PCL 5X4: Patient care and health system management laboratory IV

Patient care and health system management laboratory courses are designed to build and reinforce contemporary pharmacy practice skills in the provision of patient care and health systems management. Throughout the course series students will participate in practicum and simulation components of the lab, to expand their practice skills in preparation for advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotations. In particular, patient care and health system management laboratory courses III and IV will give the student the experience required in hospital, and other alternative settings by focusing on foundational practice skills that are aligned with the fifth year '93integrated pharmacotherapy courses'94 and their '93case-based seminars'94, such as;

• Hospital medication order processing and dispensing (automated medication dispensing devices, and bar coding)
• Handling prescription and dispensing of commonly used prescription and non-prescription medications in a patient with multiple co-morbidities
• Advanced level patient assessment
• Patient counselling on medications, especially those with communication barriers
• Patient counselling in a team-based setting
• Development of comprehensive patient care plans
• Identification of complex drug therapy problems
• Pharmacy-based immunization training
• Interprofessional education