2024
Sociology of Pharmacy
Name: Sociology of Pharmacy
Code: SOC13741I
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Sociology
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Presentation
To know the sociological approach applied to the study of pharmacy and its main actors (pharmacists and users, patients or clients) and the reasons for being of the increasingly central place that pharmacy occupies in the complex health system and in contemporary society.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
1. To provide the study and sociological understanding of the key ideas about social and cultural phenomena related to health, disease, pharmacy and medicine;
2. To enable students with main sociological knowledge to develop a reflective analysis of the role of pharmacy and pharmacists in contemporary society;
We intend that, at the end of teaching and learning sessions, students have acquired the following skills:
- Understand the processes of social interaction between health, pharmacy and society;
- Understand the core issues of sociological approach to describe the role of pharmacy and pharmacists in preventive, curative and predictive medicine development, and in relationships with other health professionals, patients and citizen;
- identify, list and summarize, in sociological perspective, the role of pharmacists in health promotion, therapy and risk factors prevention for healthy lifestyles.
2. To enable students with main sociological knowledge to develop a reflective analysis of the role of pharmacy and pharmacists in contemporary society;
We intend that, at the end of teaching and learning sessions, students have acquired the following skills:
- Understand the processes of social interaction between health, pharmacy and society;
- Understand the core issues of sociological approach to describe the role of pharmacy and pharmacists in preventive, curative and predictive medicine development, and in relationships with other health professionals, patients and citizen;
- identify, list and summarize, in sociological perspective, the role of pharmacists in health promotion, therapy and risk factors prevention for healthy lifestyles.
Contents
1: Health, pharmacy and society
1.1.- Health and illness/disease in the context of sociology
1.2.- Social representations of health, illness/disease and therapy
1.3.- Sociology applied to study pharmacy
2: Social dimension of pharmacy
2.1.- Pharmacy in contemporary societies
2.2.- Medicalized society and medicalization
2.3.- Pharmacologization of society
2.4.- New challenges for pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical industry
3: Pharmacy and pharmacists: actors, contexts and processes
3.1.- Pharmacy in national health system
3.2.- Relationships between pharmacists and health system actors
3.3.- Pharmacists and health promotion.
1.1.- Health and illness/disease in the context of sociology
1.2.- Social representations of health, illness/disease and therapy
1.3.- Sociology applied to study pharmacy
2: Social dimension of pharmacy
2.1.- Pharmacy in contemporary societies
2.2.- Medicalized society and medicalization
2.3.- Pharmacologization of society
2.4.- New challenges for pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical industry
3: Pharmacy and pharmacists: actors, contexts and processes
3.1.- Pharmacy in national health system
3.2.- Relationships between pharmacists and health system actors
3.3.- Pharmacists and health promotion.
Teaching Methods
Unit to be taught by theoretical sessions, classroom-based, and can eventually be applied sessions via platform moodle-uevora.
Tutorial sessions and self-study in accordance with Bologna Process recommendations.
For contact hours with the teacher and the teaching / learning will be organized in classes essentially theoreticals.
In addition to the content teaching exhibition by the teacher, classes also count with students participation, individually or in small groups, and based on previously distributed resources or gathered through self-study.
a) Continuous Evaluation:
- Written test (1): 50%
- Working paper (1): 50%
b) Evaluation by final exam:
- Written test (a comprehensive final exam): 100%
Tutorial sessions and self-study in accordance with Bologna Process recommendations.
For contact hours with the teacher and the teaching / learning will be organized in classes essentially theoreticals.
In addition to the content teaching exhibition by the teacher, classes also count with students participation, individually or in small groups, and based on previously distributed resources or gathered through self-study.
a) Continuous Evaluation:
- Written test (1): 50%
- Working paper (1): 50%
b) Evaluation by final exam:
- Written test (a comprehensive final exam): 100%
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