Credits		3 credits
Coordinator/Primary Instructor		Brett Feret, Pharm.D.
Catalog Description		Introduction to practice of pharmacy in hospitals, including both professional and administrative activities.
Estimated Enrollment		25-30

Detailed Course Description

Pharmacy practice in health systems has undergone profound and dynamic changes recently. Automated systems for distribution and physician order entry have begun to transform the role of the pharmacist. This 3-credit elective course will provide PharmD students an in-depth understanding of institutional pharmacy practice. Current hospital pharmacy pharmacists will provide the comprehensive curriculum.

It is the intent of this course to provide the foundation necessary for students to enter a hospital practice environment and have a clear understanding of the different departments and roles a pharmacist may participate in to effectively care for patients.

Activities/Class Format

Didactic lectures
Lectures will be given by current hospital pharmacists throughout the state of Rhode Island and will cover topics related to the practice of pharmacy in a hospital setting. Examples of topics covered in the past have been pediatric pharmacotherapy, formulary systems, technology in health systems, and transplant pharmacy.

Final Group Presentation
You will be assigned a group to work on a final presentation, which will be presented toward the end of the course. The presentation will simulate a presentation to a hospital pharmacy and therapeutics committee. The presentation will be approximately 30 minutes in length and cover topics related to the implementation of a novel program for a health system.

Clinical Presentation
A presentation on a clinic topic related to hospital pharmacy will be completed as part of this course. This will be an evidence-based presentation utilizing medical literature.

Grading

Attendance	10%
Exam 1	20%
Exam 2	20%
Clinical Presentation	20%
Final Presentation	30%

 
Learning Objectives:

• Understand and define the different roles a pharmacist may have in a hospital setting, along with current and contemporary issues that dictate practice in the institutional setting including automation, medication safety, formulary management, and antibiotic stewardship.
• Discuss the role of the joint commission and its specific requirements for pharmacy practice in the hospital.
• Discuss and understand the roles of specialty clinical pharmacists in the health systems, specifically internal medicine, critical care, oncology, transplant, psychiatry, and pediatrics/neonatology.
• Describe the role for the pharmacist in sterile product preparation and the laws and regulations governing the preparation of these products, specifically USP 797.
• Describe the concept of the patient centered medical home and understand how transitions of care affect the health care system.