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Unit Overview

Description

This unit will prepare pharmacists to participate in the enhanced access scheme activities in community pharmacies. Undertaking this program will allow students to deliver services in the enhanced access program for acute and chronic conditions and wellness as specified below:

Acute conditions:

Urinary tract infections

Reflux

Nausea and vomiting

Hay fever

School sores

Shingles

Eczema

Mild psoriasis flare ups

Mild to moderate acne

Minor wound management

Ear infections

Mild pain and inflammation

Chronic conditions:

Cardiovascular disease risk reduction (including blood pressure and cholesterol management)

Asthma

Obstructive pulmonary disease

Wellness:

Quit smoking support

Hormonal contraception

Oral health screening and fluoride application

Travel health

Weight and obesity management

Credit
0 points
Offering
AvailabilityLocationModeFirst year of offer
Not available in 2025OnlineOnline
Outcomes

Students are able to (1) apply evidence-based guidelines to ensure safe prescribing, adhering to the Quality Use of Medicines framework and (2) demonstrate the ability to perform a person-centred clinical consultation.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) case-based assessment and (2) portfolio. Further information is available in the unit outline.

To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the case-based assessment and portfolio components.

This unit is assessed on an ungraded pass/ungraded failed basis. All assessment items must be successfully completed.

Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit Coordinator(s)
Dr Amy Page
Unit rules
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
PHCY5151 Advanced Clinical Reasoning
and Successful completion of
PHCY5152 Quality Use of Medicines and Safe Prescribing
and Successful completion of
PHCY5167 Advanced Clinical Skills: Interpret pathology tests
and Successful completion of
PHCY5168 Advanced Clinical Skills: Patient reported measures
Contact hours
This unit is available online in asynchronous format of learning.
Note
Professional Recognition
The unit is approved by the Department of Health for pharmacists to participate in the expanded community access programs.
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  • Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
  • Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.

Face to face

Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.

Online flexible

100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.

Online timetabled

100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.

Online Restricted

Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.

NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.

External

No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.

Off-campus

Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.

Multi-mode

Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.