Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH Applied Pharmacy Practice 3
School	Institute of Clinical Sciences
Department	Pharmacy
Module Code	01 39112
Module Lead	Dr Bilkis Islam-Ali
Level	Honours Level
Credits	40
Semester	Full Term
Pre-requisites	LI Portfolio 2 - (01 39109) LI Professional Experience Placements 2 - (01 39110) LI Applied Pharmacy Practice 2 - (01 39107) LI Health Sciences 2 - (01 39108) LI Science of Medicines 2 - (01 39111)
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Restrictions	Students must independently pass the calculations examination with a pass mark of 50%. This exam is a must pass component but is non-credit bearing. Students are required to achieve a minimum module mark of 50%, and a minimum of 40% in each element of coursework and exams. Exceptions include OSCEs where a weighted average of 50% must be achieved and the Competency-Based Assessment with a pass mark of 50%.
Contact Hours	Lecture-25 hours Seminar-6 hours Tutorial-16 hours Practical Classes and workshops-40 hours Guided independent study-313 hours Total: 400 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module will be delivered in Year 3, commencing in semester 1 and spans the whole academic year. The module applies and integrates learning from all the Year 3 modules within the context of professional practice, with an emphasis on person-centred care and multi-disciplinary working, and within the legal frameworks governing medicines. The module covers areas of care planning, adherence and concordance, management of dependence, disorders of mental health, risk management, responding to safety incidents and professional regulation of pharmacy. Law and ethics will continue to be taught in relation to supply, prescribing and administration of medicines. Students will conduct diagnostic examinations and procedures in a simulated environment and interpret physiological tests to inform clinical decision making in relation to medicine supply, prescribing and administration. A strong emphasis is be placed on the continued development of communication skills, including direct, remote, and written methods. In a simulated environment, students will their interprofessional communication skills, develop resilience and flexibility and face challenging interactions with professionalism and empathy, including extreme emotion, and breaking bad news. This will be summatively assessed in Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) stations, that have increased in number and complexity from Year 2, and continue to do so in the Applied Pharmacy Practice modules in the final year. This module will further develop student knowledge and skills in evidence-based medicine and research methodology, and its application to advancing clinical practice and improving clinical outcomes. Detailed information on study design, including clinical trials, database studies and post-marketing surveillance will be provided in relation to their application to the assessment of efficacy, effectiveness, and safety of healthcare interventions. Principles of Health economics will also be taught.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Apply prior learning to and integrate it with the new learning content of this module Demonstrate competence in pharmaceutical calculations and numeracy. Conduct diagnostic examinations and procedures in a simulated environment and use this information to inform clinical decision making, including appropriate referral. Adhere to protocols, guidance, and national frameworks in all aspects of pharmacy service provision, and work within limits of professional competence. Document and maintain legal records for the supply, prescribing, and administration of medicines within the duties of your profession, according to legal and good practice requirements. Apply professional judgement and be able to justify decisions relating to ethical dilemmas and professional problems in all aspects of practice, including prescribing. Identify misuse of prescription, non-prescription medicines and alcohol, and work with people to manage dependence and minimise harm reduction. Apply knowledge of the law relating to the misuse of drugs and the supply of medicines for the management of dependence. Describe advanced therapeutics such as Advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) and explain the roles and responsibilities of pharmacy professionals within this area of practice. Analyse safety incidents, applying error theory and human factors, noting the possible contributors to error and possible solutions. and be able to make recommendations to avoid harm. Explain how the pharmacy profession is regulated and your responsibility and accountability as a healthcare professional and as a professional student. Identify valid research questions by exploring and appraising the literature identified through searches of databases in areas of professional interest. Design a research study appropriate to a research question and justify sampling, study design and plans for data analysis. Demonstrate the importance of ethical considerations in research dignity and respect to participants and protection of their data. Describe health economic data and modelling and explain how this is used to support the cost-effective use of medicines, devices, and services. Apply and communicate evidence-based scientific knowledge in all aspects of care and service provision. Communicate with colleagues effectively and clearly, conveying and receiving the intended message, ensure continuity of care, and utilise spoken, written or electronic methods of communication accurately and appropriately. Work collaboratively with people and the multi-disciplinary team to formulate clinical management plans to optimise care. Demonstrate empathy and adapt the consultation and communication to provide person-centred care.
Assessment	39112-01 : Research Proposal (non-clinical) : Coursework (15%) 39112-02 : Root Cause Analysis (non-clinical) : Coursework (10%) 39112-03 : OSCE Practical : (MDS) Structured Clinical Assessment (25%) 39112-04 : End of Year Exam (non-clinical) : Exam (Centrally timetabled) - Computer based (20%) 39112-05 : Care Plan Exam (non-clinical) : Exam (Centrally timetabled) - Computer based (20%) 39112-06 : Calculations Exam (non-clinical) : Exam (Centrally timetabled) - Computer based (0%) 39112-07 : Competency-Based Assessment (non-clinical) : Exam (Centrally timetabled) - Computer based (10%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Coursework: Written task (15%) Research proposal (non-clinical) Written task (10%): Root cause analysis (non-clinical) OSCEs (25%) (clinical in station) Examinations: On-campus timed 'closed book' MCQ/EMQ exam (20%) (non-clinical) On-campus 'restricted open book' timed Care Plan exam (20%) (non-clinical) On-campus timed 'closed book' Calculation's exam (Pass/Fail) (non-clinical) On-campus 'restricted open book' Competency Based assessment (10%) (non-clinical) Reassessment: Students who achieve a minimum module mark of 50% but fail to achieve more than 40% in any elements, will have to resit those elements. Students who fail to achieve a minimum module mark of 50% will be reassessed in every element (examination and coursework) in which they achieved less than 50%. If students get less than 50% overall in the OSCE this is a failed component of the module and students will need to re-sit all OSCE stations. If students get less than 50% in the competency-based assessment, this is a failed component of the module and students will need to re-sit the exam.
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