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SL500151: Managing long term conditions: respiratory and endocrine

[Page last updated: 27 November 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Life Sciences
Credits: 15 CATS credits
Notional Study Hours: 150
Level: FHEQ level 7
Period:
Modular - no specific semester
Assessment Summary: CWES 80%, CWRA 20%
Assessment Detail:
  • Assessment Group A:Clinical-based assessment (CWES 40% - Qualifying Mark: 30)
  • Assessment Group A:Project-based assessment (CWES 40% - Qualifying Mark: 30)
  • Assessment Group A:Practice-based assessment (CWRA 20% - Qualifying Mark: 30)
  • Assessment Group B:Clinical-based assessment (CWES 40% - Qualifying Mark: 30)
  • Assessment Group B:Project-based assessment (CWES 40% - Qualifying Mark: 30)
  • Assessment Group B:Practice-based assessment (CWRA 20% - Qualifying Mark: 30)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes:
* Critically discuss the pharmacist's role in managing long term conditions.� � 
* Critically evaluate the evidence base and apply clinical reasoning and professional judgement to the evidence base� for the management of� key long term conditions (LTCs), specifically asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes and hypothyroidism.� 
* Analyse� and critically reflect on your role in reviewing medication and monitoring their safety and effectiveness in patients with the above conditions.� 
* Explain the pathophysiology, symptoms and patient monitoring factors in the above conditions.� 
* Apply good communication and patient� centred� consultation skills to enhance the patient experience� and promote shared decision-making.� � 
* Apply commonly used clinical skills relevant to the above conditions� e.g.� spirometry, peak flow, HbA1c and diabetic foot examination.� 
* Safely review medication and� optimise� medicines use in patients with the above� conditions.� 


Aims: To update underpinning knowledge of a range of long-term conditions and therapeutics enabling pharmacists to support patients in the self-management of their conditions, through optimising medicines use.

Skills:
* Study skills� 
* Basic clinical examination skills� 
* Consultation skills� 
* Communication skills� 
* Written communication� 
* Problem solving� 
* Working with others� 
* Handling information� 
* Leadership skills - influencing skills, challenging inappropriate prescribing� 
* Planning and� organisation� 
* Improving learning and performance� 
* Scientific and practical skills� 
* Reflective practice� 
* Information & communication technology

Content:
* Asthma� � 
* COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)� 
* Diabetes - type 1� � 
* Diabetes - type 2� � 
* Complications of diabetes� � 
* Obesity� � 
* Hypothyroidism.

Course availability:

SL500151 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Life Sciences

Notes:

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