Monash Pharmacy Education Symposium 2011
Pharmacy curriculum: teaching today for tomorrow's practice
11-13 July, 2011
Against a background of fast-changing professional pharmacy roles, the make up of pharmacy curricula is both contentious and evolving.
In 2011, discussions focused on curriculum planning and implementation. Expert international speakers engaged to guide discussion and stimulate debate. Topics for discussion included:
- Is there a 'core' pharmacy curriculum?
- How do we allow for country-to-country differences in professional practice?
- What is the appropriate balance of science and practice?
- Does the science component need to be taught in context with the practice?
- What is an integrated curriculum? How integrated should it be? Should the curriculum be a traditional format or problem-based learning (PBL)?
- Does extemporaneous dispensing still need to be taught? If so, how much?
- How important is therapeutics?
- Do pharmacy students need to be taught physical assessment skills to equip them for new roles?
- How much experiential learning should be included?
- How should interprofessional learning be incorporated into the curriculum?
- Do distance learning courses equip students equally compared to on-campus courses?
- What about postgraduate curricula? How do we advance practice?
- Should pre-registration/intern/resident training be incorporated in the undergraduate curriculum?
- Is pre-registration/intern/resident training simply 'hours worked on the job'?
Plenary presentations and program
Day 1, 11 July 2011 |
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Keynote address: |
Adam Shoemaker |
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Dai John | |
International pharmacy curriculum comparison [.pdf, 666KB] |
Jennifer Marriott | |
How do we balance science and practice in the pharmacy curriculum? |
Ian Hughes |
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| Education Technology Forum | ||
Contributed papers |
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Day 2, 12 July 2011 |
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| Presentations | From generic skills to generic drugs. Where do graduate attributes belong in pharmacy education? [.pdf, 238KB] |
Adam Shoemaker |
Hypothetical: What skills do we need to develop in our undergraduates and how might we develop them? [.pdf, 98KB]
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Ralph Altiere Michael Dooley Ian Hughes Mauro Mocerino Roger Murphy Mike Rouse Adam Shoemaker Facilitated by |
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Contributed papers |
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| Workshops | Workshop 1: Learning styles, Zubin Austin Workshop 2: Active Learning in University Science, Mauro Mocerino Workshop 3: Ensuring continuity of the curriculum from undergraduate to postgraduate programs, Kirstie Galbraith & Catherine Duggan Pharmatopia Meeting: All welcome |
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| Symposium Dinner - La Limonaia | ||
Day 3, 13 July 2011 |
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| Presentations | Quality assurance of pharmacy curricula [.pdf, 646KB] |
Mike Rouse |
What can be done to improve professional education? [.pdf, 2422KB] |
Roger Murphy | |
Leading healthcare reform through curriculum change [.pdf, 1780KB] |
Michael Dooley | |
| Workshops | Workshop 1: Learning styles, Zubin Austin |
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