CLINICAL PHARMACY I

ECZ441

Course Code: ECZ441
Semester: Seventh Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 3

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Seventh Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Know the basic concepts of clinical pharmacy, responsibilities and service areas of clinical pharmacists.
Learn the communication strategies with healthcare professionals and patients, drug information and medication therapy management.
Learn treatment goals, algorithms and current treatment guidelines in cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory system, kidney, eye diseases, dermatological disorders, bone and joint disorders, and the role of clinical pharmacist in the management of these diseases.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Basic concepts of clinical pharmacy, responsibilities of clinical pharmacists and fields of clinical pharmacy services, medication therapy management, and communication and counseling in this process are provided. In addition, this course covers therapeutic goals, algorithms and current treatment guidelines in cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory system, kidney, eye diseases, dermatological disorders, bone and joint disorders.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to Clinical Pharmacy, Responsibilities of the Clinical Pharmacist and Clinical Pharmacy Services
2^nd Week	Communication with Healthcare Professionals and Patients
3^rd Week	Drug information and Medication Therapy Management, Discussion with Case-Report
4^th Week	Hypertension and Dyslipidemia
5^th Week	Acut Coronary Syndrome, Venous Thromboembolism, Stroke
6^th Week	Arrhythmias, Cardiac Arrest
7^th Week	Mid-term
8^th Week	Heart Failure, Shock
9^th Week	Diabetes Mellitus
10^th Week	Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Diseases
11^th Week	Asthma, COPD and Allergic Rhinitis
12^th Week	Gastrointestinal Diseases
13^th Week	Bone and Joint Disorders
14^th Week	Dermatological Disorders and Eye Diseases
15^th Week	Final

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Pharmacoterapy. A Pathophysiologic Approach. Joseph T. DiPiro, Sixth edition 2005, USA.
2. Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practices (Eds. Burns M, . Wells B., Schwinghammer T., Malone P., Kolesar J., Rotschafer J., DiPiro J), 2008, USA.
3. Farmakoterapi El Kitabı, 10.baskı, (Eds. Wells B., Schwinghammer T., DiPiro J, DiPiro C), Çeviri Ed. Turgay Çelik, 2019.
4. Applied Therapeutics. The Clinical Use of Drugs. Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, Lloyd Young. Nineth edition 2009, Washington.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	1	25	25
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	15	15
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	0	0	0
Total Work Load			98
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.26
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
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K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13
K14
K15
K16