CSN500 Clinical Therapeutics for Health
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| Unit code: | CSN500 |
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| Credit points: | 24 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| Domestic tuition unit fee | $5,400 |
| International unit fee | $7,560 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2022, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | CSN500 |
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| Credit points: | 24 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Nil |
| Anti-requisite: | LSB584, PUB662 |
| Coordinator: | Scott Wearing | s.wearing@qut.edu.au |
Overview
The Clinical Therapeutics unit provides you with a sound knowledge of biomedical science, pharmacology and therapeutics in the context of professional practice. The unit provides essential foundational knowledge in therapeutics and areas of assessment, diagnostics and management including quality use of medicines. It utilises contemporary resources, such as modules from the National Prescribing Service as well as relevant guidelines.
The unit provides knowledge and skills for the safe prescribing of scheduled medicines by health practitioners. To equip health professionals with knowledge, skills and expertise required to contribute to the development of management and evaluation practices, such as the use of scheduled medicines.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Apply high-level critical thinking skills to determine the contribution of bio/psycho/social factors contributing to clinical problems (NPS 1.2);
- Integrate knowledge of biomedical sciences, clinical medicine, pharmacology and other therapeutics, to diagnose podiatric conditions and identify medicines suitable for treatment (NPS 1.3);
- Critically evaluate information about medicines and make evidence-based decisions about medicines with respect to health and disease (NPS 2.1);
- Solve complex clinical problems by applying clinical guidelines and principles of quality use of medicines within legislative and regulatory frameworks (NPS H1.1; H1.4);
- Implement screening strategies, diagnostic investigation and interventions to reduce the risks of adverse events and common medication errors (NPS 2.2; H1.4); and
- Develop an appropriate treatment plan that complies with the relevant standards and legislative requirements (NPS 4.1; H1.1).
Content
Content in this subject covers:
- Ethical, legal and professional standards and responsibilities, including an overview of state, national and international frameworks;
- Biomedical sciences, including relevant diagnostic investigations, pathophysiology, dermatololgy, microbiology, blood chemistry, haematology, neurovascular insufficiency, infection and wound management;
- Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics of medicines for management of health conditions. These may include: anti-microbials, anti-inflammatories, anti-emetics, analgesics, anaesthetics, complementary and other medicines;
- Therapeutic guidelines and clinical pathways for common health conditions, including: scope of practice, communication, determining safety and efficacy, reporting adverse reactions and outcomes; and non pharmacological treatments such as wound management.
Learning Approaches
The course will be delivered using a blended mode of learning activities. Lectures, discussions and tutorials (accessing drug information resources) are delivered.
The application of knowledge acquired will be consolidated and expanded through guided online readings and learning activities relating to clinical decision making and problem solving.
You will be required to travel to the campus at the commencement and at the end of the semester for lectures/tutorials and discussion group and assessment activities.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Formative feedback will be provided to you through assessment items 1 and 2. Peer feedback will be shared via regularly scheduled teleconferences.
Assessment
Overview
Each assessment type in this unit will be subject to internal/external moderation, such as cross-unit discussions and regular meetings of assessors, to ensure that marks awarded by different teaching staff are internally consistent and meet appropriate academic standards (MOPP C/5.2 QUT Grading system).
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Quiz
This assessment involves a quiz focusing on knowledge and application of principles of biomedical and pharmacological sciences.
Assessment: Online Learning Activities
Online portfolio of self-directed learning activities. This assessment involves accessing and applying information and includes case studies involving management of health conditions, pharmacology, safety and efficacy of medicines, quality use of medicines, safe prescribing, clinical and therapeutic best practice guidelines. This activity will require you to interpret research findings.
Assessment: Theory Exam
This written exam assesses knowledge and application of skills across the entire unit content.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
It is a requirement for enrolment in this unit that you have a recognised bachelor degree or equivalent in a relevant health field such as Podiatry.
Specific disclosure
You will be required to disclose specific personal or medical information where:
- A medical condition or medication use may increase the risk of injury to yourself or others (e.g. use of sedative medications or communicable disease);
- Adjustments may be required for a disability, injury, health condition or pregnancy (e.g. access to facilities or manual tasks).
Resources
The primary learning resources are listed below. Additional learning resources will be outlined to supplement this text will be provided throughout the semester via the unit Blackboard site. Students are encouraged to curate and critically apply open educational resources from relevant and appropriate online sources.
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
Australian medicines handbook. (Current Edition). Adelaide, SA: AMH Pty Ltd. [Electronic version available via QUT Library Databases website]
eTG complete. (Current edition). Therapeutic guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd. (Electronic version available via QUT Library Catalogue website.)
MIMS (Current Edition). Sydney: MIMS Australia and UBM Media Pty Ltd. (Electronic version available via QUT Library Databases website.)
Bryant, B., and Knights, K. (2011). Pharmacology for health professionals. (3rd ed.). Chatswood, NSW: Elsevier Australia.
Alternatively, this textbook covers the same material:
Bullock, S., Manias, E., and Galbraith, A. (2011). Fundamentals of Pharmacology. (6th ed.). French Forest, NSW: Pearson Australia.
Other
Reference List
Chapman, S., Durieux, P., and Walley, T. (2004). Good prescribing practice. In E. Mossialos, M. Mrazek & Tom Walley (Eds.), Regulating pharmaceuticals in Europe: striving for efficiency, equity and quality. McGraw Hill. Retrieved August 9, 2012 from http://test.cp.euro.who.int/document/e83015_9.pdf
De Vries, and et al. (1994). Guide to good prescribing: A practice manual.. Geneva: WHO.
DiPiro, and et al. Pharmacotherapy: A pathophysiological approach. (Current Edition). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division.
eTG complete. (2019). Therapeutic guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. (Electronic version available via QUT Library Catalogue website)
Golan, and et al. Principles of pharmacology. The pathophysiological basis of drug therapy. (Current Edition). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Levine, S.R., Cohen, M.R., Blanchard, N.R., and et al. (2001). Guidelines for preventing medication errors in paediatrics. J Paediatr Pharmacol Ther, 6, 426-42. Retrieved August 13, 2012 from http://www.ppag.org/jppt/CE/2002MEGuidelines.pdf
MIMS (Current edition). Sydney: MIMS Australia and UBM Media Pty Ltd. (Electronic version available via QUT Library Databases website.)
NPS national prescribing curriculum. Sydney: National Prescribing Service. Retrieved August 6, 2012 from http://www.nps.org.au/health_professionals/online_learning/national_prescribing_curriculum
National Prescribing Service. (2012). NPS: Better choices, better health. Competencies required to prescribe medicines: Putting quality use of medicines into practice. Sydney: National Prescribing Service Limited.
Shakib, S., and et al. (2001). The easy guide to good prescribing. Sydney: National Prescribing Service.
Safe prescribing guidelines. Sydney Children's Hospital drug utilisation review committee therapeutic guidelines. Retrieved August 9, 2012 from www.sch.edu.au/health/professionals/nimc/nimc_safe_prescribing_guidelines.pdf
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the ordinary risks in this unit except for those associated with substantial computer-based work. You should ensure that you take regular rest breaks when engaging in prolonged computer-based work.
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2022, Online
| Unit code: | CSN500 |
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| Credit points: | 24 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Nil |
Overview
The Clinical Therapeutics for Health unit provides you with specialised knowledge of biomedical science, pharmacology and clinical therapeutics in the context of professional clinical practice. More specifically, the unit focuses on advanced knowledge and skills for the safe and effective use of therapeutics and medicines using a Quality Use Medicines (QUM) framework relevant to your scope of practice as a health practitioner.
The unit provides essential foundational knowledge in clinical therapeutics for health and QUM principles as per Australia's National Medicines Policy. It utilises contemporary resources such as NPS MedicineWise as well as relevant clinical, legal and professional guidelines.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Critically apply clinical guidelines from key evidence-based resources in the context of person-centred care and QUM principles within professional and legislative frameworks [NPS Prescribing Competency Area (CA)1; CA2]
- Demonstrate understanding and safe application of clinical pathways for diagnosing or understanding a diagnosis of complex health conditions [CA2].
- Independently plan therapeutic management using guidelines for pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments, considering person-centred care for improved health outcomes, including managing potential adverse reactions [CA1; CA2]
- Implement principles of reflective practice and quality improvement to protect and enhance patient safety and address issues of bias.
Content
Content in this subject covers:
- Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics of medicines for management of health conditions. These may include: anti-microbials, anti-inflammatories, anti-emetics, analgesics, anaesthetics, complementary and other medicines.
- Clinical reasoning and application of clinical pathways for: diagnosing or understanding a diagnosis of complex clinical health conditions; therapeutic management using guidelines for pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments, underpinned by QUM principles; and management of potential adverse reactions.
- Ethical, legal and professional standards and responsibilities, including an overview of state, national and international frameworks.
Learning Approaches
The course has a flexible, online asynchronous delivery including learning activities such as: lectures, readings and interprofessional online workshop discussions.
The application of knowledge acquired will be consolidated and expanded through guided online readings and learning activities relating to clinical decision making and problem solving.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Formative feedback will be provided to you for each assessment task. Peer feedback will be shared via online workshops.
Assessment
Overview
Each assessment type in this unit will be subject to internal/external moderation, such as cross-unit discussions and regular meetings of assessors, to ensure that marks awarded by different teaching staff are internally consistent and meet appropriate academic standards (MOPP C/5.2 QUT Grading system).
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Evaluation of medicines in practice
Critical review of the evidence related to medicines in your scope of practice using a person-centered approach aligned to the QUM framework, and reflect on how this informs your future clinical practice.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Theory Exam
This online theory exam assesses knowledge and application of skills across the entire unit content.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
It is a requirement for enrolment in this unit that you have a recognised bachelor degree or equivalent in a relevant health field, examples include but are not limited to Podiatry, Physiotherapy, and Pharmacy.
Resources
Examples of key learning resources are listed below. Additional learning resources will be provided throughout the semester via the unit Blackboard site.
Resource Materials
Prescribed text(s)
MIMS (Current edition). Sydney: MIMS Australia and UBM Media Pty Ltd. (electronic version available via QUT Library)
Australian Medicines Handbook (current edition). Adelaide, S.A.: AMH Pty Ltd. (electronic version available via QUT Library).
NPS MedicineWise Prescribing Competencies (current edition).
Queensland Medicines and Poisons (Medicines Regulation) 2021. Available at: https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/sl-2021-0140
eTG complete. Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. (electronic version available via QUT Library).
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the ordinary risks in this unit except for those associated with substantial computer-based work. You should ensure that you take regular rest breaks when engaging in prolonged computer-based work.