Community Pharmacy Seminars: From Providing Care to Generating Real-World Evidence

Code: CMS16018O

1 ECTS

Duration: 8 weeks/26 hours

Scientific Area: Ciências Farmacêuticas

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

3. Saúde de qualidade - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

4. Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

8. Trabalho digno e crescimento económico - Promover o crescimento económico sustentado, inclusivo e sustentável, emprego pleno e produtivo, e trabalho decente para todos.

16. Paz, justiça e instituições eficazes - Paz, justiça e instituições eficazes promover sociedades pacíficas e inclusivas par ao desenvolvimento sustentável, proporcionar o acesso à justiça para todos e construir instituições eficazes, responsáveis
e inclusivas em todos os níveis.

17. Parcerias para a implementação dos objetivos - Fortalecer os meios de implementação e revitalizar a parceria global para o desenvolvimento sustentável.

Learning Goals

The main objective of this course is to provide participants with the necessary knowledge about the professional activity of community pharmacists. Specifically, by the end of the training, participants are expected to:
? Understand the role of pharmacies in the healthcare system and their connection with other health services.
? Recognize the role of pharmacies in promoting public health and providing care to the population;
? Identify and understand the fundamental principles of service provision in pharmacies;
? Recognize the importance of scientific evidence generation within community pharmacy.

The overall structure of the course will be divided into 6 sessions:
Session 1 ? Community Pharmacy in the Healthcare System
Session 2 ? The Role of Pharmacy in Early Detection and Acute Disease Management
Session 3 ? Pharmaceutical Services in Chronic Disease Management
Session 4 ? Real World Data and Real-World Evidence in Community Pharmacy Session 5 ? Medication Use Safety
Session 6 ? Challenges and Opportunities, Final Discussion of Works

Teaching Methods

The teaching methodology will be dynamic and motivating, developed in the seminar model, promoting student adherence and involvement through critical discussion and analysis of cases.

Assessment

Continuous assessment will be prioritized, including case studies and a final project to be presented in the last session. Interim knowledge tests will also be conducted.
The evaluation will be quantitative, with the final grade consisting of 50% from the final project and 50% from the weighted average of the case studies and interim knowledge tests. Both the assessment and teaching methodologies will be dynamic and engaging, fostering student participation and involvement.