SEMINARS IN CRITICAL CARE

PHMPRAC 678

Addresses practical issues surrounding the optimization of medication use in the treatment of patients with cancer. Practical solutions to the everyday challenges of providing exceptional clinical oncology care in a safe, fiscally responsible manner to optimize clinical outcomes of patients with cancer. Included subjects range across clinical, operational, and practice management issues that affect oncology pharmacy practice. These subjects include: pharmacogenomics, cell therapies, oncology research, survivorship, oral chemotherapy management, hazardous drug handling, value of cancer care, specialty pharmacy and Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) processes, and transitions of care. Although focused on oncology patients, offers practical exposure to issues confronting the care of patients with other types of diseases.

PHMPRAC 556

Clinical application of medications in the management of various disease states. Assessment and therapeutic monitoring of disease states and drug therapy using the concepts of pharmacokinetics/dynamics, drug interactions, pharmacy practice and patient counseling. Topics include cardiovascular and pulmonary therapeutics.

PHMPRAC 656

Clinical application of medications in the management of various disease states. Assessment and therapeutic monitoring of disease states and drug therapy using the concepts of pharmacokinetics/dynamics, drug interactions, pharmacy practice and patient counseling. Topics include various oncology and infectious disease therapeutics. A one credit elective option will be offered to students and involves academic leadership skill development. Student leaders will lead discussion activities which involve clinical cases, scientific literature review, oncology literature discussions.

PHMPRAC 740

Integrates prior didactic course work in pharmacotherapy, pathophysiology, and drug literature evaluation into the provision of pharmaceutical care to hospitalized patients. Participate in the provision of direct pharmaceutical care, by monitoring drug therapy, providing patient counseling, and providing drug information and pharmacokinetic dosing recommendations for patients. Gain experience and insight into health education by interacting with other health professionals and health-professions students.

PHMPRAC 654

Learn and build upon pharmacotherapeutic skills necessary to develop competence as a pharmacist to assume the responsibility to improve therapeutic patient outcomes related to medication use. The course will focus on building complex problem solving skills including the integration of patient and provider communication, documentation, and evaluation of integrated patient cases with a secondary focus on patient profile reviews and comprehensive medication review and assessment.