S/N

CODE

TITLE

CONTENT

UNITS

1

PCP

101

Pharmaceutical
Care I

Data
collection and evaluation, drug therapy problems, Development, Implementation
and Monitoring of care plans.

2

2

PCP

102

Pharmacy
Management

Functions
of management, human resources management, Financial and time management,
Leadership, Management tools and their application to pharmacy

6

3

PCP

103

Inferential
Biostatistics

Hypothesis
testing, exploring differences between groups, t-test paired and unpaired, ANOVA, and their non parametric
equivalents (Mann Whitney test, Kruskal Wallis etc), student t-test, exploring relationships:
Pearson’s correlation, Chi squared test. Making predictions: regression;
factor analysis. Biocomputation and use of statistical packages.

6

4

PCP

104

Research
Methodology I

Conceiving
(characteristic and development) research, literature search, study design,
systematic reviews and meta analysis. project/research management,
referencing, proposal writing.

6

5

PCP

105

Advanced
Communication Skills

Cross cultural communications;
Emphatic listening; Assertiveness; Perception and its role in communication;
Conflict management; Interview techniques and Skills; Negotiation skills;
Advocacy skills and practices; Public education techniques and skills; Public
speaking; Writing skills; Communication strategies across diverse audiences; Communication
program models; Evaluation techniques for communication programs in health
and pharmacy.

4

6

PCP 

141

Intro to Public
Health Pharmacy

Concepts
of health, public health, and public health pharmacy, Determinants of Health,
Role of the pharmacist in health promotion: health education, and disease
control, Reproductive and Child Health, Sexuality Education.

2

7

PCP

142

Primary Health Care

Origin
and concept of PHC, Components and Principles of PHC, WHO/UNICEF primary
health care measures for children, Essential Medicines Concept, Bamako
Initiative, Orphaned Medicines, and Health Systems Reforms.

2

8

PCP

143

Health Promotion

Concept
of health promotion, health promotion models comprising: Health protection,
disease prevention, and health education, health education and pharmacy
practice: the role of the pharmacist, Objectives of health education,
Methods/Techniques of health education, Specific health education themes,
Health Screening/ Risk assessment.

Practical
Skills/Activities:
Development of risk assessment tools, Develop risk assessment questionnaire for  diabetes, heart disease etc,  Development of patient education leaflets,
Disease screening exercise, Designing and implementation of enlightenment
programs, Designing lifestyle modification programs.

6

9

PCP

241

Nutrition and Health

Nutritional requirements
of different population   groups   eg paediatric, geriatric, women etc  Obesity and non-communicable diseases,
Protein energy malnutrition, Micronutrient deficiency, Food supplementation,
Diagnosis and management of malnutrition, Control of nutritional
deficiencies. Food security

4

10

PCP

242

Epidemiology  and Control of Communicable and Non
Communicable Diseases

General principles
of epidemiology, Principles of communicable disease control (Infection
Prevention and Control, Surveillance and Field Epidemiology: Bio-security,
Epidemiology and control of communicable diseases- HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis,
malaria etc; Food, Water, Zoonotic and Air borne diseases, Vector borne
diseases, Public Health Notifiable Diseases,
Emerging and re-emerging diseases.

Epidemiology and
control of non-communicable diseases- Principles of control of NCDs,
hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cancers etc; Epidemiological methods/designs
and their applications, Disease control programs.

6

11

PCP 243

Gender and Age Related   Health Care

Specific health
issues related to different population groups:

Paediatrics: Breast feeding,
Infant formula, Teething; Food supplementation; Childhood immunization,
paediatric health promotion products. 

Geriatrics: The aging process;
Care of the elderly; Caregiver education; Adult immunization; Health
Promotion products for the aged

Men’s
Health:
Prostrate health; Erectile dysfunction

Women’s
Health:
Contraception; Emergency contraception; Breast health; Bone health; Folic
acid supplementation; Cervical/Ovarian cancers; Sexual abuse

Pregnant/Lactating
Females:
Ovulation prediction; Pregnancy testing; Nutritional needs; Vaccinations;
Folic acid supplementation,

Post-Menopausal
Women:
Signs and Symptoms and management  of
Menopause, Osteoporosis

Visit
to old people’s homes for experiential learning

4

12

PCP

244

Global Health

Global review of
trends in public health, Organizations and functions(WHO, UNICEF), Regulation
and Port Health services, National
and International efforts to control Narcotic and Psychotropic Drug
Substances, Substance Abuse, Alcohol, narcotics and psychotropic drug
problems.

4

13

PCP

245

Occupational Health
and Safety

The work
environment, work and health, An overview of occupational health and safety,
Occupational hazards and control, Specific occupational diseases and
management, Accidents (domestic, traffic and industrial), Disability and
workmen compensation, Ergonomics and safety designs, Visits to sites of
occupational health interest such as factories for experiential learning.

4

14

PCP

200

Seminar

Presentation
on selected topics

4

15

PCP

201

Residency
I

Experiential
Learning

4*

Total

64

S/N

CODE

TITLE

CONTENT

UNITS

1

PCP

301

Research Methodology   II

Measurements,
Experimental/Questionnaire design, sample size, methods and techniques, data
analysis, result presentation, discussion and conclusion. Report writing,
grantsmanship

4

2

PCP

341

Environmental Health

Development and
importance of environmental health, WHO concept of healthy cities, schools,
markets and hospitals, Water and health, Housing and health, Migration and
health, Refugee crises, famine
IDPs  and  their management, War and post war health
crises management, Waste management-Refuse and sewage disposal, disposal of
medical and pharmaceutical wastes, Food hygiene ,Vector control, Air and
water pollution, Tobacco control strategies, Environmental monitoring,
Disaster and Crisis management, Climate change, carbon emissions and global
warming, Emerging threats – Bioterrorism, Visits to water board, refuse
disposal sites, and  abattoirs for
experiential learning.

4

3

PCP

342

Pharmacoepidemiology/Pharmacovigilance

Concept and principles of
pharmacoepidemiology; Pharmacovigilance (ADR and causal assessment,
management and treatment of ADRs); Medical
Surveillance and outbreak of diseases; Risk Assessment

Screening and diagnostic testing;
Post-marketing surveillance; Data systems for pharmacoepidemiology studies;
Visit to pharmacovigilance centers for experiential learning.

4

4

PCP

343

Logistics and Supply
chain Management

Principles of supply
chain management,  Logistic cycle,
Logistics Planning ,Selection, Quantification, Procurement, Distribution,
Inventory Management, Storage, Logistics Management Information System, Visit
to pharmacy departments (medical stores) involved in drug supply management
for experiential learning

4

5

PCP

344

Principles and
Practice of Immunization

Basic
principles of immunology/Role of vaccines in eliciting immune response.
Active and passive immunity.   Overview
of vaccine preventable diseases- epidemiology, clinical features and
complication. Types of vaccines,
Vaccines-schedule,   spacing,
dose, route of administration. Vaccines- storage, cold chain/handling
requirements Vaccines, contraindications and precautions, adverse
effects   following immunization and
emergency response. The role of the pharmacist in immunization.
Quantification techniques for vaccine needs, Immunization micro and macro
planning, National Immunization policies and programs

2

6

PCP

345

Pharmacoeconomics

Basic pharmacoeconomic Concepts; Pharmacoeconomics
as a tool for making choices; Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation Methods: Cost
minimization analysis, Cost benefit analysis, Cost utility analysis, Cost
effectiveness analysis, Direct and indirect health costs, Quality of life
evaluation, Applications of pharmacoeconomics. Economic analyses of
pharmaceutical products and services; Outcomes management and assessment of
therapy & service

2

7

PCP

346

  Mental Health

Common mental health
problems. Introduction to concept of screening and diagnosis. Epidemiology of
mental health disorders (e.g. anxiety, depression, insomnia). Screening tools
of these mental health problems, Issues on psychosomatic symptoms,
co-morbidity and common mental health problems faced by different patient
groups (e.g. cancer patients, post-partum depression, chronic disease
patients), Positive psychology, as a management option, Evidence-based mental
health promotion programs, Models for rehabilitation in institutions and
community, the trend and issues such as discrimination and stigmatization; Visit
to psychiatric hospitals and rehabilitation homes for experiential learning

2

8

PCP

347

Project Management

Types of projects,
Phases of project, initiating and planning projects, identifying project
objectives, creating project plans, sequencing
project activities, building a project schedule including timelines and
assigning responsibilities using a responsibility assignment matrix,
budgeting and scheduling projects, identifying and managing project risks and
contingencies. Case studies in project management.

2

Sub-specialities

9

PCP

441

Pharmacoepidemiology/pharmacovigilance

 Experiential learning /Case studies

10

10

PCP

442

Pharmacoeconomics

Experiential learning /Case
studies

10

11

PCP

443

Logistics
and supply chain management

Experiential learning /Case
studies

10

12

PCP

444

Health
emergency preparedness and response

Experiential learning /Case
studies

10

13

PCP

400

Seminar

Presentation
on selected topics

4

14

PCP

401

Residency
II (Sub-specialty)

Experiential
Learning

30*

15

PCP

402

Dissertation
(Sub-specialty)

Research
Work

12

Total

80