Principles for the Professional Practice of Clinical Geriatric Pharmacy

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Pre - requisites: Approved the courses of the Second Professional Year of the Doctor of Pharmacy Program. This elective course develops and integrates important aspects of pharmaceutical care provided to older adults (>65 years) in the geriatric field. It emphasizes geriatric syndromes and particular problems in the geriatric population that may include the fo llowing clinical manifestations: psychiatric, neurologic, renal, urologic, respiratory, dermatologic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, hematologic, infectious and muscle-skeletal. This course promotes active and participative learning. Teaching strategies incl ude: Exploration, Conceptualization and Application (ECA), Problem Based Learning (PBL), and Problem Posing.