4 ECTS credits
120 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4023452ENR 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
Je hebt ‘Farmacognosie en fytotherapeutica’ en 'Klinische farmacologie en farmacotherapie' gevolgd, alvorens ‘Farmaceutische zorg en rationeel geneesmiddelengebruik’ op te nemen. 'Farmaceutische zorg en rationeel geneesmiddelengebruik’ opnemen houdt in dat je gelijktijdig ‘Voedingsleer en voedingssupplementen (studenten Farmaceutische Zorg)'en 'Farmacotherapie van de zelfzorg’ volgt of reeds geslaagd bent of vrijstelling bekomen hebt voor ‘Voedingsleer en voedingssupplementen’ en 'Farmacotherapie van de zelfzorg'.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie
Department
Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences
Educational team
Stephane Steurbaut (course titular)
Stephanie Wuyts
Eline Tommelein
Silas Rydant
Activities and contact hours
30 contact hours Lecture
Course Content

This course should familiarise students with a variety of practical pharmacotherapeutic aspects of their future profession. The focus wil be on pharmaceutical care and the new role a pharmacist has to play in society.


Examples of course topics:


1. Pharmaceutical Care and Seamless Care

* Good Pharmacy Practice
* Basic and advanced pharmaceutical care
* First and repeat drug prescription handling 
* Drug adherence
* Pharmaceutical Care file
* Seamless Care and interprofessional communication
* Care pathways

* Appropriate drug use

* Concepts of Evidence based pharmacy 

2. Pharmacotherapeutical guidelines:

* Diabetes
* Astma and COPD
* Hypertension/ Hypercholesterolemia/Cardiovascular risk management

* Stroke

* Heart failure

* Atrial fibrillation
* Kidney insufficiency 

* Oral cytostatic drugs

* Osteo-articular diseases

* Topics in neurology (migraine, Parkinson, Alzheimer, multiple sclerosis, depression, bipolar disease, sleep disorders), ophthalmology and hormonal therapy (contraception and menopause)

* ...

3. Practical interpretation of clinical lab results



 

Course material
Handbook (Recommended) : Adviezen voor Zelfzorg, Leemans, BIB, 9789070472221
Handbook (Recommended) : Commentaren Medicatiebewaking, BIB, 9789074027403, 2020
Digital course material (Required) : Presentaties, Canvas
Digital course material (Required) : Apotheekrichtlijnen CWOA/APB
Digital course material (Recommended) : Geneesmiddelenrepertorium, www.bcfi.be
Additional info

The course consists of 30 hours of lectures.

Recommend course material:

* Geneesmiddelenrepertorium (free, can be downloaded from website BCFI.be)
* Pharmacy guidelines CWOA/APB (can be downloaded from website APB.be)
* Slides on Canvas (printversion of course slides)

* Various pharmacotherapeutic guidelines made available via CANVAS
* Commentaren Medicatiebewaking Escapo (optional group purchase)
* Adviezen voor Zelfzorg, Liesbeth Leemans (optional)

* Zelfzorgadvies in de apotheek, Valerie Storms en Veerle Foulon (optional)

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

At the end of this course and with regard to the following unique learning outcomes, the student should be able to:
* know and understand what is meant by Pharmaceutical Care and how to realise this in practice including the pharmaceutical care services.
* inform patients about appropriate drug use, both at the first and subsequent delivery moment(s).
* apply the pharmacotherapeutical guidelines in pharmacy practice to ensure safe and rational pharmacotherapy.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

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

  • Examen mondeling with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Oral exam with written preparation. A minimum score of 10/20 is needed to pass this exam.

 

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)
Master of Drug Development: Pharmacist (only offered in Dutch)