This subject will introduce students to the principles and practice of pharmaceutical
public health, and the integral role played by pharmacists in Australian primary health
care. It will also teach the process of counter-prescribing and explore the role of
pharmacists in the provision of over-the-counter (S2 and S3) medications in the management
of self-limiting health conditions that present to community pharmacy. The subject
will have a strong focus on pharmacist led primary care interventions and the role
of the pharmacist in the provision of pharmaceutical public health. This subject will
also explore foundational principles of public health, the structure of the Australian
health care system, factors which impact upon the health status of the population
and comparisons of the health status of Australia with other nations will be covered.
A key aspect of this subject will be the comparison of the health of rural, remote
and metropolitan localities and indigenous health and how health service delivery
varies by geographical location. Different primary health care models will be presented,
with a strong focus on those that can be implemented by pharmacists.
Availabilities
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Cairns,
Study Period 2,
Mixed attendance
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Census Date 24-Aug-2023 |
Face to face teaching
(Compulsory weekly face-to-face attendance at the Cairns campus. Compulsory residential
attendance is required at the Townsville campus during lecture recess)
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Coordinator: |
Mr Shane MacDonald |
Lecturers:
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Mrs Gillian Knott, Dr Martina Mylrea, Dr Kris McBain-Rigg, Ms Selina Taylor, Ms Jemma King, Assoc. Professor John Smithson, Mr Nathan Dawes, Mrs Amanda Mackay, Mr Donald Whaleboat, Dr Mary O'Loughlin, Mr Jack Seaton, Ms Michelle Rothwell, Ms Ruth Nona Renshaw, Assoc. Professor Joyce Cooper. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
6
credit point subject is approximately
260 hours.
- 36 hours workshops
- 6 hours seminars - Residential
- 120 hours online activity
- 12 hours online Seminars
- 12 hours online Tutorials
- assessment and self-directed study
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Mackay,
Study Period 2,
Mixed attendance
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Census Date 24-Aug-2023 |
Face to face teaching
(Compulsory weekly face-to-face attendance at the Mackay campus. Compulsory residential
attendance is required at the Townsville campus during lecture recess)
|
Coordinator: |
Mr Shane MacDonald |
Lecturers:
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Mrs Gillian Knott, Dr Martina Mylrea, Dr Kris McBain-Rigg, Ms Selina Taylor, Ms Jemma King, Assoc. Professor John Smithson, Mr Nathan Dawes, Mrs Amanda Mackay, Mr Donald Whaleboat, Dr Mary O'Loughlin, Mr Jack Seaton, Ms Michelle Rothwell, Ms Ruth Nona Renshaw, Assoc. Professor Joyce Cooper. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
6
credit point subject is approximately
260 hours.
- 36 hours workshops
- 6 hours seminars - Residential
- 120 hours online activity
- 12 hours online Seminars
- 12 hours online Tutorials
- assessment and self-directed study
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Townsville,
Study Period 2,
Mixed attendance
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Census Date 24-Aug-2023 |
Face to face teaching
(Compulsory weekly face-to-face attendance at the Townsville campus. Compulsory residential
attendance is required at the Townsville campus during lecture recess)
|
Coordinator: |
Mr Shane MacDonald |
Lecturers:
|
Mrs Gillian Knott, Dr Martina Mylrea, Dr Kris McBain-Rigg, Ms Selina Taylor, Ms Jemma King, Assoc. Professor John Smithson, Mr Nathan Dawes, Mrs Amanda Mackay, Mr Donald Whaleboat, Dr Mary O'Loughlin, Mr Jack Seaton, Ms Michelle Rothwell, Ms Ruth Nona Renshaw, Assoc. Professor Joyce Cooper. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
6
credit point subject is approximately
260 hours.
- 36 hours workshops
- 6 hours seminars - Residential
- 120 hours online activity
- 12 hours online Seminars
- 12 hours online Tutorials
- assessment and self-directed study
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