Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Courses
PHD
4 courses with the subject PHD, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PHD 451Pharmacist-Assisted Tobacco Cessation
This clinical elective provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to provide comprehensive tobacco cessation counseling to patients who are current or former tobacco users. The course approaches the concept of nicotine addiction from a pharmacologic, physiologic, and psychological perspective. Communication and problem- solving skills are developed in the classroom and enhanced via participation in a tobacco cessation clinic. Upon completion of the course, students will demonstrate competency in tobacco cessation encounters, including assessing a person’s readiness to quit, applying tailored strategies to assist patients with quitting and selecting appropriate tobacco cessation aids. (1)
This course introduces foundational principles of clinical pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) and their application to individualized drug therapy. Emphasis is placed on understanding drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination; interpreting concentration–time data; designing and adjusting dosage regimens; and applying PK/PD concepts to optimize efficacy while minimizing toxicity. Students will develop practical skills in calculating pharmacokinetic parameters, predicting drug concentrations, interpreting therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) data, and making evidence-based dosing recommendations. Compartmental and population pharmacokinetic models will be introduced at a conceptual level to support interpretation of modern dosing tools and Bayesian software. The course establishes a quantitative and clinical framework that supports subsequent pharmacotherapy coursework and experiential training. Prerequisites: Doctor of Pharmacy Students only.
PHD 525Drug Information and Scientific Literature Evaluation
This course addresses drug information retrieval, analysis, and application. It will instruct students how to obtain and evaluate primary and secondary literature as it relates to the provision of pharmacy/pharmaceutical care. Students will acquire knowledge of DI resources, study design, biostatistics using relevant examples. Students will learn literature retrieval and evaluation skills using examples from primary and secondary literature and will develop a formalized approach to drug literature evaluation. Students will also be introduced to general drug information topics including: the approach to answering drug information questions, adverse drug event reporting, medication use evaluation and evidence-based medicine. Written assignments/quizzes/exams will provide students an opportunity to apply knowledge learned during synchronous in person classroom/on-line zoom lectures, in person classroom/on-line active learning activities, and on-line learning modules. Knowledge and skills developed in this course will prepare students for subsequent IPS workshops and pharmacotherapy course offerings. Prerequisite: Doctor of Pharmacy Students only, MAT111, MAT145
In preparation for APPE, board exams, and practice, this course aims to provide P3 students with opportunities to assess the role of newer drugs therapies in the management of various disease states already taught in the PTPM curriculum. Students will participate in weekly learning activities after attending pharmacist-led lectures and case-based discussions that evaluate newer vs. established drugs therapies. Students will practice identifying and evaluating literature/drug information resources to make evidence-based recommendations. The course will be taught by ACPHS Faculty along with pharmacists who are currently participating in the ACPHS Teaching/Learning Program as part of residency training. (3); Prerequisites: P1, P2 and P3 Fall Semester
