Mastery Modules

Foundation Fundamentals

Objective: 

Translate guidelines and evidence into actionable strategies to put into practice to enable safe and appropriate clinical decision making.

Learning Activities:

  • Utilising voting software to make diagnosis learning
  • Reviewing trials and how they inform guidance
  • Role playing exercises to put guidelines in practice

Learning Outcomes

Relevant APF Clusters

  • 1. Expert Professional Practice
  • 6. Research & Evaluation

Relevant APF Competencies

  • 1.1 Expert Skills and Knowledge
  • 6.1 Critical Evaluation
  • 6.5 Research Evidence into Working Practice

Relevant APF Clusters

  • 6. Research & Evaluation

Relevant APF Competencies

  • 6.1 Critical Evaluation
  • 6.2 Identifies Gaps in the Evidence Base

Relevant APF Clusters

  • 1. Expert Professional Practice
  • 4. Management

Relevant APF Competencies

  • 1.1 Expert Skills and Knowledge
  • 4.3 Standards of Practice
  • 4.4 Managing Risk

Relevant APF Clusters

  • 1. Expert Professional Practice
  • 2. Collaborative Working Relationships
  • 5. Education, Training & Development

Relevant APF Competencies

  • 1.3 Reasoning and Judgement
  • 2.1 Communication
  • 5.3 Conducting Education & Training

Relevant APF Clusters

  • 1. Expert Professional Practice
  • 6. Research & Evaluation

Relevant APF Competencies

  • 1.3 Reasoning and Judgement
  • 6.5 Research Evidence into Working Practice

Mastering Guidelines in action

Consider a variety of guidance from different bodies and consider how the recommendations may differ

Understand the evidence driving guidance and how this can inform your patient discussions

Learn how to navigate and apply both national and primary care-focused guidance in real world setting, tailored to your clinical role as a pharmacist

Explore how to tailor guideline based treatment plans to individual patient factors, preferences and real-world challenges such as adherence and other co-morbidities.