Course unit details:
Surgery
Unit code | PHAR62252 |
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Credit rating | 15 |
Unit level | FHEQ level 7 – master's degree or fourth year of an integrated master's degree |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
Offered by | Pharmacy |
Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
This module builds upon the knowledge and skills gained in prior units to further develop the student’s professional practice in managing surgical patients.
The unit is split in to three parts; foundations of surgical care (peri-operative management, nausea and vomiting, antibiotic prophylaxis, wound care, fluids and nutrition, thromboprophylaxis, medicines management and enhanced recovery), general surgery (orthopaedics, obstetrics, colorectal and urology), and advanced surgery (neurosurgery, transplant, vascular, cardiothoracic, hepato-pancreato-biliary, upper gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery).
Depending on the student’s area of practice there will be an opportunity to choose appropriate case studies to meet their professional needs.
At the end of the unit the student should be able to:
Apply a considered, systematic approach to problem solving for surgical patients
Critically apply the evidence available in the pharmaceutical care of surgical patients
Evaluate the key therapeutic principles of surgery and demonstrate how they can be incorporated into practice
Demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles of individualising patient care within specific surgical states
Identify how to monitor the desired outcomes and adverse effects of drug therapy and interventions
Discuss the complexities of therapeutic decision making in different general advanced patient groups
Apply the principles of Continuing Professional Development to practice and evaluating their competence against a professional competency framework.
The unit will be assessed using a a pharmaceutical care plan and case-based discussion.
Pre/co-requisites
Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
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Medicines Optimisation & Therapeutics 1 | PHAR60411 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Foundations of Clinical Pharmacy | PHAR63001 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Evidence Based Practice | PHAR63002 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Medicines Optimisation and Therapeutics 2 | PHAR63012 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Aims
To further develop the knowledge and skills required to engage in medicines optimisation and in clinical problem solving skills with regards to the pharmaceutical care of the surgical patient.
Students will apply this knowledge to review patients and optimise their therapy through a series of case studies, observations in practice, care plans and case discussions.
Learning outcomes
Week 1 to 4
Aim
To develop the knowledge and skills required to deliver medicines optimisation and demonstrate clinical problem-solving skills in surgical patients
Outcomes
Demonstrate advanced knowledge of best clinical practice and national guidance for the following areas in relation to surgery: nausea and vomiting, VTE prophylaxis, antibiotic prophylaxis, nutrition and fluids, anaesthesia, peri-operative medicines management, wound care and enhanced recovery pathways
Apply this knowledge to the pharmaceutical care of surgical patients
Optimise medication in surgical patients while considering individual patient factors
Use critical reasoning to synthesise, analyse and evaluate primary and secondary sources of data relating to the pharmaceutical care of the surgical patient
Week 5 to 8
Aim
To develop the knowledge and skills required to deliver medicines optimisation and demonstrate clinical problem-solving skills in general surgical patients
Outcomes
Demonstrate advanced knowledge of best clinical practice and national guidance for the following areas in relation to surgery: orthopaedics, urology, colorectal and obstetrics
Apply this knowledge to the pharmaceutical care of surgical patients
Optimise medication in surgical patients while considering individual patient factors
Use critical reasoning to synthesise, analyse and evaluate primary and secondary sources of data relating to the pharmaceutical care of the surgical patient
Weeks 9 to 12
Aim
To develop the knowledge and skills required to deliver medicines optimisation and demonstrate clinical problem-solving skills in advanced surgical patients
Outcomes
Demonstrate advanced knowledge of best clinical practice and national guidance for the following areas in relation to surgery: neurosurgery, transplant, vascular, cardiothoracic, hepato-pancreato-biliary, head and neck and upper gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery
Apply this knowledge to the pharmaceutical care of advanced surgical patients
Optimise medication in surgical patients while considering individual patient factors
Use critical reasoning to synthesise, analyse and evaluate primary and secondary sources of data relating to the pharmaceutical care of the surgical patient
Teaching and learning methods
Online Option:
This course unit is delivered online using Blackboard 10. All learning material is presented in week by week folders to help students manage their time. Each week will contain four main elements; background reflective tasks, learning in the form of an e-lecture, embedded video or webinar, further reading and finally a task to consolidate learning (e.g. completion of coursework, formative quiz or participation in a group discussion). Students will be given the option to choose from a range of general and complex surgical presentations to study to enhance their own expertise relevant to their current role or future career aspirations.
This unit builds upon the knowledge and skills gained in prior units to further develop the student’s professional practice in managing patients with complex and advanced surgical requirements including foundations of surgical care (peri-operative management, nausea and vomiting, antibiotic prophylaxis, wound care, fluids and nutrition, thromboprophylaxis, medicines management and enhanced recovery), general surgery (orthopaedics, obstetrics, colorectal and urology), and advanced surgery (neurosurgery, transplant, vascular, cardiothoracic, hepato-pancreato-biliary, upper gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery).
This will provide the following outcomes:
Critical evaluation of primary and secondary evidence, local and national guidelines relating these to the individual patient needs
Develop the student’s decision making and problem solving skills with regards to patient care
Medicines optimisation issues including patient safety, which will include relevant national policy and guidelines
Patient-centred care including patient and health care professional communication and consultation skills
Encourage a holistic approach to patient care which accounts for the personal, social and cultural needs of the patient
Depending on the student’s area of practice there will be an opportunity to choose appropriate case studies to meet their professional needs.
The on-line tutorials included in the course allow students the opportunities to broaden knowledge and provide the opportunity for group discussion of more complex disease states and practice-related issues regarding medicines optimisation. The unit will foster an online student community with interactive activities and communications with the unit team
Knowledge and understanding
- Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the underpinning pharmaceutical care requirements of a surgical patient
- Demonstrate a systematic understanding of specific areas of surgery and the complex issues involved in therapeutic optimisation and individualising care for these patients
- Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of best clinical practice and its application to clinical practice and pharmaceutical care of patients with specific surgical needs
Intellectual skills
- Integrate theory and research of disease pathology and disease management with patient information to apply best evidence to practice in a clinical problem-solving context
- Use critical reasoning to synthesise, analyse and evaluate primary and secondary sources of data from clinical areas and apply these to individual patient problem-solving
Practical skills
- Safely and competently carry out a range of patient-based clinical skills (pharmaceutical care planning, case-based analysis of patient management)
- Use resources to collect and select information about the optimal clinical management of a surgical patient
- Develop presentation skills
Transferable skills and personal qualities
- Evaluate their own academic and personal progression
- Learn effectively for the purpose of continuing professional development and in a wider context throughout their career, including demonstrating competency against a professional competency framework
Assessment methods
Assessment task | Length | How and when feedback is provided | Weighting within unit |
Oral case-based discussion
| 30 mins
| Mark sheets will be made available to students with written feedback | 50% |
Pharmaceutical care plan | 2,000 words | Performance descriptors provided after examination board via Grademark with individual feedback in Blackboard. Supplemented with Smallvoice feedback | 50% |
Recommended reading
All directed reading is populated in the unit reading list.
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Neetu Bansal | Unit coordinator |