PHRM 577 - Health Care Delivery I

Prerequisites, PHRM 512, PHRM 534, PHRM 537, PHRM 632, PHRM 671, PHRM 672, doctor of pharmacy major. This course introduces students to the principles of interprofessional collaboration within the context of addressing health-related issues facing unique populations in a health care system. Students will be introduced to an integrated, interdisciplinary approach that will expose them to different types of management and treatment strategies for patients with multiple diseases in an acute care setting. This course represents an organized, coordinated and collaborative care network that links various healthcare providers to deliver a coordinated, vertical continuum of services to patients in an acute care setting. Course content will also discuss about the unique and inter-related aspects of health care provider roles and issues of health care delivery in this setting. (Offered every year.) 2 credits