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| Course: PHC101 First Term: 2019 Fall 1
Final Term: Current
Final Term: 2020 Summer
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Clock Hours: 60 Grading Basis: CLK |
| MCCCD Official Course Competencies | |||
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| 1. Demonstrate ethical conduct in all job-related activities. (I)
2. Present an image appropriate for the profession of pharmacy in appearance and behavior. (I) 3. Communicate clearly when speaking and in writing. (I) 4. Demonstrate a respectful attitude when interacting with diverse patient populations. (I) 5. Apply self-management skills, including time management, stress management, and adapting to change. (II) 6. Apply interpersonal skills, including negotiation skills, conflict resolution, and teamwork. (III) 7. Apply critical thinking skills, creativity, and innovation to solve problems. (IV) 8. Demonstrate understanding of wellness promotion and disease prevention concepts, such as use of health screenings; health practices and environmental factors that impact health; and adverse effects of alcohol, tobacco, and legal and illegal drugs. (V) 9. Demonstrate commitment to excellence in the pharmacy profession and to continuing education and training. (VI) 10. Demonstrate knowledge and skills in areas of science relevant to the pharmacy technician?s role, including anatomy/physiology and pharmacology. (VII) 11. Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy technician?s role in the medication-use process. (VIII) 12. Demonstrate understanding of major trends, issues, goals, and initiatives taking place in the pharmacy profession. (IX) 13. Demonstrate understanding of nontraditional roles of pharmacy technicians. (X) 14. Identify and describe emerging therapies. (XI) 15. Demonstrate understanding of the preparation and process for sterile and nonsterile compounding. (XII) 16. Assist pharmacists in the identification of patients who desire/require counseling to optimize the use of medications, equipment, and devices. (XIII) 17. Prepare non-patient-specific medications for distribution (e.g., batch, stock medications). (XIV) 18. Distribute medications in a manner that follows specified procedures. (XIV) 19. Practice effective infection-control procedures, including preventing transmission of blood-borne and airborne diseases. (XV) 20. Assist pharmacists in preparing, storing, and distributing medication products requiring special handling and documentation (e.g., controlled substances, immunizations, chemotherapy, investigational drugs, and drugs with mandated Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies [REMS]). (XVI) 21. Prepare patient-specific medications for distribution. (XVII) 22. Use material safety data sheets (MSDS) to identify, handle, and safely dispose of hazardous materials. (XVIII) 23. Prepare medications requiring compounding of sterile products, nonsterile products, and chemotherapy/hazardous products. (XIX) 24. Apply patient and medication safety practices in all aspects of the pharmacy technician?s roles. (XX) 25. Verify measurements, preparation, and/or packaging of medications produced by other healthcare professionals (e.g., tech-checktech). (XXI) 26. Demonstrate skills required for effective emergency preparedness. (XXII) 27. Assist pharmacists in medication reconciliation. (XXIII) 28. Assist pharmacists in medication therapy management. (XXIV) 29. Describe the use of current technology in the healthcare environment to ensure the safety and accuracy of medication dispensing. (XXV) 30 Compare and contrast the roles of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in ensuring pharmacy department compliance with professional standards and relevant legal, regulatory, formulary, contractual, and safety requirements. (XXVI) 31. Maintain confidentiality of patient information. (XXVII) 32. Apply quality assurance practices to pharmaceuticals, durable and nondurable medical equipment, devices, and supplies. (XXVIII) 33. Explain procedures and communication channels to use in the event of a product recall or shortage, a medication error, or identification of another problem. (XXIX) 34. Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of major drug classes by their use and pharmacological effect. (XXX) 35. List the top 200 common medications by chemical and brand name. (XXXI) 36. Explain factors which affect pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. (XXXII) | |||
| MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements. | |||
| MCCCD Official Course Outline | |||
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I. Professional appearance and behavior
A. Ethical conduct B. Communicate clearly II. Self-management skills A. Time management B. Stress management C. Adapting to change III. Interpersonal skills A. Negotiation skills B. Conflict resolution C. Teamwork IV. Problem solving A. Critical thinking skills B. Creativity C. Innovation V. Wellness promotion and disease prevention A. Health screenings B. Health practices C. Environmental factors that impact health D. Adverse effects of alcohol, tobacco, legal and illegal drugs VI. Commitment to excellence A. Continuing education B. Training VII. Knowledge and skills in science A. Anatomy B. Physiology C. Pharmacology VIII. The medication-use process IX. The pharmacy profession A. Trends B. Issues C. Goals D. Initiatives X. Nontraditional roles of pharmacy technicians XI. Emerging therapies XII. Sterile and nonsterile compounding A. Preparation B. Process XIII. Identification of patients who desire/require counseling to optimize the use of: A. Medications B. Equipment C. Devices XIV. Preparing non-patient-specific medications for distribution A. Batch B. Stock medications C. Follow specified procedures XV. Infection-control procedures A. Blood-borne diseases B. Airborne diseases XVI. Assisting pharmacists in preparing, storing, distributing medication requiring special handling A. Controlled substances B. Immunizations C. Chemotherapy D. Investigational drugs E. Drugs with mandated Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies [REMS] XVII. Preparing patient-specific medications for distribution XVIII. Using material safety data sheets (MSDS) A. Identifying hazardous materials B. Handling hazardous materials C. Safely disposing of hazardous materials XIX. Preparing medications requiring compounding A. Sterile products B. Nonsterile products C. Chemotherapy/hazardous products XX. Patient and medication safety practices XXI. Medications produced by other healthcare professionals A. Verifying measurements B. Verifying preparation C. Verifying packaging XXII. Emergency preparedness XXIII. Medication reconciliation XXIV. Medication therapy management XXV. Using current technology A. To ensure safety B. Accuracy of medication dispensing XXVI. Roles of pharmacist and pharmacy technician A. Compare and contrast the roles B. Pharmacy department compliance 1. Professional standards 2. Legal 3. Regulatory 4. Formulary 5. Contractual 6. Safety requirements XXVII. Confidentiality of patient information XXVIII. Quality assurance practices A. Pharmaceuticals B. Durable and nondurable medical equipment C. Devices D. Supplies XXIX. Procedures and communication channels to use A. Product recall B. Product shortage C. Medication error D. Other problems XXX. Knowledge of major drug classes A. By their use B. By their pharmacological effect XXXI. Top 200 common medications A. By chemical B. By brand name XXXII. Factors which affect pharmacokinetics XXXIII. Factors which affect pharmacodynamics | |||
Clock Curriculum Committee Approval Date: 5-1-2019 | |||