FDFPa_FAF Pharmaceutical Care and Evidence-Based Clinical Practice

Faculty of Pharmacy
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PharmDr. Karel Vašut, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PharmDr. Karel Vašut, Ph.D.
Faculty of Pharmacy
Supplier department: Department of Applied Pharmacy – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course aims to provide students with a connection of knowledge from from clinical pharmacology and pharmacy, epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, public health, psychology and communication, and their application in everyday care provided by a pharmacist to a patient in various types of healthcare and social facilities.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- correctly identify and solve problems related to pharmacotherapy in clinical practice;
- plan, create, and implement pharmacists' activities in the framework of health promotion and health education;
- participate in the formation of pharmacotherapeutic recommendations and evaluation of their application in clinical practice;
- search for, evaluate, and apply relevant sources of information to support decision-making in clinical practice following the principles of EBM.
Syllabus
  • - Pharmaceutical care in the Czech Republic, the EU and the world
  • - Psychology and communication with the patient
  • - Work and communication in a multidisciplinary healthcare team
  • - Medication-related problems – side effects, interactions, medication errors and their solution options
  • - Recommended diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines
  • - Pharmaceutical care and possibilities of a pharmacist in outpatient/ambulatory practice
  • - Pharmaceutical care and possibilities of a pharmacist in inpatient/hospital care
  • - Epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology – theoretical and methodological principles
  • - Information sources and database systems in pharmacoepidemiology
  • - Post-authorisation clinical trials and the role of pharmacists in their implementation
  • - Principles of EBM and their application in clinical practice
  • - The role of pharmacists in the management of quality and safety of healthcare
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Pharmacoepidemiology. Edited by Brian L. Strom - Stephen E. Kimmel - Sean Hennessy. Sixth edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell, 2020, 1 online. ISBN 9781119413370. URL info
  • BROWN, M. J.; Pankaj SHARMA; Fraz A. MIR and P. N. BENNETT. Clinical pharmacology. Twelfth edition. Edinburgh: Elsevier, 2019, 1 online. ISBN 9780702073304. URL info
  • STRAUS, Sharon E.; Paul GLASZIOU; W. Scott RICHARDSON and R. Brian HAYNES. Evidence-based medicine : how to practice and teach EBM. Edited by Reena Pattani - Areti Angeliki Veroniki. Fifth edition. Edinburgh: Elsevier, 2019, xii, 324. ISBN 9780702062964. info
  • Basic & clinical pharmacology. Edited by Bertram G. Katzung. Fourteenth Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2018, xi, 1250. ISBN 9781259641152. info
  • WOODWARD, Suzette. Rethinking patient safety. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2017, 1 online. ISBN 9781315155029. URL info
  • BROWN, Catana. The evidence-based practitioner : applying research to meet client needs. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company, 2017, 1 online. ISBN 9780803658578. URL info
Teaching methods
individual consultations, discussions, individual work, and study of literature
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
English
Teacher's information
Teaching takes place in the form of personal consultations and other educational activities recommended by the course guarantor.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2025, Spring 2026.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2025, recent)
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