PRCT 455
SKILLS LAB III--PY2
Fall 2009
Course Description
The skills lab course provides early introduction to and continuous development of
practice skills and behaviors, emphasizing active learning for integration and application
of curricular content and incremental development of professional and general abilities.
Credit Hours: 2
Meeting time/Location:
0800-0850 Monday/TCRC 1000
0900-1200 Monday-Thursday 208 Faser (PBL rooms)
Course Resources
Web site: http://blackboard.olemiss.edu
Science Library Reserve: Some materials for this course may be placed on reserve.
Equipment: Lab coat, safety glasses, if required.
Course Coordinator
Dr. Laura Sanders, 204 Faser, llsander@olemiss.edu, 915-1004
Office Hours: T/Th 4:00-4:30. Also avaliable by e-mail and appointment
Course Objectives
The primary goal of the Skills Lab course is to facilitate the development of competent,
confident pharmacy practitioners through a series of opportunities in a low-risk practice
environment for students to develop a wide variety of general and professional abilities,
including but not limited to:
 Selecting monitoring, evaluating, and educating patients and clinicians on
disease states and drug therapy
 Critical thinking, analytical and problem solving skills
 Compounding, sterile processing, drug administration and device use
 Verbal and written communication skills
 Professional responsibility and independent learning skills
Evaluation
Grading Scale
89.45-100.00
79.45-89.44
69.45-79.44
59.45-69.44
59.44 & below
A
B
C
D
F
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Point Distribution
Exam I
20%
Exam II
20%
Laboratory Activities
20%
Quizzes (to be given at the beginning of lab) 20%
Final Exam (comprehensive)
20%
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Total possible
100%
Active Learning Components
Active learning is represented with every case topic. Students will be able to
demonstrate all aspects of active learning by having the opportunity to read, speak,
listen, think and write for each case presented.
Expectations
1. On time attendance at all classes. Students should be in the classroom and ready
to begin class by 8:05. (Because guest lecturers participate in this class, please
refrain from entering the classroom once a lecture has begun.)
2. Professional attire along with your white lab coat is required for this and all
other Pharmacy Practice classes.
 Professional Attire
Men:
Khakis, chinos, collar golf shirts, dress shirts & ties,
turtlenecks
NOT: jeans, t-shirts, caps, shorts, tennis shoes, sandals
Women:
Khakis, chinos, collar blouses, skirts, dresses, sweaters,
turtlenecks
NOT: jeans, t-shirts, halters, spaghetti straps, shorts, short
skirts, hats, crop tops, tank tops, tennis shoes, flip-flops
 Professional attire does include scrubs for this course only. However, the
following guidelines MUST be followed:
a) Scrub tops and bottoms must be the same color, in good condition
and both the top and bottom must be worn together (NO T-shirts
with scrub bottoms; no scrub tops with jeans, etc.)
b) Closed toe shoes and socks must be worn with scrubs.
c) White lab coats must be worn with scrubs.
3. Active participation in group discussions and class.
4. No plagiarism, no cheating (either deliberate or accidental). Actions that might be
seen as plagiarism or cheating:
 Using the source too closely when paraphrasing
 Hiring or asking someone else to do your learning issues
 Copying from another source without citing the reference
 Copying and pasting information from a web page
 Possession of old tests
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Exam Policy: After exam scores are posted, every student has the opportunity
to review their examination by coming by the Pharmacy Practice Department
Office, Faser 201. This review must be accomplished not later than one week
from the date exam score is posted. After that time exams are no longer
available for review and the exam scores stand as posted. Should any questions
regarding a score exist it is the responsibility of the student to resolve the
question(s) during the period of time available for review of the exam.
There will be no make-ups for missed classes or quizzes. Make-up exams will be
handled on a case-by-case basis and will be in a different format from the original
exam.
Students who may have a disability must visit the Office of Student Disabilities Services
before any accommodation can be considered.
Course Calendar
Aug 24th
Aug 31st
Sept 7th
Sept 14th
Sept 21st
Sept 28th
Oct 5th
Oct 12th
Oct 19th
Oct 26th
Nov 2nd
Nov 9th
Nov 16th
Nov 23rd
Nov 30th
Dec 7th
Week/Topic
Introduction
IPPE
Labor Day
Acute Care Pharmacy
IV Fluids & Calculations
Nutrition Support
Anticoagulation
Cardiology
Therapeutic Monitoring
Renal Disease
End of Life Issues
Diabetes & Glucometers
Hypertension
Thanksgiving
TBA
Final exam week
Instructor
Dr. Sanders
Dr. Harrell
Mr. Guarr
Dr. Sanders
Dr. Sanders
Dr. Sanders
Dr. Riche
Dr. Theilman
Dr. Sanford
Rev. Edmonds
Dr. Cross/Roche Diagnostics
Dr. McClendon
TBA
Final is comprehensive.
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Educational Outcomes
This course fosters development in several of the general and professional education
abilities that have been defined as desired outcomes of a comprehensive Pharmacy
education. Throughout the semester, students will be provided with opportunities to
practice these abilities. Please keep in mind these outcome goals as you monitor
your progress in this course.
The abilities fostered in this course are stated in the following table.
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR PRCT 455 PY2 FALL 2009
General Education Abilities
Critical Thinking, Analysis and Decision-Making
“The student can find, understand, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize
information and make informed, rational, and responsible decisions.”
Communication Skills
“The student can communicate with various audiences by written, verbal, and
electronic media for a variety of purposes.”
Mathematical Competence
“The student is proficient in the expression of quantitative relationships and
can perform the needed mathematical operations to infer their
consequences.”
Professional Education Abilities
Major outcome
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Major outcome
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1a. Collect and organize patient data, medical records, interviews, and
psychomotor evaluations
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1b. Evaluate and interpret patient data
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1c. Apply knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations
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1d. Apply knowledge of specified drugs and drug classes
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1e. Apply knowledge of specific physiologic systems
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1f. Apply knowledge of specific disease pathology and comorbid conditions
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2a. Apply understanding of indications for pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapy
2b. Apply clinical reasoning skills in drug product selection, chemical entity,
dosage formulation based on principles of pharmaceutics, medicinal and
natural product chemistry
2c. Develop appropriate dosing regimens, which reflect application of
knowledge of pharmaceutical calculations, initial dose, dose titration, and
dosage adjustments
2d. Prepare accurate patient-specific pharmaceutic agents, dosage forms and
delivery systems
2e. Develop rational plans for monitoring therapeutic outcomes
2f. Develop rational plans for monitoring and managing adverse events
2g. Develop plans for anticipating, avoiding, and resolving drug interactions,
drug-drug interaction, drug-food interaction, drug-disease interaction,
drug-lab interaction, and drug-procedure interaction
2h. Develop plans for patient education on drug therapy and therapeutic
lifestyle changes
3a. Analyze epidemiologic and pharmacoeconomic data, medication use
criteria, medication use review, and risk reduction strategies
Minor outcome
of this course
Minor outcome
of this course
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4c. Apply ethics and professional principles to assure efficient utilization of
resource management and effective treatment choices
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4d. Assure that medication use systems minimize medication errors and
optimize patient outcomes
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5a. Employ communication styles and techniques appropriate to the audience.
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5c. Include patient and caregiver as integral parts of a treatment plan
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Retrieve, analyze, and interpret the professional, lay, and scientific
literature to provide drug information to patients, their families, other
involved health care providers and the public to optimize patient care
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6b. Apply understanding of research design principles
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6c. Evaluate research outcomes for validity
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8a. Serve as reliable and credible source of drug information
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8b. Effectively educate patients utilizing all appropriate communication
modalities (verbal, written, other).
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11a. Take responsibility for gathering new knowledge, in the development of
self-learning skills to foster lifelong learning
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11b. Demonstrate an ability to evaluate and utilize information resources
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11c. Exhibit self-assessment behaviors, in the development of self-learning
skills to foster lifelong learning
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