This course is designed to introduce to students the philosophy, methodology and performance of research in scientific fields offered by staff members with graduate faculty status at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. The research will involve the review of pertinent scientific literature and generation of new information. Depending upon the project and the supervisor, the research may be conducted in a laboratory at the Faculty, in a hospital, community pharmacy, pharmaceutical company, etc. Fields of study are wide-ranging, e.g., drug delivery, drug metabolism, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacy administration and pharmacoeconomics, clinical pharmacy, pharmacy practice, radiopharmacy, receptor biology, therapeutics, and toxicology. Students are required to obtain prior written consent of the supervisor and course coordinator. Academic credit will not be given for research/work which contributes to the course if remuneration is received for such work.

The Transition to Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) course is designed to strengthen and integrate students’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes in preparation for, and make the transition to, APPE rotations. This course, via lectures, workshops, case-based role play activities and related assignments and assessments, will enable students to review, build on, consolidate and apply previous knowledge, skills and behaviours acquired throughout the curriculum in academic courses and in earlier experiential rotations in the areas of patient care provision, communication, collaboration, management, advocacy, scholarship, and professionalism. (CanMEDS, 2005, AFPC, 2010). The goal of this course is to engender students’ practical skills and strategies to help prepare them for the role of advanced pharmacy practice students.

All students will be required to complete two 5-week institutional rotations. At least five weeks will be in an adult in-patient service; the other five weeks may be in any area of the institution (including ambulatory clinics and pediatric populations). These rotations will ideally occur within academic health care institutions. The emphasis for all direct patient care rotations is for the student to be immersed in the responsibility of providing pharmaceutical care. Students will participate in, and take responsibility for, direct patient care activities including: patient assessment to identify and prioritize drug therapy problems, development of care plans that address desired patient outcomes, and patient monitoring including physical and laboratory assessment, and where feasible, carry out a follow-up evaluation and appropriate documentation. Students will communicate effectively with patients and care givers to monitor patient parameters, determine and assess target outcomes, and provide education. Students will work closely with members of the health care team in providing collaborative care, engaging in regular communication and documenting their assessment of patients’ medication related needs and recommendations to address those needs.

All students will be required to complete two 5-week institutional rotations. At least five weeks will be in an adult in-patient service; the other five weeks may be in any area of the institution (including ambulatory clinics and pediatric populations). These rotations will ideally occur within academic health care institutions. The emphasis for all direct patient care rotations is for the student to be immersed in the responsibility of providing pharmaceutical care. Students will participate in, and take responsibility for, direct patient care activities including: patient assessment to identify and prioritize drug therapy problems, development of care plans that address desired patient outcomes, and patient monitoring including physical and laboratory assessment, and where feasible, carry out a follow-up evaluation and appropriate documentation. Students will communicate effectively with patients and care givers to monitor patient parameters, determine and assess target outcomes, and provide education. Students will work closely with members of the health care team in providing collaborative care, engaging in regular communication and documenting their assessment of patients’ medication related needs and recommendations to address those needs.

All students will be required to complete a 10-week rotation in a community pharmacy setting. This type of rotation will ideally be held at an academic community pharmacy, with an emphasis on the provision of pharmaceutical care. Students will participate in, and take responsibility for, direct patient care activities including: patient assessment to identify and prioritize drug therapy problems, development of care plans that address desired patient outcomes, patient monitoring including physical and laboratory assessment, and carry out a follow-up evaluation and appropriate documentation. Students will educate and communicate effectively with patients and other health care providers, thereby providing medication therapy management, promoting health and wellness, and ensuring patient safety. The collaboration with other health care disciplines and acting as a member of a patient care team will be vital in providing optimum patient care. Students will manage safe and effective drug distribution under the guidance and supervision of the pharmacist as appropriate, and will participate in the full scope of pharmacy practice.

These rotations will occur in sites serving a variety of health care needs, including, for example, acute care, rehabilitation, pediatric, geriatric, chronic care and specialty populations. Care may be provided in an institution, family health team, community pharmacy, ambulatory clinic or other types of patient care practices, with an emphasis on the provision of pharmaceutical care. Students will participate in, and take responsibility for, direct patient care activities including: patient assessment to identify and prioritize drug therapy problems, development of care plans that address desired patient outcomes, and patient monitoring including physical and laboratory assessment, and where feasible, carry out a follow- up evaluation and appropriate documentation. Students will communicate regularly with patients and care givers to monitor patient parameters, determine and assess target outcomes, and provide education. Students will work closely with members of the health care team in providing collaborative care, engaging in regular communication and documenting their assessment of patients’ medication related needs and recommendations to address those needs.

These rotations will occur in sites serving a variety of health care needs, including, for example, acute care, rehabilitation, pediatric, geriatric, chronic care and specialty populations. Care may be provided in an institution, family health team, community pharmacy, ambulatory clinic or other types of patient care practices, with an emphasis on the provision of pharmaceutical care. Students will participate in, and take responsibility for, direct patient care activities including: patient assessment to identify and prioritize drug therapy problems, development of care plans that address desired patient outcomes, and patient monitoring including physical and laboratory assessment, and where feasible, carry out a follow- up evaluation and appropriate documentation. Students will communicate regularly with patients and care givers to monitor patient parameters, determine and assess target outcomes, and provide education. Students will work closely with members of the health care team in providing collaborative care, engaging in regular communication and documenting their assessment of patients’ medication related needs and recommendations to address those needs.

These rotations will occur in sites serving a variety of health care needs, including, for example, acute care, rehabilitation, pediatric, geriatric, chronic care and specialty populations. Care may be provided in an institution, family health team, community pharmacy, ambulatory clinic or other types of patient care practices, with an emphasis on the provision of pharmaceutical care. Students will participate in, and take responsibility for, direct patient care activities including: patient assessment to identify and prioritize drug therapy problems, development of care plans that address desired patient outcomes, and patient monitoring including physical and laboratory assessment, and where feasible, carry out a follow- up evaluation and appropriate documentation. Students will communicate regularly with patients and care givers to monitor patient parameters, determine and assess target outcomes, and provide education. Students will work closely with members of the health care team in providing collaborative care, engaging in regular communication and documenting their assessment of patients’ medication related needs and recommendations to address those needs.

These 5-week elective rotations are designed for the student to gain insight into the structure and functions of various areas of pharmacy practice and/or the health care system, which may require a diversity of knowledge or skills (e.g., pharmacy administration, policy development, drug utilization review, research, etc.). Such rotations enable students to gain awareness of a variety of roles for pharmacists and enhance the student’s understanding of the broader scope within which pharmacists work. The rotation will build on the knowledge, skills and behaviours acquired in earlier academic courses and other experiential rotations. The specific focus of the student’s activities and rotation-specific learning objectives will be determined through a collaborative discussion between the preceptor and student, taking into account the needs of the site and student interest. Each student may complete a maximum of two 5-week NDPC rotations.

These 5-week elective rotations are designed for the student to gain insight into the structure and functions of various areas of pharmacy practice and/or the health care system, which may require a diversity of knowledge or skills (e.g., pharmacy administration, policy development, drug utilization review, research, etc.). Such rotations enable students to gain awareness of a variety of roles for pharmacists and enhance the student’s understanding of the broader scope within which pharmacists work. The rotation will build on the knowledge, skills and behaviours acquired in earlier academic courses and other experiential rotations. The specific focus of the student’s activities and rotation-specific learning objectives will be determined through a collaborative discussion between the preceptor and student, taking into account the needs of the site and student interest. Each student may complete a maximum of two 5-week NDPC rotations.

This course is only available to students enrolled in the Combined Pharm D-MBA program and is intended to provide a pharmacy- and health-related context for compulsory courses taken in the first year of the MBA. Students will work with a selected supervisor to identify a topic of interest related to social and administrative pharmacy and relevant to management sciences. A minimum of three written assignments will be required, based on readings and learning activities assigned by the supervisor. Students will work with the course coordinator prior to the start of term to determine a topic area of interest (e.g., organizational behaviour, economics, operations, marketing, etc). Based on these interests, the Coordinator of the Combined PharmD-MBA program will work with the student to identify a faculty supervisor to work with the student in development of a program of study customized to that student’s unique interests. The objective of this course is to facilitate application of core management courses to pharmacy and health care specific situations, and to support students in development of competencies related to social and administrative pharmacy.

Please refer to PHM320H1 Global Pharmaceutical Policy

Please refer to PHM321H1 Selected Topics in Industrial Pharmacy

Please refer to PHM325H1 Indigenous Health & Healing

Please refer to PHM350H1 Pharmacotherapy in Ambulatory Care

Please refer to PHM351H1 Pharmacotherapy in Institutional Care

Please refer to PHM352H1 Pharmacotherapy in Older Adults

Please refer to PHM353H1 Pharmacotherapy in Critical Care

This course will discuss the principles and applications of medical imaging in patient care. There will be an emphasis on radiopharmaceuticals and nuclear medicine imaging (SPECT and PET) but other imaging technologies will be discussed including MRI, ultrasound, X-ray, mammography and CT. These technologies are applied in diagnosing infectious disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, hepatobiliary and renal dysfunction, and neurological disorders. The emerging role of molecular imaging using PET and SPECT in selecting patients for personalized medicines for cancer as well as monitoring response to these new therapies will be introduced.

Please refer to PHM387H1 Global Health

The primary goal of this course is to provide students with a process for the provision of pharmaceutical care, and the tools to become an advanced practitioner.

This course is designed to develop literature evaluation skills at an intermediate level for Doctor of Pharmacy students. The course covers a variety of forms of clinical evidence the student will be presented with as a clinician. Students will develop foundational knowledge and skills in research methods, statistics and critical appraisal that will be applied in pharmacotherapy courses. Experience is gained through practice exercises/assignments, discussion boards, and applied critical appraisal. Assessment is based on participation, assignments and examination.

At the end of the course students should be able to understand the analysis of pharmacokinetic data as it is presented in the medical and/or scientific literature; understand pharmacokinetic principles such that they can interpret individual patient pharmacokinetic data, and demonstrate the application of pharmacokinetic principles to the monitoring of select drugs in patients.

Pharmacists provide leadership within the health care system and multiple levels (locally, provincially and nationally). This course will enhance students’ understanding of the health care system and the health care system context for pharmacy practice. Skills gained will include the ability incorporate ethical and economic principles to analyze policy and operations for the purpose of developing and evaluating programs intended to change pharmacy practice environments.

Pharmacists work as educators in a variety of different contexts: for patients, for peers, for students, and for other health professionals. This course will introduce students to major theoretical principles and methods of teaching, learning in the health professions and provide them with opportunities for application in their workplace.

The Physical Findings and Assessment Course provides students with a general overview of physical assessment techniques for major systems, including cardiovascular, respiratory, peripheral vascular, skin, abdominal, HEENT, neurological and musculoskeletal. The course reviews the skills required to conduct effective patient interviews and to document patient encounters. The course focuses on the skills and knowledge needed to interpret physical assessment findings that are pertinent to evaluating drug therapy. The course serves to complement the knowledge and skills learned from foundational and therapeutics courses.

This course will examine patient safety and the potential for medication incidents from two aspects: (1) the medication-use system (e.g. prescribing, order entry, dispensing, administration, and monitoring); and (2) patient care (e.g. preventable adverse drug events experienced by patients). It will build on materials from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada), the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI), and the concept of continuous quality improvement in pharmacy practice. The CPSI Patient Safety Competency Domains will be applied to topics covered in this course.

This course is designed to introduce students with selected topics in nephrology and to develop knowledge and skills to manage common complications related to chronic kidney disease. The course will use a case-based approach with emphasis on the integration and application of fundamental principles to specific clinical situations. All material will be delivered on-line in this course with opportunities for students to pose questions to an expert in the field. Each lesson will incorporate active learning activities for the students to complete to in order facilitate knowledge and skill development.

This course is designed to advance the student’s knowledge and skills in the management of infectious diseases through a focus on selected infection syndromes and their management. The course will be case- based with topics representing commonly encountered infections allowing the student to further develop their pharmacotherapy knowledge to be able to manage complex patients. Students will demonstrate their pharmaceutical care skills as they progress through the course. All material will be delivered on- line with opportunities for the student to pose questions for additional learning to an expert in the field. Each lesson will incorporate active learning activities for the students to complete in order to facilitate knowledge and skill development.

This course is designed to advance the student’s knowledge and skills in the management of common topics encountered in an integrated team primary care practice through a focus on selected topics and their management. The course will be case-based with topics representing commonly encountered diseases allowing the student to further develop their pharmacotherapy knowledge to be able to manage complex patients. Students will demonstrate their pharmaceutical care skills as they progress through the course. All material will be delivered on-line with opportunities for the student to pose questions for additional learning to an expert in the field. Each lesson will incorporate active learning activities for the students to complete in order to facilitate knowledge and skill development.