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PM-148
Foundations of Community Medicine
Communities now play a key role in improving and sustaining good health and the delivery of care. This has led to the development of a new field within medical education and practice called Community Medicine. Community Medicine is often considered synonymous with Preventative and Social Medicine (PSM), Public Health, and Community Health because of a shared concern with the prevention of disease and promotion of health and wellbeing. This module introduces students to the wide range of approaches encompassed within Community Medicine. These include preventative, promotive, curative and rehabilitative approaches aimed at improving population health through community-based health and care.
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PM-344
Capstone Project
The aim of this module is to provide a capstone experience to students¿ learning, through participating in their own enquiry-based research project. The project may be laboratory or non-laboratory based, but it will always involve a research question that is drawn from the literature, and focused on a topic relevant to the life sciences. It will ask a novel research question and involve the critical analysis of research findings. Students will refine their oral and written communication skills to a graduate level through creating an introductory presentation on the project background, and a written dissertation and oral presentation on their research conclusions.
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PMC101
Organic Chemistry: an Introduction for Life Sciences.
The module deals with the basic principles of organic chemistry Two aspects which are particularly emphasised are the stereochemistry of organic compounds and the mechanisms of organic reactions.
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PMP102
Drugs & Medicines
This module aims to develop your knowledge in the areas of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry:
Following the entire medicine development process, learners will be introduced to the principles of drug discovery and development, from identification of drug targets to medicine licensing. An introduction to the fundamentals of chemical and pharmaceutical science concepts that underpin the design and manufacture of medicines will be given. The module demonstrate the role of chemistry in the development of drugs and how physicochemical aspects of molecules influence their behaviour. Different sources and purification of substances used in medicines will be described together with a variety of analytical instruments and their pharmaceutical applications. Principles of medicine formulation and systems for medicine delivery in the body will be presented together with how medicines¿ quality is assured and controlled to ensure patient safety and improved outcomes.
Integration between basic science and pharmacy practice is introduced incrementally in Year 1 through integrated teaching, which link two or more modules. Due to the integrated, spiral nature of the curriculum, learning outcomes from this module will also be reinforced and contextualised by learning delivered within the Practice of Pharmacy (PMP-103) and Health, Disease and Patient (PMP-101) modules. Likewise, learning outcomes primarily delivered within those modules may also be covered during this module to ensure that students' scientific knowledge related to and informs their clinical practice. Skills in professionalism will be reinforced and contextualised by learning delivered within the Pharmacist as a Professional (PMP-100) module.
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PMP103
Practice of Pharmacy
This module aims to develop your knowledge in the areas of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy:
This module introduces the varied roles of pharmacists and their place within healthcare systems and wider society. Students will be introduced to the concept of patient-centered care and health-related quality of life. This module focusses on important skills and competencies such as communication, pharmaceutical calculations, making differential diagnoses and respond to symptoms in the community. Social and behavioural aspects of pharmacy are also introduced, relating how these factors can impact on the health and wellbeing of a community. The concept of pharmacists as lifelong learners is considered with the use of reflective practice to inform future learning objectives and the continuation of professional development.
Content will include pharmacy practice, pharmacy law and pharmaceutical ethics, and placements.
The concept of integration is introduced incrementally in Year 1 through integrated case studies, which will link two or more of the modules. Due to the integrated, spiral nature of the curriculum, learning outcomes from this module will also be reinforced and contextualised by learning delivered within the Health, Disease and Patient (PMP-101) and Drugs and Medicines (PMP-102) modules. Likewise, learning outcomes primarily delivered within those modules may also be covered during this module to ensure that students' scientific knowledge related to and informs their clinical practice. Skills in professionalism will be reinforced and contextualised by learning delivered within the Pharmacist as a Professional (PMP-100) module.
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PMP201
Patient-Centred Learning I (PCLI)
The PMP201 is the first of the three Patient-Centred Learning (PCL) modules delivered in Years 2 &3 of the B230, M.Pharm Pharmacy (Hons) programme. This semester-long (11 weeks) module encompasses 4 vertically integrated study units (ISU), including cardiovascular (CVS), respiratory (RES), Infection (INF) and gastrointestinal (GIS). Further, PMP201 horizontally spirals up with the 7 subject themes: pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, cellular & molecular biosciences, anatomy & physiology, pharmacology & therapeutics, clinical pharmacy, and pharmacy practice.
The module aims to enable students to reasonably apply their fundamental knowledge (drugs & medicines, health, disease and patient, and practice of pharmacy) acquired from the Year 1 module (PMP101, PMP102 and PMP103) to the patient and people-centred professional scenarios. The module aims to enable students to transfer knowledge from educational and psychological, pharmaceutical, pharmacological theories into solving problems and making decisions in new previously unseen patient-related situations. In addition, the learning will be supported by robust contextualisation of science into pharmacy practice, emerging developments with precision/ personalised pharmacy and working with other healthcare professionals (interprofessional education) through multi-disciplinary teaching & learning, and extensive clinical exposure with simulated patients and professional scenarios via in-person community, hospital and GP pharmacy placements. Thus, this module also envisages a progressive development of transferable skills, including recognition, responsible action, problem-solving, ethical, and emotional intelligence, decision making and others.
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PMP202
Patient-Centred Learning II (PCLII)
PMP202 is the second of three Patient-Centred Learning (PCL) modules delivered in Years 2 and 3 of the B230 M. Pharm Pharmacy (Hons) programme. This semester-long (11 weeks) module encompasses 5 vertically integrated study units (ISUs), including central nervous system (CNS), musculoskeletal system (MSS), eyes, ears, nose and throat (EENT), kidney and liver (K&L) and skin. PMP202 also horizontally spirals up with the 7 subject themes: pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, cellular & molecular biosciences, anatomy & physiology, pharmacology & therapeutics, clinical pharmacy, and pharmacy practice.
The module aims to enable students to reasonably apply their fundamental knowledge (drugs & medicines, health, disease and patient, and practice of pharmacy) acquired from the Year 1 module (PMP101, PMP102 and PMP103) along with the skills developed in PMP201, to the patient and people-centred professional scenarios explored in PMP202. The module aims to enable students to transfer knowledge from educational and psychological, pharmaceutical, and pharmacological theories into solving problems and making decisions in new previously unseen patient-related situations. In addition, the learning will be supported by robust contextualisation of science into pharmacy practice, emerging developments with precision/ personalised pharmacy and working with other healthcare professionals (interprofessional education) through multi-disciplinary teaching & learning, and extensive clinical exposure with simulated patients and professional scenarios via in-person community, hospital and GP pharmacy placements. Thus, this module also envisages a progressive development of transferable skills, including recognition, responsible action, problem-solving, ethical, and emotional intelligence, decision making and others.
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PMP301
Patient Centred Learning III (PCLIII)
This module continues to build on the skills developed in ¿Patient-Centred Learning I and II (PCLI and PCLII)¿ modules. Subject themes (Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Biology & Biochemistry, Anatomy & Physiology, Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice) within the semester-long ¿Patient-Centred Learning III¿ module are intercalated by ¿vertical¿ integrated study units focussing on the endocrine system, nutrition, cancer, genitourinary and vaccines.
The module aims to enable students to transfer knowledge from educational and psychological, pharmaceutical, pharmacological theories into solving problems and making decisions in new previously unseen patient-related situations with increasing complexity as compared to PCLI and PCLII. This learning will be supported by robust contextualisation of science into pharmacy practice and working along other healthcare professionals through trans-disciplinary teaching and learning and extensive clinical exposure in the Pharmacy Skills Suite and in placements.
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PMP302
New Knowledge (NK40)
This module aims to develop your knowledge in the areas of Research Methodology and Enquiry:
This module allows students to develop in-depth knowledge of research methodology and enquiry through designing and conducting a research project (under the directions of one or more project supervisor) in areas of the science or practice of pharmacy including but not limited to clinical pharmacy, digital pharmacy, drug delivery, pharmaceutical chemistry, microbiology, cell and molecular biology, immunology, pharmacology, pharmacy education and public health. The module stimulates research enquiry skills and enables students to conduct a laboratory-, literature-, data-, fieldwork-, computer-based research projects.
Students undertaking 40-credit research projects will have the option of registering for Level 6 20-credit (or two 10-credit) optional modules from existing modules selected from across the Medical School and other Academic Colleges. The aim of this module is to provide MPharm students with the option of expanding their knowledge to enable graduates to take the careers in a variety of less conventional directions/sectors/settings.
Content will include research methods, literature review, data analysis, a poster and a dissertation.
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PMP303
New Knowledge (NK60)
This module aims to develop your knowledge in the areas of Research Methodology and Enquiry:
This module allows students to develop in-depth knowledge of research methodology and enquiry through designing and conducting a research project (under the directions of one or more project supervisor) in areas of the science or practice of pharmacy including but not limited to clinical pharmacy, digital pharmacy, drug delivery, pharmaceutical chemistry, microbiology, cell and molecular biology, immunology, pharmacology, pharmacy education and public health. The module stimulates research enquiry skills and enables students to conduct a laboratory-, literature-, data-, fieldwork-, computer-based research projects.
Content will include research methods, literature review, data analysis, a poster and a dissertation.
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PMP304
Pharmacy in Wales (PW)
This module aims to enhance your knowledge of pharmacy practice in Wales:
The modern NHS, and associated health and social care landscape in Wales is constantly evolving. This module introduces learners to policy and guidance relevant to pharmacy in Wales. Students will also get an insight into career opportunities.
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PMP305
Substance Misuse (SM)
This module aims to develop your knowledge in the areas of substances of misuse and the management of addiction:
This module introduces learners to traditional drugs of abuse as well as new psychoactive substances. The module describes the pharmacology, toxicology and management of harms caused by these substances.
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PMP401
Patients and the population (PATP)
In this module, seven subject themes (Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Biology & Biochemistry, Anatomy & Physiology, Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice), within the semester-long ¿Patients and the population (PATP)¿ module, are linked by ¿vertical¿ integrated study units focussing on complex medical and surgical patients. The module builds on the skills developed through the ¿Patient-Centred Learning I, II and III¿ modules taught in Year 2 Semesters 1 and 2, and Year 3 Semester 1.
This module aims to equip students to adopt a trans-disciplinary approach, where they become fully immersed in the task, forgetting about their individual disciplines and focussing on fulfilling the task, as integrative thinkers, by collecting evidence from various disciplines and demonstrating competencies with a single aim, which is enhancing the patient outcomes.
This learning will be supported by robust contextualisation of science into pharmacy practice and working along other professionals through multi-disciplinary teaching and learning, and extensive clinical exposure in both the Pharmacy Skills Suite and placements.
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PMP402
Preparation for Advanced Practice & Management (PAPM)
In this module, seven subject themes (Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Biology & Biochemistry, Anatomy & Physiology, Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice), within the semester-long ¿Preparation for Advanced Practice & Management (PAPM)¿ module, are linked by ¿vertical¿ integrated study units focussing on managing complex clinical settings taking into consideration digital elements, management, behavioural and psychological sciences in conjunction with advances in pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical care. The module will continue to build on the foundational-science-based knowledge and clinical skills developed in Years 1 - 3.
The module enables students to apply translational pharmacy (from bench-side to bed-side). The module aims to incite students to transfer knowledge from solving problems and making decisions into new previously unseen complex scenarios. This learning will be supported by robust contextualisation of science into pharmacy practice and working along other professionals including healthcare professionals through trans-disciplinary teaching and learning and extensive clinical exposure in practice and in the Pharmacy Skills Suite.
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SHE323
Applied Therapeutics for Paramedics
This module will enable students to enhance their knowledge and understanding around the clinical
implications of medications, increasing their knowledge of therapeutics treatments within paramedic practice.
