Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Courses
PSL
6 courses with the subject PSL, 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.
PSL 511Pharmacy Skills1
The Pharmacy Skills courses prepare Doctor of Pharmacy students to provide pharmaceutical care by encouraging them to practice skills used in medication preparation, delivery, and patient monitoring. This series of six required courses is designed to instill values, attitudes and skills that enable lifelong intellectual, personal, and professional growth. Courses are designed as a progressive sequence as students continue to build concepts throughout the series. Pharmacy Skills 1 is the first in the series of six required courses. The focus of this course is on pharmaceutical calculations and extemporaneous compounding of common dosage forms. Students will exercise critical thinking, communication, self-learning abilities, responsible use of ethics and values, and social interaction. The minimum passing grade is 70%. This course is offered by the Department of Pharmacy Practice, and faculty who facilitate discussions and demonstrations are licensed pharmacists that have practiced in a variety of health-care settings. Prerequisite: Doctor of Pharmacy Students.
The Pharmacy Skills courses prepare Doctor of Pharmacy students to provide pharmaceutical care by encouraging them to practice skills used in medication preparation, delivery, and patient monitoring. This series of six required courses is designed to instill values, attitudes and skills that enable lifelong intellectual, personal, and professional growth. Courses are designed as a progressive sequence as students continue to build concepts throughout the series. Pharmacy Skills 2 is the second in the series of six required courses and focuses on preparing the student to practice as a community pharmacy intern. The focus of this course is on professional communication medication dispensing, and non-sterile compounding with both pure powders and commercially available products. Students will learn fundamental federal and state law related to community pharmacy. The laboratory component allows practice of these principles and skills at the benchtop, in the mock pharmacy and in the private counseling rooms interacting with standardized patients. The minimum passing grade for this course is 70%. This course is offered by the Department of Pharmacy Practice, and faculty who facilitate discussions and demonstrations are licensed pharmacists that have practiced in a variety of health-care settings. Prerequisite: PSL 331 511, Doctor of Pharmacy Students.
The Pharmacy Skills courses prepare Doctor of Pharmacy students to provide pharmaceutical care by encouraging them to practice skills used in medication preparation, delivery, and patient monitoring. This series of six required courses is designed to instill values, attitudes and skills that enable lifelong intellectual, personal, and professional growth. Courses are designed as a progressive sequence as students continue to build concepts throughout the series. In Skills 3, previous concepts are reinforced, and the focus of this course is the compounding of sterile preparations. Students will become familiar with compounded sterile preparation and administration, calculations, IV equipment, and USP Chapter 797 and USP Chapter 800 requirements. The laboratory component allows practice of these principles and skills. Skills 3 concentrates on preparing the student to practice as an institutional pharmacy intern. The minimum passing grade for this course is 70%. This course is offered by the Department of Pharmacy Practice, and faculty who facilitate discussions and demonstrations are licensed pharmacists that have practiced in a variety of health-care settings. Prerequisites: PSL 511, PSL 512, Doctor of Pharmacy Students.
The Pharmacy Skills courses prepare Doctor of Pharmacy students to provide pharmaceutical care by encouraging them to practice skills used in medication preparation, delivery, and patient monitoring. This series of six required courses is designed to instill values, attitudes and skills that enable lifelong intellectual, personal, and professional growth. Courses are designed as a progressive sequence as students continue to build concepts throughout the series. In Skills 4 previous concepts are reinforced, and the focus of this course is on inter-professional and patient communication, practical calculations, and discharge counseling. Students will become familiar with medication preparation and distribution, formulary management, documentation, error prevention techniques, and technology commonly seen in institutional settings. The laboratory component allows practice of these principles and skills. Skills 4 completes the students’ preparation to practice as an institutional pharmacy intern. The minimum passing grade for this course is 70%. This course is offered by the Department of Pharmacy Practice, and faculty who facilitate discussions and demonstrations are licensed pharmacists that have practiced in a variety of health-care settings. Prerequisites: PSL 511, PSL 512, PSL 521, Doctor of Pharmacy Students.
The Pharmacy Skills courses prepare Doctor of Pharmacy students to provide pharmaceutical care by encouraging them to practice skills used in medication preparation, delivery, and patient monitoring. This series of six required courses is designed to instill values, attitudes and skills that enable lifelong intellectual, personal, and professional growth. Courses are designed as a progressive sequence as students continue to build concepts throughout the series. In Skills V 5, previous concepts are reinforced and the focus of this course centers on advanced patient care. Students will learn how to conduct a chief complaint focused history, perform targeted organ system-specific physical examinations, triage patients to the appropriate level of care, and develop appropriate treatment plans for commonly encountered disease states. Students become familiar with home diagnostic devices, monitoring devices including injectable devices and immunization updates. The laboratory component allows practice of principles and skills learned in lecture and integrates cumulative therapeutics knowledge through formative and summative, simulated patient assessments. Skills 5 concentrates on preparing the student for APPE rotations. The minimum passing grade for this course is 70%. This course is offered by the Department of Pharmacy Practice, and faculty who facilitate discussions and demonstrations are licensed pharmacists that have practiced in a variety of health-care settings. Prerequisites: PSL 511, PSL 512, PSL 521, PSL 522, Doctor of Pharmacy Students.
The Pharmacy Skills courses prepare Doctor of Pharmacy students to provide pharmaceutical care by encouraging them to practice skills used in medication preparation, delivery, and patient monitoring. This series of six required
