Pharmacy and Health Care (En)
Provision of health care is a complex undertaking that involves multidisciplinary teams carrying out several interventions to reach the desired health outcomes. Understanding the interrelationship between policy makers and other health stakeholders is vital for efficient delivery of health services, and therefore an introduction to the health system and its relation to pharmacy practice is important. This module will focus on general principles that may apply across most countries but the candidates must be ready to adapt to the specific conditions in their area of practice. It provides the candidates with a broad overview on health systems and medicines policy as well as equipping them with communication skills that are critical for their work.
Course Duration: 13 Hrs
Objectives
At the end of this course, you will:
- Be able to discuss health care systems
- Understand the primary health care concept
- Understand the essential medicines concept
- Be informed about national medicines policy
- Be able to describe the importance and use of standard treatment guidelines and national formularies
- Understand the role of the pharmacy and pharmacy personnel in health care
- Be able to communicate effectively with clients, patients and other health staff
All the presentations in this course are downloadable as PDF under Additional Resources.
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Cours Includes
- 4 Units
- 36 Tasks
- 10 Quizzes
- Cours Certificate
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