Pharmacy Practice and Administration 725

30:725:104 Pharmacy Convocations (1) Introduces basic concepts of the practice of pharmacy as a component of the health care system. Discusses the role of pharmacists and the goals and trends of pharmaceutical education and the career pathways available to pharmacists. Required for all first-year, preprofessional students.

30:725:308 Pharmacy Practice Management (3) Relates principles of management to pharmacy practice environments (such as community and home health care pharmacies, chain pharmacies, managed-care pharmacies, and hospitals and other institutional pharmacies). Prerequisite: First professional year standing.

30:725:320 Introduction to Pharmaceutical Care (4) Provides fundamental understanding of functions, responsibilities, and outcomes of pharmacy practice in modern health and disease and a systematic inquiry into the role and nature of pharmacy practice in the health care system. Concept of pharmaceutical care emphasized as the underlying basis of pharmacy practice. Essential skills and pharmaceutical calculation acquired through self-study tutorials. Pharmaceutical nomenclature and medical terminology are emphasized. Prerequisite: First professional year standing.

30:725:329 Concepts in Pharmacy Practice (1) Provides students with their first structured exposure to professional practice and the provision of pharmaceutical care in representative ambulatory and acute-care settings. Students participate in pharmacy-based teaching sessions and college-based seminars.
Prerequisite: 30:725:320.

30:725:330 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (2) Provides students with their first structured exposure to professional practice and the provision of pharmaceutical care in representative ambulatory and acute-care settings. Students participate in pharmacy-based teaching sessions and college-based seminars. Prerequisite: 30:725:329.

30:725:340 Principles of Pharmaceutical Economics (3) Provides an understanding of the economic aspects of pharmacy practice and the pharmaceutical industry within the context of the health care system. Explores the principles and applications of pharmacoeconomics and pharmacy practice and provides the techniques to measure outcomes and disease-state management. Prerequisites: 01:220:102, 30:725:308.

30:725:415 Poison Management and Drug Abuse (3) Provides understanding of the effects in clinical management in drug overdose, toxic exposure, and substance abuse. Didactic lectures and student-based case discussions. Prerequisite: Second professional year standing.

30:725:422 Gerontological Pharmacy Practice (2) The course is taught through interactive case-based lectures, debates, group projects, presentations, and practical exercises. Students will improve their skills in patient interviewing techniques, geriatric assessment, SOAP note writing, and Medication Therapy Management (MTM) documentation. The goal is to develop the student's problem-solving skills and empathy in the care and management of geriatric patients who often present with multiple disease states, polypharmacy, and challenging issues. Prerequisite: Third professional year standing.

30:725:423 Medical Writing (2) Practical applications of technical writing required of pharmacists in the health care system; tools needed to meet demands and improve written communication skills. Prerequisite: Third professional year standing.

30:725:424 History of Pharmacy (2) Historical development, trends, and impact of pharmacy as a health care profession and a biomedical science from ancient to modern times.

30:725:427 Community Practice Management (2) Overview of opportunities and involvement in community pharmacy practice. Prerequisite: First professional year standing.

30:725:428 Hospital Practice Management (2) Introduction to hospital pharmacy practice; presentation and discussion of services, functions, personnel, administration, and relation to other hospital departments. Field trips and projects. Prerequisite: First professional year standing.

30:725:429 Introduction to Pharmaceutical Industry (2) Steps and factors involved in discovery and development of new pharmaceuticals. Emphasis on organizational functions and interfaces. Prerequisite: First professional year standing.

30:725:460 Cardiopulmonary Therapeutics (3) Overview of the pathophysiology in pharmacotherapeutics of common disorders of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. Emphasis on application of pharmaceutical-care principles to cardiopulmonary disorders through a combination of didactic lectures and case study presentations. Prerequisites: 30:725:320. Second professional year standing. Corequisite: 30:718:405.

30:725:470 Drug Information and Literature Evaluation (3) Provides fundamental background for answering drug information requests and critically evaluating primary literature. Prerequisite: Statistics and second professional year standing.

30:725:475 Infectious Disease Therapeutics (3) Introduces antibiotic, antifungal, and antiviral therapy. Case discussions incorporated for various disease states, with emphasis on drug interactions, adverse reactions, dosing, monitoring, and patient counseling. Prerequisite: Second professional year standing.

30:725:480 Intermediate Practice Experience (2) Provides students with their first structured exposure to professional practice and the provision of pharmaceutical care in representative acute-care settings. Students are assigned to a practice setting for a 160-hour experience. Prerequisite: Completion of second professional year didactic coursework.

31:725:481 Pediatric Pharmacy Practice (2) Introduction to the concepts of pharmacy practice as it relates to the expanding segment of pediatrics. Prerequisite: Third professional year standing.

30:725:482 Leadership for Pharmacy Professionals (2) This course is designed to introduce students to broad concepts of leadership and professionalism in pharmacy practice. The format includes interactive lectures, as well as a number of group projects, presentations, and practical exercises. Topics include leadership theory, emotional intelligence, the Myers-Briggs test, presentation skills, professional writing, etiquette, ethics, conflict resolution, and networking. Prerequisites: First professional year standing and permission of instructor.

30:725:483 Adventures in Pharmacy Practice (2) Complement to the required Pharmacy Practice Management. Topics include contemporary subjects that have a direct impact on pharmacy practice. Subjects include automation, politics, ethics, customer satisfaction, "pharmacy practice in the news," and the future of pharmacy practice. Prerequisite: First professional year standing or higher.

30:725:484 Women's Health Issues (2) Investigate, explore, and discuss issues important to women's health. An in-depth presentation of the female reproductive system, along with related diseases and disorders, is covered in addition to broad coverage of other disorders prevalent in women. Prerequisite: Third professional year standing.

30:725:485 Herbal and Alternative Medicine (2) Reviews the herbal/alternative medicine used to alleviate the common disease states. Topics include overview of the history of alternative medicine, in-depth analysis of the most popular herbs, and patient counseling for herbal use. Prerequisite: Third professional year standing.

30:725:488 Introduction to Pharmacoepidemiology (2) This course will cover basic concepts of pharmacoepidemiology including pharmacovigilance and its role in drug regulation, study methods, basic statistical tools, and data resources.

30:725:495,496,497,498 Research in Pharmacy Practice and Administration (BA) Undergraduate research in pharmacy practice and/or administration. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. No more than two semesters of research courses may be used to satisfy degree requirements.

31:725:530 Clinical Research Design (2) Delineates the principles of clinical research design, characteristics, and types of clinical trials, selection and usage of statistical methods appropriate to various designs, and methods and issues related to outcomes assessment alongside clinical trials.

31:725:545 Pharmacy Law and Bioethics (4) Provides understanding of the theoretical and applied aspects of pharmaceutical jurisprudence and ethics, as required for professional practice and licensure as a pharmacist. Prerequisites: 30:725:308 and 320 and third professional year standing.

31:725:550 Self-Care and Home Care (4) Provides opportunity to learn the concepts and acquire knowledge required for the pharmacist's involvement in self-care and home care. Prerequisites: 31:725:570 and 585.

31:725:555 Clinical Pharmacokinetics (4) Introduction to advanced concepts in clinical pharmacokinetics, with emphasis on special patient populations and specific drugs. Prerequisite: Third professional year standing.

31:725:560 Clinical Immunology, Hematology, and Oncology Therapeutics (3) Provides understanding of the basic principles of immunology, hematology, and oncology and their application to clinical situations. Prerequisite: Third professional year standing.

31:725:565 Renal, Gastrointestinal, and Nutrition Therapeutics (3) Introduces pharmacotherapeutic concepts in renal, gastrointestinal, and nutrition patients. Case discussions. Prerequisite: Third professional year standing.

31:725:570 Physical Assessment (3) Introduces various aspects of the physical examination to assist in monitoring response to pharmacotherapy and disease progression. Incorporates pharmacy-based immunization delivery.
Prerequisite: Third professional year standing.

31:725:577 Concepts in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (3) Introduces the emerging field of palliative care and pharmacy practice issues related to the care of patients with noncurable, advanced illness or those at the end-of-life. Topics covered include communication skills, clinical decision making, control of symptoms, management of complications, psychosocial and spiritual care, and care of the dying patient. The goal is to develop the student's critical thinking skills in the provision of palliative pharmacy care as well as compassion for patients and caregivers living with a serious or terminal illness.
Prerequisite: Third professional year standing.

31:725:578 Strategies in HIV Therapeutics (2) Provides an in-depth overview of HIV/AIDS management. Covers various topics, including the intricacies of providing patient-specific antiretroviral therapy, management of antiretroviral and AIDS-related complications, global HIV/AIDS policy and advocacy, and sociological/psychological implications of HIV. Students will give presentations based on patient cases and current topics in HIV. Prerequisite: Third professional year standing.

31:725:579 Advanced Pharmacotherapy Applications (2) This course is intended to enhance and develop problem-solving skills relative to the management of complex patient cases similar to those encountered in the inpatient setting. For third professional year students in the doctor of pharmacy program.
Prerequisite: Third professional year standing.

31:725:581 Advanced Neuropsychiatric Therapeutics (2) The course will explore more in-depth the disease states from therapeutics, as well as discuss other topics such as autism, eating disorders, personality disorders, and factitious disorders. The course will be interactive, as students will have the opportunity to conduct a simulated patient interview, write SOAP notes, and present topics.
Corequisite: 31:725:595.

31:725:582 Critical Care Pharmacotherapy (2) Students will develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills that will help them effectively evaluate the types of medication-related issues for patients seen in the intensive care unit.
Prerequisite: Third professional year standing.

31:725:583 Pharmaceutical Advertising and Promotion (2) Educates on the skills that pharmaceutical marketers will need to master to be successful. Provides an in-depth understanding of the development of pharmaceutical advertising, promotional pieces, and messages. Also provides information on potential marketing career options in the pharmaceutical industry. Prerequisite: Second professional year standing or higher.

31:725:584 Managed Care Pharmacy Practice (2) Focuses on issues surrounding practice of pharmacy in a managed care environment, including cost, payment, and recognition of stakeholders. Discusses the impact of managed care on other pharmaceutical environments. Prerequisite: 30:725:308.

31:725:585 Pharmacy Communications I (2) Overview of the communication, patient monitoring, and patient counseling skills required to deliver pharmaceutical care in pharmacy practice settings. Prerequisite: 30:725:480.

31:725:587 Pharmacy Communications II (2) Continues to develop and refine interpersonal and interprofessional communicative and collaborative skills necessary to render pharmaceutical care. Prerequisite: 31:725:585.

31:725:590 Endocrine Therapy and Special Patient Populations (3) Provides fundamental understanding of the diagnosis and therapeutic management of disease states and/or conditions unique to endocrine, pediatric, and geriatric population groups. Prerequisite: Third professional year standing.

31:725:595 Neuropsychiatric Therapeutics (3) Provides fundamental understanding of the pathophysiology and therapeutic treatment of selected neurologic and psychiatric disorders. Didactic lectures and small-group discussions. Prerequisite: Third professional year standing.

31:725:615 Student Portfolio (2) Documentation of students' experiences, activities, and personal reflections regarding their Introductory Practice Experience through Advanced Practice Experience rotations.
Prerequisites: Fourth professional year standing.

31:725:617 Pharmacy Reflection Seminar (2) Pharmacotherapeutic topics, drug/disease state knowledge, and ethics/professionalism will be reviewed in a highly interactive manner requiring student participation in discussions, cases, and breakout sessions. At the conclusion of the course, clinical skills will be evaluated including blood pressure assessment, glucometer utilization, and other assessments.

31:725:791 through 799 Advanced Practice Experience Rotations (5) Pharmaceutical-care experience rotations conducted in the final professional year of the program. Sequence consists of seven, five-week rotations to include community-based pharmaceutical care experience, hospital-based pharmaceutical care experience, and general medicine practice experience. One elective practice experience can be selected from available sites and preceptors. Prerequisites: Fourth professional year standing.