Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Unit Catalogue 2006/07 |
PA50190 Public health pharmacy |
Credits: 6 |
Level: Masters |
Modular: no specific semester |
Assessment: CW90OR10 |
Requisites: |
Aims & Learning Objectives: Aim: To review and evaluate the key issues in public health pharmacy. Learning Objectives: By the end of the unit the student will be able to: 1. Critically appraise the overall aim of public health services (knowledge and understanding, intellectual skill); 2. describe and assess the elements of public health strategy and services that are relevant to pharmacy services and medicines use (knowledge and understanding). Content: * Socioeconomic determinants of health and disease; * Legal framework for public health; * NHS planning; * Cross boundary working; * Prioritisation of resource use; * Evidence based practice; * Health needs assessment; * Pharmacoepidemiology; systems, data, interpretation; * Pharmacovigilance; systems, data, interpretation; * Health Promotion; areas and communication strategies; changing behaviours; * Drug misuse, Accident prevention, Dental public health, sexual health, mental health, cancer, communicable disease and antibiotic resistance. |
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