Pharmacy Practice II

PTEC 110 Pharmacy Practice II is an on-line introductory course that guides the learner to develop collaborative relationships with the patient, pharmacist and other health care providers to promote patient health. The course uses a body systems approach to study over-the-counter-drugs, common herb and natural products for common ailments. Included in this course are home health care products where knowledge of specialty products and medical devices is an asset to working in a community pharmacy. This course is not intended to be all-inclusive but to gain a working knowledge of the more common products consumers use for a variety of health care concerns and to further discover of the NAPRA Professional Competencies for Canadian Pharmacy Technicians at Entry to Practice and how these relate in the promotion of patient health. During this course, discussion forums are used to post group presentations. These discussion forum sessions provide a communications platform to discuss OTC, herb and medical devices topics related to the work of the pharmacy technician and pharmacist in a pharmacy setting to promote patient health. Also integrated into the weekly discussions the Professional competencies are highlighted and explored as they relate to the topics covered. Intra professional communication is the focus for all group work. Individual assignments, group work as well as discussion forum participation and attendance are assigned marks. Details and instructions are given in the course website in Assignment Procedures & General Group Procedures