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Objectives

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: 1. Describe the profile of older patients and their caregivers in various care environment/services available in Singapore. 2. Discuss the psychosocial, and self-management behaviours among older patients, as well as the associated factors/interventions that can influence medication management, adherence and use outcomes by older adults in the community. 3. Discuss the potential challenges and issues regarding chronic medication management by older patients in the community in a holistic manner, with regards to ethical considerations, medical, psychosocial and economic factors). 4. Identify situations and appropriate communication skills (and counselling framework) that can be applied during pharmacist-patient interactions in community-based pharmaceutical care services to promote collaborative self-management of illness, treatment and health by older adults and/or their caregivers. 5. Discuss signs and symptoms that require referrals, with due considerations of appropriate resources to refer to and the immediate response to be provided.

Who Should Attend

Pharmacy - direct community-based patient-care work

Entry Requirements

The candidate must have / be: (1) Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (with or without Honours classification) or an equivalent qualification (2) Registered pharmacists with the Singapore Pharmacy Council (or overseas equivalent), and holding a current and valid practicing certificate (3) At least 2 years of working experience as a patient-care pharmacist post pre-registration training (preferably)

Class Schedule

Tuesday (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)

Tutorial Schedule

Same day as lecture

Lesson Delivery

a) Class Facilitated Training - 13 hours b) Asynchronous e-Learning - 2 hours c) Assessment - 3.5 hours

Full Fees (before GST)

S$2700.00

Nett Fees payable after SSG Funding

	International Participant	Singapore Citizen 39 years old or younger	Singapore Citizen 40 years or older eligible for MCES	Singaporean PRs	Enhanced Training Support for SMEs
Full Programme Fee	S$2700.00	S$2700.00	S$2700.00	S$2700.00	S$2700.00
SSG Funding * Eligible for Claim Period 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2027	-	S$1890.00	S$1890.00	S$1890.00	S$1890.00
Nett Programme Fee	S$2700.00	S$810.00	S$810.00	S$810.00	S$810.00
9% GST on Nett Programme Fee	S$243.00	S$72.90	S$72.90	S$72.90	S$72.90
Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, Incl. GST	S$2943.00	S$882.90	S$882.90	S$882.90	S$882.90
Less Additional Funding if Eligible Under Various Scheme	-	-	S$540.00	-	S$540.00
Total Nett Programme Fee, Incl. GST, after additional funding from the various funding schemes	S$2943.00	S$882.90	S$342.90	S$882.90	S$342.90

Learners must pass all assessment components to be eligible for SSG funding. Please note that all external funding for courses is limited in duration and subject to availability.

Please note that the mode of delivery is subject to change in light of the COVID-19 situation. Courses marked ‘online’ may have compulsory face-to-face sessions such as laboratory or hands-on components and details should be sought from the schools or departments before learners register for them.