COURSE TITLE:
CARDIOLOGY ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
COURSE NUMBER:
PHA 569
SEMESTER HOURS:
FIVE CREDIT HOURS (40 contact hours per week)
REQUIRED:
NO
PREREQUISITES:
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ALL DIDACTIC COURSES OF PHARM.D.
CURRICULUM
BULLETIN
DESCRIPTION
JUSTIFICATION:
COURSE
OBJECTIVES:
The Cardiology Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) is an elective
clinical rotation that will develop the student’s ability to make rational decisions
concerning cardiovascular medications in the patient care setting. The student will
acquire specialized knowledge concerning major cardiovascular disease states,
invasive and noninvasive cardiovascular diagnostic techniques and the pharmacology,
pharmacokinetics, and clinical use of cardiac drugs. This rotation setting is most often
inpatient, but in some cases may be in an ambulatory setting or a combination of both.
Cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause of death in this country. The
pharmacy practitioner must be proficient in the use of medications that affect the
cardiovascular system. The student must be able to make practical recommendations
concerning the appropriate acquisition, handling, administration, and monitoring of
such medications.
Upon completion of this rotation, the student shall be able to:
Course objectives
1. Describe the etiology,
pathophysiology, clinical
presentation, and prevention of
common cardiovascular disease
states (i.e., ischemic heart disease,
hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias,
heart failure, dyslipidemia, peripheral
vascular disease).
2. Independently gather, monitor, and
assess pertinent patient information
and recommend changes if necessary
to ensure safe, effective, and
economical drug therapy.
3. Retrieve and evaluate current drug
therapy information from the
literature and make recommendations
utilizing evidence-based medicine to
health care professionals.
4. Counsel and educate patients
and/or caregivers on the appropriate
use of their medications utilizing the
medication therapy management
Educational
Outcome
Patient Assessment,
Medication Therapy
Management
Competencies
Ignatian Values,
Professionalism,
Citizenship and
Leadership, Critical
Thinking,
Communication,
Patient Assessment,
Medication Therapy
Management
Professionalism,
Citizenship and
Leadership, Critical
Thinking,
Communication,
Patient Assessment,
Drug Information
Professionalism,
Citizenship and
Leadership, Critical
Thinking,
Educational
Activities
Assigned readings,
Lecture, Group
discussions, Case
study/disease state
presentations, Quizzes
Assessment
Measure(s)
Preceptor Evaluation
of Educational
Activities
1.2,
2.2, 2.4, 2.5,
3.5, 3.6,
4.1, 4.2, 4.3,
5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4,
5.6, 5.7,
6.1-6.13
Direct patient care,
Case study
presentations,
Documentation of
interventions
Preceptor Evaluation
of Educational
Activities
2.2, 2.4, 2.5,
3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6,
4.1, 4.2, 4.3,
5.1,
8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5
Answer drug
information questions,
Documentation of
interventions
Preceptor Evaluation
of Educational
Activities
2.2, 2.4, 2.5,
3.5, 3.6,
4.1, 4.2, 4.3,
6.6
Direct patient care,
Documentation of
interventions
Preceptor Evaluation
of Educational
Activities
5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.7,
6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.8
principles when possible.
INSTRUCTIONAL
METHODS:
ACTIVE LEARNING
METHODS:
REQUIRED
ACTIVITIES:
Communication,
Medication Therapy
Management, Drug
Information, Public
Health
8.2, 8.5,
9.5, 9.6, 9.9
Demonstrations, individual patient management and discussion, care plan
development, oral presentations, role-modeling, and reading assignments.
Group discussions, demonstrations, individual patient management and discussion,
care plan development, oral presentations.
Clinical monitoring of cardiovascular patients
Pharmacokinetic monitoring of patients
Patient case presentation and discussion
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
AS DIRECTED BY THE
PRECEPTOR:
Patient counseling and education
Inservice(s)/Presentation(s)
Exams/Quizzes
Projects
Papers
GRADING:
Grading for this rotation will be established by the preceptor based on the following:
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Attendance, attitude, and professional attire
Professionalism, ethics and responsibility
Communication and interpersonal skills
Presentation of patient information
Demonstration of pharmacotherapeutic skills (including patient assessment and
monitoring, therapeutic decision-making, and intervention), and integration of
basic biomedical, pharmaceutical and clinical science knowledge to optimize
patient care outcomes.
Demonstration of critical thinking skills
Documentation of interventions
Daily activities
Case presentation(s)
Written/oral presentation(s)
Quizzes/Examination(s)
Project(s)
A failure on any dimension or assignment is grounds for failure of the rotation.
Specific evaluation criteria will be presented to the student within 48 hours from
initiation of the rotation. A final grade is assigned according to the following grading
scale. Grades will not be rounded:
100-90
A
< 90 and ≥ 85 B+
< 85 and ≥ 80 B
< 80 and ≥ 75 C+
< 75 and ≥ 70 C
< 70
F
The final grade will be weighted in the following way:
10% Patient Assessment
40% Medication Therapy Management
20% Communication Skills
5% Drug Information
5% Professionalism, Ethics, Responsibility
20% Rotation Specific Projects/Assignments
Unprofessional and/or unethical behavior will not be tolerated, and will be grounds for
immediate failure of the rotation, and/or dismissal from the program.
An unexcused absence, including excessive tardiness, is grounds for failure of the
rotation.
EXAMINATIONS:
Students arriving late for an examination/quiz will receive a zero. This may result in
failure of the rotation.
Students who are unable to take an examination/quiz as scheduled due to
circumstances deemed “excusable” by the instructor, must make arrangements to
make up the examination/quiz as soon as possible. Students must notify the preceptor
of an impending absence prior to the exam. The determination as to whether the
reason for absence is excusable lies solely with the preceptor.
Students who are unable to take an examination/quiz due to circumstances deemed
“non-excusable” by the instructor will receive a grade of zero. This may result in
failure of the rotation.
INSTRUCTOR:
Director, Office of Experiential Education
Assistant Director, Office of Experiential Education
Katie Packard, Pharm.D., MS, BCPS
Dan Hilleman, Pharm.D.
TEXT(S):
None. Readings will be assigned by the individual preceptor.
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becoming familiar with all of the latest policies.
“Faculty reserve the right to make changes in the course that they deem necessary, and will provide a copy
of such changes to the Pharmacy Program Curriculum Committee for review before the next offering of the
course.”