Hospital Pharmacy

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The M.Sc. in Hospital Pharmacy has been running successfully since 1996. It is a broadbased course and provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to undertake all aspects of hospital pharmacy including clinical pharmacy, dispensary and drug distribution, administration and management, aseptic compounding, pharmacoeconomics and medicines information. Students must be based in full-time employment in one of the course approved hospitals.

The M.Sc. is divided into 9 modules, which cover the various practice areas of hospital pharmacy plus a research module. Lectures and tutorials taking place on one half day per week in a central location.

Module 1 - Practice of Hospital Pharmacy

is a broad based module, where all course components are drawn together i.e. core clinical skills, medicines information, and dispensary functions.

Module 2, 3 & 4 - Medical therapeutics I & II & Surgical therapeutics

deal with the major therapeutic areas e.g. cardiology, respiratory etc. and are underpinned by the practice-based Hospital Clerkship rotations/attachments. Students undergo a competency based training programme to assure competence in delivery of patient care, problem solving and personal competencies.

Module 5 - Aseptic & Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).

The importance of aseptic compounding as it pertains to hospital pharmacy is reflected in this module.

Module 6 & 7 - Medical Specialities Part I & II

deal with specialist areas e.g. renal, intensive care, neurology, psychiatry, paediatrics. The importance of immunology & the emerging role of new and sophisticated biotechnology products is also highlighted.

Module 8 - Health Services Management

includes quality management, human resources and risk management. General management issues pertaining to personal development such as leadership, organisational and communication skills, negotiating skills, conflict management and teamwork are also covered. Pharmacoeconomics and its various applications are also covered here.

Module 9 - Research Module

aims to provide an understanding of research design and methodologies, and incorporates a practical statistics programme, with an emphasis on hospital pharmacy research and data analysis.

Assessment Assessment of the course includes written examinations, written assignments, oral presentations, an OSCE and a written dissertation (approximately 20,000 words in length). For the award of the M.Sc., candidates must satisfy the examiners in both the taught and research components of the course. A viva-voce examination will be conducted by the External Examiner.

* Eligible candidates must hold a first or second class honours degree in pharmacy. * Candidates must be registered (or eligible to be registered) with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland.All applicants whose first language is not English and who have not been educated through the medium of English must present one of the following qualifications in the English language: * IELTS: Grade 6.5 * TOEFL: 88 - iBT, 230 - Computer based, 570 - paper based * Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English: Grade C * Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: Grade C English Language Requirements CAE score: (read more) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) is part of the Cambridge English suite and is targeted at a high level (IETLS 6.5-8.0). It is an international English language exam set at the right level for academic and professional success. Developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment - part of the University of Cambridge - it helps you stand out from the crowd as a high achiever. 80 (Grade A)