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Western Area Conference – Critical Care Pharmacy
BPSA Event Learning Outcomes
MPharm 1
• Demonstrate a greater understanding of current issues related to medicines optimisation on a
critical care ward
• Be aware of which conditions it would be most appropriate to prescribe antimicrobial drug
therapies for
• Appreciate the role of a pharmacist in a critical care ward setting, and within the wider interprofessional team
MPharm 2
• Understand what CURB-65 is, and how the CURB-65 score can be used to estimate mortality
of patients suffering from community acquired pneumonia and also determine treatment
options
• Appreciate the importance and necessity of proper fluid balance for a patient admitted to a
critical care ward
• Be able to identify and understand the national guidelines relevant to critical illness
rehabilitation (NICE CG50) and how to use these guidelines effectively
MPharm 3
• Be able to identify the common side effects of antimicrobial treatments and their causes
• Describe the method of action of common antimicrobial drugs used for treatment of
conditions such as pneumonia
• Be able to identify which drugs are most appropriate to prescribe a patient to maintain good
fluid balance during a critical illness
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British Pharmaceutical Students’Association
The Official Student Organisation of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
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MPharm 4 (End-of-MPharm/Beginning of Preregistration Training)
• Identify and use national guidelines to guide the management of a patient’s fluid balance and
prescribe drugs appropriately to maintain fluid balance
o A3.3 Select the best solution, based on sound analysis and appropriate evidence
• Be able to counsel patients effectively on discharge from a critical care ward and provide
appropriate advice on how to manage their critical illness
o B1.11 Provide information and advice appropriate to the needs of the recipients
• Understand the first line management of pneumonia and how to treat using antimicrobials,
and further management when first line treatment is ineffective in non-responsive
pneumonia
o A3.5 Evaluate the outcome of the solution after implementation, and if necessary
redefine the problem
References:
A.3 Manage problems | General Pharmaceutical Council. 2014. A.3 Manage problems | General
Pharmaceutical Council. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.pharmacyregulation.org/manageproblems. [Accessed 23 May 2014].
B.1 Communicate effectively | General Pharmaceutical Council. 2014. B.1 Communicate effectively
| General Pharmaceutical Council. [ONLINE] Available at:
http://www.pharmacyregulation.org/communicate-effectively. [Accessed 23 May 2014].
You are not required to demonstrate competence in all the learning outcomes and
performance standards indicated in this document. However, your entry should
reflect the skills, knowledge and experience overall expected from you at your
current level of the MPharm degree as guided by the learning outcomes and
performance standards above.
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