forms and compounding
equipment students may not have been exposed to previously.
An emphasis will be placed on quality assurance and compliance
with regulatory standards. The course will consist of a one-hour
didactic session and a two-hour lab session each week; the
didactic session will prepare students for that week’s lab session.
Students will learn through a variety of methods, including online
activities, expert guest-lecturers, and compounding-pharmacy
field trips. Due to space limitations within the pharmacy practice
lab, student capacity in this elective will be limited to 16 students.
Prerequisites: PHAR-6121 Pharmacy Practice lab I and PHAR-
6122 Pharmacy Practice Lab II.
PHAR-6286 Public Health in the Movies
2 hours
This course examines fundamental public health issues through
viewing and discussing a variety of media types. Students may
be required to view some movies outside of class. The course
includes a discussion of the role of movies in public health, the
impact it has on public perception of health issues and providers
as well as a guide to critiquing public health concepts in movies.
Movies will include documentaries, short films, and feature films
over a variety of topics.
Prerequisite: P2 in good standing.
PHAR-6287 Medical Quackery
2 hours
This course will examine both historical and current
examples of quackery, focusing on the rhetoric used to promote
pseudomedicine. The course will explore the history of quackery,
the rhetoric used to promote it, how to search the literature
for evidence for and against potential quackery, and how to
communicate with both healthcare professionals and patients
regarding potential quackery.
Prerequisites: P2 in good standing
or by permission of the instructor.
PHAR-6288 Telehealth in Vulnerable Populations
2 hours
This course will provide students with thorough understanding
and views of Telehealth as a component of the health care system
in developed and underdeveloped (developing) countries. The
course is designed to enhance students’ knowledge in the new
area of informatics in our health care system. Emphasis will be
placed on how best to effectively integrate such programs in
developing countries and underserved areas for patient care. The
course will consist of didactic sessions, debate presentations of
viewpoints, book review, and reflections. A variety of pedagogical
methods and activities will be invited as guest lecturers. Field trips
may be incorporated.
Prerequisites: P2 in good standing. (Fall odd
years)