Timetable of placements for Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm)
| Semester 1 (March - June) |
July break | Semester 2 (August - October) |
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| Year 1 Community Pharmacy |
2 x 2hr visits (organised by students) |
N/A |
4 x 3hr visits (organised by students) |
| Year 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Year 3 Community Pharmacy |
1 x 3hr visit per week for 10 weeks (organised by students) |
As for Semester 1
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| Year 4 Hospital, Community, Clinic, Aged Care |
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2 weeks (Mon - Fri) rural or other setting (organised by student) |
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Foundations of Pharmacy
Coordinator: Erica Sainsbury
Main focus of the placement: Orientation in community pharmacy
Objectives of the placement:
- Assist students to gain insight into the basic environment of community pharmacy
- Provide an opportunity for students to assess their interest in the field
- The placements complement on-campus lectures and workshops
- Requires students to carry out a number of observational activities which are discussed and consolidated in subsequent workshops
Social Pharmacy
Coordinator: Dr Lorraine Smith
Main focus of the placement: Introduction to community pharmacy
Objectives of the placement:
- Identify and describe the spectrum of pharmacy practice activities within community pharmacy
- Describe the patterns of prescribed medication distributed by community pharmacy
- Explain the roles of a range of healthcare professionals and how they interrelate within the healthcare system
Pharmacy Practice 3A & 3B
Coordinator: Dr Tim Chen & Dr Rebekah Moles
Main focus of the placement: Interaction in healthcare settings with patient and carers; medication reviews
Objectives of the placement:
- Familiarise students with their future professional working role and working environment
- Processing prescriptions, counselling patients and counter prescribing
- Specific tasks include interviewing patients about particular disease states to gain insight into the patient's perception of their condition
Integrated Pharmacy Practice
Coordinator: Dr Betty Chaar
Main focus of the placement: Interaction in healthcare setting with patient and carers; medication reviews
Objectives of the placement:
- Obtain an awareness and appreciation of how the patients, and the patient's professional and non-professional carers interact in a variety of health care settings, including hospital, specialist clinic, community and residential aged care
- Promote patient focussed healthcare which includes medication management
- Gain experience in conducting patient focussed medication reviews in these settings
Clinical Practice
Coordinator: Dr Lisa Pont
Main focus of the placement: Medication reviews
Objectives of the placement:
- As for Semester 1 of Year 4, additionally placements will be undertaken in other non-clinical settings and focus more on the global provision of healthcare services and the healthcare systems in place in Australia