Program Overview

Program Overview

The PHM406 Transition to Practice subject is a Pharmacy Practice course that further develops graduates' competence and capacity for practice as an intern pharmacist. This 2-session subject includes both professional experiences/learning and a capstone experience with options in both activities to allow students to develop their own value proposition in the pharmacy career market.

Subject Details

• The subject is scheduled to come later in the year, with individual professional experiences/learning followed by inter-professional capstone experiences.
• Students studying this subject are assumed to have completed the first three years of the standard enrolment pattern, as this knowledge is a critical success factor in achieving professional milestones.
• Both professional experiences and inter-professional activities will likely involve interaction with patients and health professionals.

Availability

• Session 1 (30): On Campus, Orange Campus
• Session 2 (60): On Campus, Orange Campus
• Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PHM406.

Subject Information

Grading System

• HD/FL

Duration

• Two sessions

School

• School of Biomedical Sciences

Enrolment Restrictions

• Restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) courses

Prerequisites

• BMS340 and PHM320 and PHM315

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

• be able to effectively identify own learning needs and goals consistent with intended future practice
• be able to develop a learning plan or contract to meet identified needs and goals
• be able to constructively collaborate with others and ethically manage conflict
• be able to reflect on the role, practice and professional identity of the pharmacist to develop and maintain appropriate professional practice boundaries
• be able to participate in and develop processes to provide a safe and secure environment for group work and collaborative practice
• be able to research, critically analyse and synthesise information appropriate for the audience
• be able to engage in the self-directed evaluation of information and issues from various sources and articulate the outcomes
• be able to communicate effectively and professionally with stakeholders and deliver considered and clear information or recommendations
• be able to research and review intended patient management plans for patient utility and safety
• be able to demonstrate the ability to discuss with a wider audience intended patient management plans and rationale underlying those proposals

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:

• the National competency standards framework applicable to entry-level pharmacists in Australia
• the Professional Practice Standards for Australia
• World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Pharmacy Federation (FIP) guidelines, protocols
• working effectively in groups
• conflict minimisation and management
• theories of leadership
• developing a learning plan
• developing a patient management plan
• the use of computer software and pharmaceutical databases
• analysis and review of broad health literature relevant to patient care
• interprofessional learning concepts