Simulated Practices in Pharmacy II

The classes are taught using active and participatory methodologies, using interrogative, expository and demonstrative methods. In practical classes roleplaying techniques are used to train interpersonal skills, group dynamics exercises and simulation of practices and techniques. Realization of Practical Cases of Counseling based on the Problem-Based Learning-PBL technique. Practices developed in a community context in actions to promote the rational use of medication. The teaching materials used are mainly exposed slides using audiovisual media (or equivalent method), texts
and articles with a view to a more interactive class, as well as the encouragement of literature, out of the class. Using autoscopy techniques.
The assessment shall be composed of three distinct phases:
1. Realization of a written test: 30%
2. Working group / field work: 10%
3. Simulation Practical cases: 60%

Demonstrate effective skills in communicating health information, advice and professional opinion to users/clients, colleagues or other health professionals;
Demonstrate counseling skills in special situations and with populations with specific characteristics (chronic
illnesses, polymedicated elderly, children, dementia, alzheimers, AIDS, others).
Identify signs and symptoms of the most prevalent pathologies in our social context;
Properly advise and inform the patient when requesting the purchase from mandatory medical prescription or no mandatory medical prescription;
Analyze the patient’s therapy in the context of the clinical and physiological situation;
Intervene in the safe and rational use of medication as a means of promoting public health.

Dispensing and Advice of non-prescription drugs– PE- Protocols.
Other existing protocols in the Community Pharmacy
Counseling in special situations: chronically ill, polymedicated elderly, children, other situations
Identification, characterization and rules for dispensing medical prescriptions.
Pharmaceutical Services: Programs for adherence to therapy, analysis of the pharmacotherapeutic profile and reconciliation of therapy and individualized preparation of medications, Measurement of Biochemical and Anthropometric Parameters, Rapid Tests (“Point of Care”), Promotion of campaigns and health literacy programs, disease prevention and the promotion of healthy lifestyles, among others Computer System;
Interactions and decision support platforms.
Pharmacovigilance
Drug distribution systems in the hospital context
Unit dose system; medication individualization
Realization of Practical Cases.

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