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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology |
| Credits: | 12 [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 240 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW30EX70 |
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| Requisites: | While taking this module you must take PA20318 AND take PA20319 AND take PA20320 AND take PA20322 |
| Description:
| Aims: To provide a comprehensive, integrated understanding of the design and development of medicines, their pharmacological actions in the body and the evidence-based approach to treatment of patients with the aim of promoting safe and effective outcomes in cardiovascular and major endocrine disorders. Learning Outcomes: After successfully completing this unit, the student pharmacist will be able to: 1. Describe the aetiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical symptoms of CV and major endocrine diseases and how they are diagnosed and treated. 2. Identify and utilise evidence-based approaches for the management of cardiovascular and major endocrine disorders. 3. Carry out and write-up an analytical mini-project 4. Explain how disease and patient factors affect drug therapy and determine therapy outcomes. 5. Evaluate the evidence base for the management of cardiovascular disease and major endocrine disorders 6. Describe the role of the pharmacist in prescribing, administering and monitoring medication for patients with cardiovascular and major endocrine disorders. 7. Use risk calculators and be able to make a referral based on a pharmacy-based cardiovascular risk assessment. 8. Reflect on their own practice in supporting patients with these diseases and identify areas for continuous improvement. 9. Make appropriate clinical decisions in support of patients with cardiovascular and major endocrine disorders. 10. Apply structured consultation skills to the conditions studied in this unit. Skills: Scientific and practical skills (T/F/A) Study skills, handling information, working with others (T/F) Problem solving (T/F/A) Study skills (T/F) Handling information (T/F/A) Written communication (T/F/A) Scientific & practical skills (T/F/A) Information & communication technology (ICT) (T/F) Content: Content to include: Clinical introduction and overview of therapeutic area - Problem-based learning case * Pharmaceutics theme - Peptide & protein delivery, recombinant technologies, insulin production - Multiple dose pharmacokinetics and drug monitoring. * Pharmacology theme - Autonomic nervous system pharmacology - Receptor signalling - Regulation of blood pressure - The kidney and diuretics - Atherosclerosis and lipid lowering drugs - Coagulation, anti-platelets and anticoagulants, DVT and pulmonary embolism - Positive inotropes * Medicinal chemistry and drug design theme - Drug design and molecular modelling of drugs to treat cardiovascular disease and endocrine disorders - Cardiac glycosides as natural products - Pharmaceutical analysis of natural products - Practical mini-project * Clinical therapeutics theme - The biochemistry of glucose metabolism and fatty acid metabolism - The management of hypertension - Angina, acute coronary syndromes, myocardial infarction - Heart failure - Cardiac arrhythmias, anti-arrhythmic drugs - Diabetes types I & II, antidiabetic drugs, insulin delivery - Thyroid & pituitary diseases - Clinical decision-making in cardiovascular and endocrine diseases. * Simulation and practice-based learning in cardiology * Interprofessional solutions to cardiovascular risk management. |
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PA20321 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
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