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The University of Western Australia’s new Doctor of Pharmacy Practice course has been designed with the demands of busy pharmacists in mind, Amy Page tells the AJP Podcast
“We know that a lot of the people who are going to come into the course are people who haven’t studied for a number of years,” UWA course director Amy Page told the AJP’s podcast host Carlene McMaugh.
“So, we’re not wanting to test them on their ability to write an essay or to reference because we know that a lot of the time when people go back to uni after a number of years, they spend just as much time trying to work out how to use the referencing software as they do learning the content,” she added.
“So we’ve designed all of our assessments to be authentic assessments; they’re around how to deliver a consultation or how to write a report or how to do your documentation. They’re not around how to do
academic exercises.”
To deliver on its aims, course designers engaged a number of different disciplines.
“In our medication management review and aged care course, it’s being written not only by pharmacists,
but it’s been written by GPs, dietitian, podiatrist, registered nurses, physiotherapists, exercise physiologist and podiatrists as well,” Page said.
Highlights include:
You can access the full transcript of this podcast here. While we endeavour to ensure all important words and phrases are correct, please note there may be some minor inaccuracies in the transcription.
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By Australian Journal of PharmacyThe University of Western Australia’s new Doctor of Pharmacy Practice course has been designed with the demands of busy pharmacists in mind, Amy Page tells the AJP Podcast
“We know that a lot of the people who are going to come into the course are people who haven’t studied for a number of years,” UWA course director Amy Page told the AJP’s podcast host Carlene McMaugh.
“So, we’re not wanting to test them on their ability to write an essay or to reference because we know that a lot of the time when people go back to uni after a number of years, they spend just as much time trying to work out how to use the referencing software as they do learning the content,” she added.
“So we’ve designed all of our assessments to be authentic assessments; they’re around how to deliver a consultation or how to write a report or how to do your documentation. They’re not around how to do
academic exercises.”
To deliver on its aims, course designers engaged a number of different disciplines.
“In our medication management review and aged care course, it’s being written not only by pharmacists,
but it’s been written by GPs, dietitian, podiatrist, registered nurses, physiotherapists, exercise physiologist and podiatrists as well,” Page said.
Highlights include:
You can access the full transcript of this podcast here. While we endeavour to ensure all important words and phrases are correct, please note there may be some minor inaccuracies in the transcription.
ACCESS PODCAST TRANSCRIPT
Go here for the full list of active AJP podcasts. These can also be accessed via Apple Podcasts and Spotify
Carlene McMaugh
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