Practice Experience Program (PEP) IV

4.5 credits · Undergraduate

This clinical rotation focuses primarily on the provision of patient focused pharmacy care in hospital or long-term care practice. The student will apply the knowledge, skills and values that have been learned in their academic study and previous PEP rotations, using a patient-centered approach. Students will serve as a member of the healthcare team incorporating professionalism, ethical principles, drug information, patient education and health promotion in the application of patient focused pharmacy care. Students will be required to complete a full patient care work-up on several patients and present the cases to a health professional audience. Students will expand their educational role by preparing and presenting an in-service on a relevant topic to a health professional audience. Students are required to travel to sites outside the Halifax area and are responsible for all associated costs. PREREQUISITES: successful completion of fourth year classes (see College of Pharmacy Regulation F2)