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2010 Unit information

2010 Core units

For further information about Applied pharmacy practice I and II, please refer to the course outline.

Unit code	Unit name	Credit points	Semester offered	faculty
VCP5011	Applied pharmacy practice I	6	1	Pharmacy
VCP5012	Applied pharmacy practice II	6	2	Pharmacy

Elective units

Elective units are delivered by off campus learning (OCL) mode. For information about unit content refer to Postgraduate Handbook entries by clicking on the unit names below, or contact the unit leader as listed in the handbook.

Please note that places in some units may be limited, so early enrolment is advisable.

Occasionally a unit may be cancelled due to insufficient enrolments. In the case of cancellation students will be contacted as soon as possible to select an alternate unit.

Study area	Unit code	Title	Credit points	Semester offered
Clinical
	VCP5013	Dermatology	6	1 and 2
	VCP5015	Geriatric pharmacy practice	6	1 and 2
	VCP5016	Geriatric disease state management	6	1 and 2
	VCP5017	Mental health	6	1 and 2
	VCP5018	Palliative care	6	(2,2011tbc)
	ECX9720	Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics	6	1, 2 and summer
	VCG5021	Patient data and pharmacotherapy I	6	2, 2011
	VCG5011	Evidence Based Practice	6	1 and 2
Economics & Management	ECX9700	Introduction to health economics	6	1
	ECX9710	Pharmaceutical economics	6	2
	ECX9730	Economic evaluation in healthcare	6	2
	ECX9750	Principles of health economics for developing countries	6	1
		Pharmacy Practice and Planning	6	1
		The Australian Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Environment	6	2
Wounds	VCW1101	Biology of wound healing	3	1 and 2
	VCW1102	Wound assessment	6	1 and 2
	VCW1103	Wound dressings	3	1 and 2
	VCW1104	Management of acute wounds	3	1 and 2
	VCW1105	Management of chronic wounds	3	1 and 2
	VCW1106	Systemic medication and wound healing	3	1 and 2

Note: Patient data and pharmacotherapy unit VCG5021, is only available with the approval of Course Director Master of Clinical Pharmacy. Students must be employed in a hospital clinical setting and have completed the prerequisite requirements.

Economics & Management units are restricted to 12 credit points enrolment within the Master of Pharmacy Practice and the Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice. The management units: Pharmacy Practice and Planning and The Australian Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Environment are offered by complementary enrolment with Chifley Business School.

Students who would like to discuss the combination of units which may best suit their career plans should contact Laura Dean, Course Director, via email or telephone: +61 3 9903 9047.

If you are considering studying Wound Care electives please contact Adriana Tiziani, phone +61 3 9903 9016, for advice about which combination of units would best suit your needs.