2017-2018 Graduate Academic Catalog

2017–18 Graduate Academic Catalog Page 65 Graduate-Level Course Descriptions PHAR-6295 – PHAR-7343 PHAR-6295 Post Graduate Training Seminar 2 hours This elective course is designed to help prepare Pharm.D. students with the skills and knowledge necessary to pursue post- graduate training and certification opportunities. Emphasis will be placed on the development of a comprehensive professional development plan that includes (at minimum) personal goal setting, self-assessment, employment search strategies, a curriculum vitae, and a letter of intent. Students will also be provided with opportunities to improve both their professional presentation skills and their interviewing skills. In-class discussion and student reflection will also focus on the role of God in our career paths. Prerequisite: P2 standing. PHAR-6900 Independent Study 2 hours Research or scholarship designed to give the qualified student the opportunity to complete an original investigation or pursue an area of interest not covered in the existing required or elective Pharm.D. curriculum The independent study topic and project outline must have prior approval by the assigned faculty member. PHAR-7310 Biomedical Informatics 2 hours This course is designed to familiarize students with the application of computer technologies and information science in biomedicine and health science. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on computer exercises, students will be introduced to the conceptual and technical components of biomedical informatics. The conceptual components will include principles of database design, human-computer interfaces, medical terminologies and coding systems, medical decision analysis methods, clinical information systems architectures, and methods for measuring costs and benefits in healthcare systems. The technical components will include use of the Internet for biomedical applications, current and emerging wide area network technologies, use of literature and molecular sequence databases, and systems for telemedicine. Prerequisites: PHAR-6110 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice; PHAR-6111 Research Design and Methodology; PHAR-6150 Drug Information and Informatics; PHAR-6171 Community Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience I; PHAR-6172 Community Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience II; PHAR-6250 Applied Biomedical Module; PHAR-6260 Patient Care and Safety; PHAR-6273 Institutional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience I. PHAR-7311 2 hours Community Pharmacy Management Seminar Building on the overviews presented in PHAR-7353 Leadership and Business Module, this seminar course will focus on developing the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively and successfully manage the business of community pharmacy. Students will actively address a number of issues related to the entrepreneurial, financial, human resource, legal, operational, customer service and professional aspects of owning/operating a fictitious independent community pharmacy located in a mid- sized community in the Midwest. Prerequisites: PHAR-6110 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice; PHAR-6112 Introduction to Self Care; PHAR-6171 Community Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience I: PHAR-6172 Community Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience II; PHAR-6260 Patient Care and Safety; PHAR-6273 Institutional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience I; PHAR-6274 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience IV; PHAR-7353 Leadership and Business Module. PHAR-7312 Topics in International Pharmacy 2 hours This course will engage students in discussions relating to global pharmaceutical issues and international practices of pharmacy. This will be facilitated via readings, web-based resources, guest faculty presenters, and student presentations. Prerequisites: good standing in P2 or P3 year in the School of Pharmacy. (odd years) PHAR-7321 Pain Management 2 hours This course will provide an in-depth, case-based, problem- solving approach to pain management in patients with both acute and chronic pain. Students will be guided by a faculty facilitator through various types of complex pain patients. Students will develop a working knowledge of opioid dosing and titration, adjuvant medications, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and non-pharmacologoic therapy. Students will be provided with a list of resources to assist them in their application of therapeutic principles to pain patients. The content of this course will be significantly more in-depth than the core curriculum requirements of pain management. Prerequisites: good standing in P2 or P3 year in the School of Pharmacy. (odd years) PHAR-7331 Industrial Pharmacy 2 hours This course will discuss fundamental principles of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) in the pharmaceutical industry. The course will introduce the GMP principles and approaches for active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients and finished pharmaceuticals that are applicable in day-to-day operations of the industry. In addition, the course will also study the history, the science, and the laws behind GMP that ensure high-quality operation and maintenance of a pharmaceutical industry. Prerequisites: good standing in P1 and P2 year in the School of Pharmacy; PHAR-6130 Medicinal Biochemistry; PHAR-6131 Pharmaceutical Sciences; PHAR-6132 Integrated Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology; PHAR-6134 Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics PHAR-7332 Perinatal Pharmacology 2 hours This course uses an in-depth discussion of recent research on controversial or cutting-edge topics in perinatal pharmacology. The course discussions will equip the students with critical thinking skills necessary to articulate the pharmacological basis for treating the pregnant women and their babies during prenatal, neonatal, and postnatal stages of development by applying the basic concepts in developmental biology and neonatology. Prerequisite; completion of the P1 and P2 year of the School of Pharmacy or by approval of the instructor. PHAR-7342 Law and Legal Affairs Module 2 hours This course will introduce students to the systems (legislative and regulatory bodies, both state and federal) by which laws and regulations related to the practice of pharmacy are created and/or promulgated, and establish an understanding regarding the historical framework of present laws and regulations. The course will subsequently focus on the laws and rules governing the practice of pharmacy in the state of Ohio as a guide to understanding the same across the nation. Finally, the course will introduce students to, and engage them in, the regulation enforcement and disciplinary roles of the Ohio Board of Pharmacy. Prerequisites: P3 or approval of instructor. PHAR-7343 3 hours Miscellaneous Topics and Special Populations Module This course prepares the student to manage therapy of patients with special medication needs (e.g., geriatrics, pediatrics, immunologic complications). 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 nondrug therapies are specifically included. Additional miscellaneous disease states will be covered in this course. Prerequisites: P3 or approval of instructor.