Program Overview

CPD Masters Certificate of Professional Development: Fundamental Paediatric Pharmacy Practice

Level 7 (postgraduate), 20 Credits

Course Aim

Provides clinical knowledge and skills that are relevant to the needs of healthcare professionals working with medicines in fundamental paediatric practice and to facilitate the professional development, including fostering development of an enquiring, open-minded attitude, tempered with scientific discipline for paediatric medicine, which encourages lifelong learning.

Course Content

After completing the course you should be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of common neonatal and paediatric conditions and understanding of medicines use in those conditions, including fundamental aspects of paediatric care
• Assess and manage the particular safety issues and pharmacological care relating to paediatric therapy for some fundamental paediatric specific conditions
• Demonstrate commitment to continue to advance your own and others' knowledge and understanding in paediatric pharmaceutical care and document continuing professional development in the field applied to real patient cases

The final award is Continuing Professional Development in Fundamental Paediatric Pharmacy Practice, 20 credits at Level 7.

Teaching and Learning

• Course length: The study mode is part-time distance learning using LJMU's virtual learning environment Canvas and lasts for 6 months. No attendance is required as all study is web-based.
• Acquisition of knowledge and skills: Are achieved mainly through directed student-centred and work-based learning. The course is designed to give a degree of flexibility in student choice. The learning outcomes associated with these student-selected topics are achieved through open learning with you selecting the most appropriate resource material as applicable to your area of practice around the world. References and guidance for resources will be available on Canvas and you are supported to identify relevant documents as applicable to your practice.

Entry Requirements

• Qualification requirements: Students entering the programme must be a registered Pharmacist with the relevant professional body in the UK, or with a professional body recognised to be of similar standing to the UK regulator bodies.
• Language requirements: Where English is not your first language, we would normally require a score of 6.5 in the IELTS system (or equivalent), with scores of greater than 5.5 in each of the domains. This is to ensure you are able to complete the necessary reading, communication with the programme team and assessments, which must all be completed in English.
• Work experience: You must be working in an environment that will provide sufficient access to paediatric patients to provide opportunities to develop skills in applying knowledge to real-life cases and collect evidence for the professional practice portfolio.

Assessment

• Formal written examination: To demonstrate 'know' and 'knows how' skills.
• Coursework: 1 piece of coursework (patient care plan) based on a work-based case to demonstrate the 'knows how' and 'does' skills.
• Formative online and in-class tests: Online self-assessment questions will test your knowledge throughout the course. A shortened mock exam will be offered for practice before your final exam deadline if applicable.

CPD Award

This module can be studied within the BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care Development award framework or as a single CPD.

Course Cost

• Home PT per year: £1,365
• International PT per year: £1,900

Start Dates

• September
• March

Course Length

• 6 months PartTime

Location

• City campus