2018-2019 Graduate Academic Catalog

2018–19 Graduate Academic Catalog Page 71 Graduate-Level Course Descriptions PHAR-6283 – PHAR-7310 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-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. Prerequisite: 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. 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.