Clinical Pharmacy Course

Lesson 1 • Pharmaceutical Care Philosophy

Defines pharmaceutical care and its core principles. Connects patient outcomes to pharmacist accountability in drug therapy management.

Lesson 2 • Interprofessional Collaboration Basics

Introduces team-based care models and pharmacist communication within care teams. Builds foundational skills for collaborative clinical decision-making.

Lesson 3 • Evolution of the Clinical Pharmacist Role

Traces the shift from dispensing to direct patient care. Contextualizes modern clinical pharmacy within interprofessional healthcare delivery.

Lesson 1 • Pharmacokinetics in Clinical Practice

Applies absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion concepts to dosing decisions. Links pharmacokinetic parameters to individualized patient therapy.

Lesson 2 • Drug Information Resources and Retrieval

Categorizes primary, secondary, and tertiary drug information sources. Trains systematic retrieval to answer clinical drug questions efficiently.

Lesson 3 • Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy

Integrates clinical evidence with patient values and pharmacist expertise. Develops critical appraisal skills for applying research to drug therapy decisions.

Lesson 4 • Drug Interactions and Adverse Effects

Identifies mechanisms of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic drug interactions. Equips students to predict, prevent, and manage clinically significant interactions.

Lesson 1 • Focused Physical Assessment Skills

Introduces pharmacist-relevant physical examination techniques tied to drug monitoring. Connects physical findings to therapeutic response and adverse effect detection.

Lesson 2 • Laboratory Data Interpretation

Teaches interpretation of common laboratory panels relevant to drug therapy monitoring. Links lab abnormalities to drug-induced causes and dosing adjustments.

Lesson 3 • Medication History and Reconciliation

Structures comprehensive medication history interviews and reconciliation processes. Reduces medication errors at care transitions through accurate history documentation.

Lesson 1 • Aminoglycoside and Vancomycin Dosing

Applies extended-interval and AUC-guided dosing methods for high-risk antibiotics. Develops practical skills for monitoring and adjusting these narrow-therapeutic-index agents.

Lesson 2 • Principles of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Defines TDM goals, target ranges, and sampling strategies for monitored drugs. Establishes the rationale for concentration-guided dosing in clinical practice.

Lesson 3 • Dosing in Special Populations

Addresses pharmacokinetic alterations in renal impairment, hepatic disease, obesity, and extremes of age. Applies population-specific adjustments to optimize drug regimens.

Lesson 4 • Pharmacokinetic Modeling and Software

Introduces Bayesian and population pharmacokinetic modeling tools used in clinical dosing. Builds competency in software-assisted individualized dosing decisions.

Lesson 1 • Pulmonary and Gastrointestinal Pharmacotherapy

Covers inhaler therapy, asthma step-up care, COPD management, and GI drug therapy. Links device technique and adherence to therapeutic outcomes.

Lesson 2 • Endocrine and Metabolic Pharmacotherapy

Examines drug therapy for diabetes, thyroid disorders, and metabolic syndrome. Connects glycemic targets and hormonal endpoints to drug selection and monitoring.

Lesson 3 • Infectious Disease Pharmacotherapy

Addresses antibiotic selection, spectrum, and stewardship for common infections. Builds skills in culture-guided de-escalation and resistance prevention.

Lesson 4 • Neurological and Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy

Reviews drug therapy for epilepsy, depression, schizophrenia, and pain disorders. Emphasizes adverse effect monitoring and adherence challenges in this population.

Lesson 1 • Verbal Clinical Recommendations

Builds skills for delivering clear, evidence-based verbal recommendations to prescribers. Addresses assertiveness, brevity, and professional tone in clinical communication.

Lesson 2 • Pharmacist Consultation Documentation

Covers formal consultation note formats used when pharmacists provide specialist-level input. Ensures documentation meets professional and regulatory standards for billing and continuity.

Lesson 3 • Patient Counseling Techniques

Develops structured patient counseling using teach-back and motivational interviewing methods. Connects effective counseling to medication adherence and health literacy.

Lesson 1 • Adverse Drug Event Reporting Systems

Explains voluntary and mandatory reporting pathways for adverse drug events. Trains students to document and submit reports that drive system-level safety improvements.

Lesson 2 • Medication Error Classification and Causes

Defines error types, contributing factors, and systems-based root causes. Establishes a non-punitive safety culture framework for error analysis.

Lesson 3 • High-Alert Medications Management

Identifies high-alert drug categories and required safeguards to prevent serious harm. Applies risk-reduction strategies specific to concentrated electrolytes and narrow-index drugs.

Lesson 4 • Technology-Assisted Safety Systems

Evaluates clinical decision support, barcode scanning, and smart pump technology in error prevention. Addresses alert fatigue and technology limitations in safety systems.

Lesson 1 • Complex Polypharmacy Management

Develops strategies for deprescribing, rationalizing regimens, and managing drug burden in complex patients. Applies structured tools to reduce inappropriate polypharmacy safely.

Lesson 2 • Pharmacist-Led Collaborative Practice

Examines collaborative practice agreements and pharmacist prescribing authority models. Prepares students to design and operate pharmacist-managed disease state clinics.

Lesson 3 • Oncology Pharmacotherapy Principles

Introduces chemotherapy mechanisms, toxicity management, and supportive care pharmacotherapy. Builds foundational oncology knowledge for pharmacist roles in cancer care teams.

Lesson 4 • Quality Improvement in Clinical Pharmacy

Applies QI methodologies to identify gaps and improve pharmacy-driven patient outcomes. Trains students to lead pharmacy-based QI projects using data and structured cycles.