4 ECTS credits
120 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4023446ENR for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
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Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie
Department
Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences
Educational team
Liesbeth Leemans (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
30 contact hours Lecture
Course Content

The course on communication and self care products has a theoretical and a practical part:

During the theoretical courses the following aspects will be taught:

1. Hallmarks of a good oral and written communication

2. Pharmacotherapy of self care conditions:e.g. coughs, colds and flu, sore throats, headache, allergic rhinitis, stomachache, constipation, diarrhoea, hemmoroids, eye and ear problems, musculoskeletal problems, athlete's foot.

3. Introduction to pharmaceutical care



The practical seminars include:

1. Communication training (role play) in our 'training pharmacy'

2. Development of a patient information leaflet (PIL)

3. Introduction to computer assisted drug delivery

4. Introduction to the systematic use of scientific handbooks and specific pharmaceutical software.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Presentaties van de lessen, Canvas
Handbook (Recommended) : Commentaren Medicatiebewaking, Borgsteede, BIB, 9789074027403, 2018
Additional info

Adviezen voor zelfzorg (Leemans - KAVA Antwerpen).
Geneesmiddelenrepertorium

The handouts of the course will be presented on Pointcarré. Also a self test on selfcare medication will be available on Pointcarré.

Additional study material:
Commentaren Medicatiebewaking (Escapoo)

Learning Outcomes

General competences

Pharmaceutical Care has recently been implemented in our pharmaceutical law and dedicates a specific role towards the phamacist in primary care. To play this role, the pharmacist needs specific knowledge and skills.
This course intends to assist students in the development of these pharmcaeutical care skills.
After the course the student has to be able to
1. know the basic rules of oral and written communication. He/she should be able to apply this knowledge in the communication with a patient and other (primary) care workers.
2. choose a pharmacotherapeutic appropriate selfcare product for several conditions, following EBM guidelines.
3. use specific patient communication methods
4. understand the basics of pharmaceutical care.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 25% of the final mark.
Written Exam determines 75% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Examen mondeling with a relative weight of 25 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

    Note: Mondeling examen (1 casus) met een wegingsfactor 1 en aldus 25% van het totale eindcijfer.

    Toelichting: Het mondeling en schriftelijk gedeelte van het examen wordt op dezelfde dag afgenomen aan het einde van het eerste semester

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Examen schriftelijk with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 75% of the final mark.

    Note: Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

    Schriftelijk examen (2 cases) met een wegingsfactor 2 en aldus 50% van het totale eindcijfer.

    Toelichting: 1 casus van de 3 dient mondeling te worden verdedigd

Additional info regarding evaluation

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Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Pharmaceutical Care: Standaard traject NIEUW (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Drug Development: Pharmacist (only offered in Dutch)