Pharmacology for Physiotherapy B (PHRM90024)

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• Use appropriate problem-solving abilities to understand and integrate the therapeutic and adverse effects, contraindications, and precautions for drugs.
• Critically evaluate the pharmacological characteristics of an individual drug based on information about the drug class.
• Apply evidence-based knowledge such as pharmacogenomic consideration to appreciate the clinical implications and necessity for client-centred personalised treatment within the clinical setting.
• Describe drugs used to treat individuals with complex and chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, neurological disorders, cancer, and infection.
• Collaborate with peers and other health professionals to effectively communicate the evidence for the impact of selected drugs on the wellbeing of individuals and populations.
• Judge the impact and sustainability of pharmacological management on person, community and environment.

Generic skills

• Be able to examine, critically synthesise and evaluate scientific and clinical information;
• Refine written communication skills;
• Participate in collaborative learning;
• Recognise the value of research evidence to clinical practice.