2017-2018 Graduate Academic Catalog

2017–18 Graduate Academic Catalog Page 63 Graduate-Level Course Descriptions PHAR-6261 – PHAR-6281 PHAR-6261 Respiratory Module 2 hours This course prepares the student to manage therapy of patients with conditions or diseases affecting the pulmonary system. The course focuses on the application of principles through team-based learning. This is complemented with learning in small-group settings, simulation and demonstration labs, and expert consultations in a team-taught, multidisciplinary environment. The course vertically integrates pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacokinetics, anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, therapeutics, patient assessment, epidemiology, and administrative and psycho-social-behavioral issues involved in patient care. Over-the-counter, prescription, herbal and non- traditional therapies, and nondrug therapies are specifically included. Prerequisites: P2 or approval of instructor. PHAR-6262 3 hours Infectious Disease and Immunology I Module This course prepares the student to manage therapy of patients with conditions or diseases affecting the immune system and/ or caused by infection. In particular, special attention will be paid to bacterial and viral infections. The course focuses on the application of principles through a mixture of team-based learning, problem-based learning, other active learning styles, simulation and demonstration labs, and expert consultations in a team-taught, multidisciplinary environment. The course vertically integrates pharmacology, microbiology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacokinetics, anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, therapeutics, patient assessment, epidemiology, and administrative and psycho-social-behavioral issues involved in patient care. Over-the-counter, prescription, herbal and non- traditional therapies, and nondrug therapies are specifically included. Prerequisites: P2 or approval of instructor. PHAR-6263 3 hours Infectious Disease and Immunology II Module This course expands on the content and principles taught in PHAR-6262. This course continues to prepare the student to manage therapy of patients with conditions or diseases affecting the immune system and/or caused by infection. In particular, special attention will be paid to opportunistic infections, HIV, and parasitic infections. The course focuses on the application of principles through a mixture of team-based learning, problem-based learning, other active learning styles, simulation and demonstration labs, and expert consultations in a team-taught, multidisciplinary environment. The course vertically integrates pharmacology, microbiology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacokinetics, anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, therapeutics, patient assessment, epidemiology, and administrative and psycho-social-behavioral issues involved in patient care. Over-the-counter, prescription, herbal and non- traditional therapies, and nondrug therapies are specifically included. Prerequisites: P2 or approval of instructor. PHAR-6264 Endocrine Module 4 hours This course prepares the student to manage therapy of patients with conditions or diseases affecting the endocrine system. The course focuses on the application of principles through team- based learning. This is complemented with learning in small group settings, demonstration labs, and expert consultations in a team-taught, multidisciplinary environment. The course vertically integrates pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacokinetics, anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, therapeutics, patient assessment, epidemiology, and administrative and psycho-social- behavioral issues involved in patient care. Over-the counter, prescription, herbal and nontraditional therapies, and nondrug therapies are specifically included. Prerequisites: P2 or approval of instructor. PHAR-6265 Women’s and Men’s Health Module 3 hours This course prepares the student to manage therapy of patients with conditions or diseases affecting the reproductive systems in men and women. The course focuses on the application of principles through team-based learning. This is complemented with learning in small-group settings, simulation and demonstration labs, and expert consultations in a team- taught, multidisciplinary environment. The course vertically integrates pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacokinetics, anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, therapeutics, patient assessment, epidemiology, and administrative and psycho-social- behavioral issues involved in patient care. Over-the-counter, prescription, herbal and nontraditional therapies, and non-drug therapies are specifically included. Prerequisites: P2 or approval of instructor. 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. Students in Institutional IPPE-I will meet with an assigned preceptor for at least a four-hour period each week for 14 weeks throughout the semester, totaling an estimate of 56 contact hours. Prerequisite: 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. 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 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.