University
University of AucklandPostgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy PGCertClinPharm
This course is available
On-Campus
Level of Study
Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma
Summary
Graduates of the Postgraduate Certificate will be able to:
- Ensure the safe, effective and economic use of medicines for both individual patients and patient groups.
- Design, implement and optimise pharmaceutical care plans for individual patients in a broad range of therapeutic areas.
- Manage the pharmaceutical care of patients with complex clinical needs.
- Develop specialised knowledge of medicines use in areas of clinical interest, including advanced medicines management.
This programme has been designed to allow students living anywhere in New Zealand to enrol, as most of the material will be presented online (supplemented by two or three face-to-face weekend workshops per semester).
The Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy aims to expand the experience of pharmacists in the development and implementation of patient-centred pharmaceutical care and medicines management plans. The programme covers a wide range of therapeutic areas and can cater to patients with complex clinical needs.
Prescribing Specialisation
Pharmacists wishing to train as pharmacist prescribers can undertake training as a specialisation of the Postgraduate Certificate. Please note that this Prescribing specialisation is only available for those who have already completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy.
The Prescribing specialisation equips pharmacists with the knowledge skills and attributes to prescribe medicines competently within a collaborative healthcare team environment.
The Prescribing specialisation will enable you to:
- Demonstrate comprehensive pharmacotherapeutic knowledge of medicines within their proposed areas of prescribing practice.
- Access and evaluate relevant clinical information concerning individual patients in order to prescribe safely and effectively.
- Demonstrate skills in patient assessment, diagnosis and clinical decision-making to facilitate good prescribing decisions.
- Demonstrate competence in prescribing practice under supervision.
Entry criteria
You must have completed an undergraduate degree in pharmacy at a recognised university (or similar institution). You must also be currently registered as a pharmacist with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand.
The Prescribing specialisation is only available if have already completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent). You must also hold an appropriate position involving patient care and have access to a Designated Medical Prescriber approved by the programme director.
If you are interested in training as a pharmacist prescriber, please complete our Expression of interest for Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy in Prescribing form.
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