Apr 25, 2024  
2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 
    
2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PPR 6009 Introduction to Psychosocial Pharmacy


Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 3
This course is designed to introduce the student to the behavioral and social aspects of patient care. With the advent of a more patient-centered 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 the patient’s role in treatment decisions, psychosocial determinants of medication adherence, self-awareness of the pharmacist, and ethical issues of pharmaceutical care.