Course Description:

This module covers the clinical presentation of conditions in older people, comprehensive geriatric assessment, principles of drug handling in this group, polypharmacy and deprescribing, shared decision making, administration and medication concordance, integration of care systems relevant to older people and safeguarding principles. Case studies are usually based on common disease conditions in older and frail older people. Topics covered also include falls, pain, nutrition and skin care in older people.

This module provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the provision of pharmaceutical care to older people and the wider social issues surrounding older people's care, thereby enabling practitioners to demonstrate the principles of evidence-based practice in service provision.

The learning outcomes of this module will be achieved by a variety of methods including:

Experiential learning in the workplace, Independent learning, independent analysis and identification of learning needs related to continuing professional development, independent review of materials available for eLearning, structured reading, problem based learning and group discussion on study days.

The programme(s) this module can be linked to/contribute towards:

LMPPPGD - PgDip Pharmacy Practice (Top-up to MSc)

Assessment Details:

Case study assessment.

Reflective patient care report.

All individual elements of assessment must be passed.

Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge and Understanding

Successful students will typically:

• Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the differing pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of medicines in older people and the pharmacist's contribution to effective and safe provision of care for the older population.
• Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the clinical presentation of frailty, frailty assessment, evidence-based practice to support frail older people, awareness of system wide provision of health and social care related services for older people.

Intellectual, Practical and Transferable Skills

Successful students will typically:

• Evaluate and make autonomous clinical patient care decisions in the management of common diseases in this population group, including the interpretation of patient data and awareness of disease presentations in this group.
• Demonstrate adaptability to relevant contexts to support holistic provision of care working with other service providers across the integrated care system.