DISEASE PATTERNS|HEALTH BELIEFS|PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY|GLOBAL HEALTH

This module will provide an overview of healthcare, disease patterns and the use of medicines in different regions of the world. The range of factors which...

Leadership, Healthcare and Pharmacy Innovation (PHAY0027)

The aims of this module is to provide an advanced medicines management training for registered pharmacy technicians in order to develop this area of the NHS...

Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians (PHAY0009)

The aims of this module is to provide an advanced medicines management training for registered pharmacy technicians in order to develop this area of the NHS workforce. 

  

 Learning outcomes: 

  

  Knowledge and understanding of:  applied pharmacology, therapeutics, medicines information, clinical pharmacy.
 
  Intellectual (thinking) skills: Self / professional development, cognitive development for better medicines use, interpretation of clinical information for better medicines management.
 
  Practical skills (able to): Manage patient profiles, make decisions based on clinical information.
 
  Transferable skills (able to):  Engage in continued professional development; teach other junior technicians.

Microstructural Control|Phase Transformation|Advanced Materials Processing|Severe Plastic Deforma

The module presents microstructural factors that control materials properties and demonstrates tactics for developing such microstructures, including crystal...

Microstructural Control in Advanced Materials (NSCI0009)

The module presents microstructural factors that control materials properties and demonstrates tactics for developing such microstructures, including crystal structures, imperfections in solid, point/line/planar/volume defects, the relationships between materials properties and microstructures, phase equilibria and thermodynamics, phase diagrams, phase transformation, heat treatment, sintering, strengthening, hardening, sever plastic deformation, surface melting techniques, and additive manufacturing. The module emphasizes on engineering materials and provides guidelines on applying the knowledge of phase transformation and microstructural control with advanced manufacturing techniques such as laser-beam surface melting and additive manufacturing.