Class Pharmacy Practice

This curricular unit, focuses on developing the essential competencies required for pharmacists to effectively engage in modern healthcare. It emphasizes the expanding role of pharmacists as integral members of patient care teams, responsible for providing pharmaceutical care, managing medication therapies, and contributing to public health. The fields of action include patient-centered care, medication management, and health education, with intervention areas extending across community pharmacy, collaboration with other healthcare professionals, and the implementation of Pharmaceutical Services. This unit will equips students with the knowledge and practical skills needed to address pharmacotherapeutic follow-up, resolve medication-related problems, and master the use of clinical tools to monitor patient outcomes.

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Module 1: Introduction to Pharmaceutical Care Module 2: Medication-Related Problems (MRPs) Module  3: Pharmacotherapeutic Follow-Up (SFT) The Dáder Method for pharmacotherapeutic follow-up (SFT) Process of delivering pharmaceutical care: Prevention, detection, and resolution of MRPs Module 4: Medication Reconciliation and Review Types of medication reviews Strategies for reviewing medication regimens to optimize patient outcomes Methods of measuring Therapeutic adherence Module 5: Pharmaceutical Care in Polymedicated and Elderly Patients Optimizing Therapeutic Outcomes in Elderly Patients START/STOPP Criteria Introduction to the Beers Criteria Module 6: Pharmaceutical Care in Chronic Diseases Pharmaceutical care objectives for managing chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and asthma Cardiovascular Risk Management - Tools for calculating cardiovascular risk  

The lectures will be based mainly on the expository model, where the basic concepts will be presented. The following innovative methodologies will be used in the practical classes: Progressive patient simulation - each group of students is assigned a virtual patient with a detailed medication history. As the unit progresses, new health problems or medications are added to their patient profile, requiring ongoing management. Role-play with healthcare team integration - simulation of interdisciplinary team meetings in which students play the role of pharmacist and collaborate with other ‘healthcare professionals’ (represented by classmates or teachers) to solve complex patient cases. Fieldwork - As part of the fieldwork, an observational study will be carried out in a community pharmacy that will allow students to familiarise themselves with the professional environment they will soon encounter during their internship

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