2022-23 Graduate Academic Catalog

Page 108 2022–23 Graduate Academic Catalog Graduate-Level Course Descriptions PHAR-6273 – PHAR-6291 PHAR-6273 1 hour Institutional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience I Institutional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (Institutional IPPE-I) 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. Prerequisites: P2 or approval of instructor. 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. Prerequisites: P2 or approval of instructor. 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: P2 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 PHAR-6137 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: P2 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-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 PHAR6122 Pharmacy Practice Lab II. PHAR-6289 Critical Care 2 hours This course prepares the student to manage therapy of patients in a critical care setting. The course will focus on topics and medications found primarily in critical care practice. Reinforcement of principles such as management of hypertension, diabetes, and pain will be addressed with a specific focus on patients who are critically ill. Specialty practice areas such as trauma, medical/ surgical intensive care, and neurocritical care will be reviewed. Prerequisite: P2 standing. PHAR-6290 Managed Care 2 hours This course is designed to provide learners with enhanced education on managed care topics. Emphasis is placed on the pharmacists’ role in population health management of patients within a managed care organization. Prerequisites: P2 standing or approval of instructor. PHAR-6291 2 hours Tropical Medicine and International Health This course will examine commonly occurring parasitic infections that are encountered in the tropical countries of the world. This course will explore the different diseases and potential treatment paradigm for such diseases, and the impact of such diseases on the health and socioeconomic status of developing countries. The course will also address some of the major classes of drugs and non-pharmacological agents that are effective remedies in treating these diseases. In addition, the course will provide background on the role of the pharmacist in the delivery of care to patients in a developing world setting. Prerequisite: P2 standing.

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