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EXTERNAL PAEDIATRIC COURSES
The paediatric courses below are offered by higher educational institutions in the UK. Contact the institution directly for more information.
LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNVERSITY
Fundamental Paediatric Pharmacy Practice
(Level 7, 20 credits, Distance Learning, 6 months, 2 cohorts per year)
Students entering the programme must be a registered Pharmacist with the relevant professional body in the UK, or with a professional body recognised to be of similar standing to the UK regulator bodies. The competencies included in the module/programme have been chosen to be suitable for the following range of pharmacy practitioners:
- Community Pharmacist with a paediatric interest
- Primary care Pharmacist with a paediatric interest
- Secondary care Pharmacist working with paediatric patients in a district general hospital Trust with previous limited (less than 1 year) paediatric exposure
- Secondary care Pharmacist working with paediatric patients in a specialist paediatric trust with previous limited (less than 1 year) paediatric exposure
Advanced Paediatric Pharmacy Practice
(Level 7, 20 credits, Distance Learning, 6 months, 2 cohorts per year)
Students entering the programme must be a registered Pharmacist with the relevant professional body in the UK, or with a professional body recognised to be of similar standing to the UK regulator bodies. Desirable pre-course requirements: Fundamentals to Paediatric Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification (SNAPP package: Introduction to Paediatric Pharmaceutical Care), or equivalent time (1 to 2 years) in a post with continuous paediatric care contact time.
The competencies included in the module/programme have been chosen to be suitable for the following range of pharmacy practitioners:
- Primary care Practice Pharmacist with a specialist paediatric interest
- Secondary care Pharmacist working with paediatric patients in a district general hospital Trust with significant (more than 1 year) previous paediatric exposure
- Secondary care Pharmacist working with paediatric patients in a specialist paediatric trust with significant (more than 1 year) previous paediatric exposure