RX 415 - Self Care

Self care is a 2 credit hour class that meets Mondays from 2:00-3:50pm in PB 156. It also has a recitation component. The class teaches students to develop, use, and evaluate self-care strategies to assist patients in assessing their heath status to achieve and maintain optimal health. Topics include nutrition, exercise, immunizations, preventative screenings, vitamins, herbals, nonprescription medications, home monitoring techniques, nonpharmacological treatments, and adverse drug events (ADE) detection and reporting. The course director is Dr. Sheel M. Patel and the course coordinator is Jerry Lowery. Be sure to check out the syllabus or class schedule page for quick reference.

Upcoming events and due dates
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Learning objectives
The following list links to objective pages for each lecture. Check out master list if you'd like to see them all at once.

Cluster 1

 * Maffeo - Self care and patient assessment
 * Maffeo - Legal and regulatory issues in self-care pharmacy practice

Cluster 2

 * Tuohy - Diarrhea/Constipation & Anorectal Disorders
 * Ramsey - Cold, Cough, & Flu
 * Kuester - Adult Immunizations
 * Ramsey - Insomnia and Sleep Disorders

Cluster 3

 * None posted so far

Class material
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Old tests
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