Apr 19, 2024  
2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 
    
2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PPR 6008 Introduction to Psychosocial Pharmacy


Lecture: 2 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 2
This course is designed to introduce the student to the behavioral and social aspects of patient care. With the advent of the collaborative model of health care, it is imperative that today’s pharmacist is equipped to provide optimum patient care within a psychosocial framework. This course provides an introduction to multiple aspects of the psychosocial approach to health care, including interprofessional communication in drug therapy management, the patient’s role in treatment decisions, psychosocial determinants of medication adherence, ethical issues of pharmaceutical care, and developments in behavioral medicine.