Course Level
Graduate Certificate
Graduate Certificate in Pharmacist Prescribing and Advanced Practice
This program will equip you with the skills and knowledge to expand your role and advance your career as a pharmacist. You will gain qualifications in advanced skills in clinical decision-making and assessment, evidence-based pharmacotherapy, patient-centred care, collaboration in primary healthcare, and professional accountability.
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
Online | Part-time - 1 years | N/A | N/A |
Structure
This 40-unit postgraduate program, completed over two semesters part-time, is designed to support registered pharmacists in gaining skills to take on advanced clinical responsibilities as a pharmacist within evolving healthcare models. The program is studied online with face-to-face intensives throughout. It consists of four core courses and 120 hours of work-integrated learning.
Subjects
- Foundations of Professional Prescribing and Patient-Centred Care
- Advanced Clinical Decision Making and Professional Prescribing
- Advanced Clinical Management of Acute Conditions
- Advanced Clinical Management of Chronic and Complex Conditions.
Entry requirements
- This program is intended for registered Pharmacists looking to advance their careers. All applicants must hold general registration, without conditions, as pharmacists with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and be currently working in community or hospital pharmacy practice in Australia.
Recognition
This program is accredited with conditions by the Australian Pharmacy Council.
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