LECTURE SCHEDULES FOR THE DIVISION OF CLINICAL PHARMACY
UPC 316-CLINICAL PHARMACY 1
BPHARM 3 (FIVE YEAR PROGRAMME)
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2014/2015
DATE……………………………..
LECTURERS
DN=DR. D.G NYAMU
PN: PN KARIMI, SO=DR. S. OPANGA
MG= DR G.A MUGENDI
SEMESTER II
TOPIC
WEEK
18
5th - 9th Jan. 2015
Patient Health Assessment-Urinary & Renal system
SO
19
12th - 16th Jan.2015
Drug allergies, adverse drug reaction & reporting, pharmacogenetics
SO
20
19th -23rd Jan.2015
Medical Emergencies & First Aid : asthmatic, diabetic coma, status
epilepticus
PN
21
26th - 30th Jan.2015
Medical Emergencies & First Aid : Poisoning, burns, accidents,
cardiac arrest
PN
22
2nd -6th Feb.2015
CAT 1
ALL
23
9th -13th Feb.2015
Introduction to Clinical Toxicology
MG
24
16th – 20th Feb 2015
Drug Information
MG
25
23rd - 27th Feb 2015
Rational Prescribing
DN
26
2nd -6th Mar. 2015
Prescription Processing
DN
27
9th -13th March 2015
Interpretation of Laboratory Tests: Screening tests: urine analysis,
DN
lung function, HIV, widal, , blood chemistries
28
16th -20th March 2015
Interpretation of Laboratory Tests: Screening tests: Glucose,
cholesterol, blood pressure, malaria
DN
29
23rd - 27th Mar 2015
Medical Devices
MG
30
30th Mar- 3rd April 2015
Institutional Practice: Hospital pharmacy set up
MG
31
6th - 10th April 2015
Community Pharmacy Practice
SO
32
13th - 17th April 2015
Iatrogenic Diseases, Drug and poison information retrieval: elements
of drug monitoring, disease state and pharmacotherapeutics,
SO
33
20th -24th April 2015
Elements of community health
PN
34
27th April -1st May 2015
EXAMS
ALL
35
4th - 8th May 2015
EXAMS
ALL
36
11th - 15th May 2015
EXAMS
ALL
PREPARED BY: ______________________________________________________________________ DATE: _______________________
COORDINATOR, CLINICAL PHARMACY
APPROVED BY: ___________________________________________________________________ DATE: ___________________________
CHAIRMAN, DEPT OF PHARMACEUTICS & PHARMACY PRACTICE
Teaching methodologies
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Didactic lectures
Tutorials
Case Presentations
Group discussion
Ward rounds/practicals
E-learning Platform
Teaching and learning equipment
1. White board makers
2. Chalk board
3. Projector
4. Drawing boards
5. Computers etc. as may be appropriate
Reference Materials
1. Hutchinson’s Clinical Methods. Michael Glynn, Drake William, 23rd edition, 2012.
2. Walker R. & Edwards C. (2003). Clinical pharmacy and therapeutics. Publisher: Churchill Livingstone. 5th
Edition, 2011.
3. Applied therapeutics: The Clinical Use of drugs. Koda-Kimble M et al. 8th edition, 2004.
4. Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 18th Edition
5. Joseph T. Dipiro. Pharmacotherapy: A pathophysiologic approach. Seventh edition. Publisher: McGrill. 8th
edition. 2011