Written Exam

1 - Written exam - 100

OSCE

2 - Practical skills assessment - 0

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The module will cover anatomy and physiology, immunology, microbiology, basic and ocular pharmacology. eye disease and clinical management guidelines, history taking and examination techniques, evidence-based practice and clinical governance in relation to prescribing, prescribing safely and professionally, public health policy in relation to prescribing, compliance and concordance/confidentiality and data protection/clinical governance and clinical audit /improving prescribing practice.

Feedback is provided in a number of ways throughout your module. This includes feedback you receive during teaching from both peers and lecturers and that provided for formative assessment. Following an assessment, you will be given your marks and feedback in line with the assessment regulations and policy. More information on the timing and type of feedback that will be provided for each assessment will be available from the module leader. <a href='https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations'>https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations</a>

This module will support the development of all the graduate attributes. Your module leader will provide you with information about how your learning, teaching and assessment activities support your development of these attributes. The graduate attributes are: - Always learning - Engaged in the world - Technical and digital - Connected Professional - Creating Impact

Self-directed - 

Hybrid - 

United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC) (2008) Standards for medicines management. 

British National Formulary (March 2022) Number 84. 

The National Prescribing Centre produces useful information including competency frameworks, guides to practice and resources to help healthcare professionals understand prescribing matters.

Moorfields Manual of Ophthalmology.

Anterior Eye Disease and Therapeutics A-Z.

New York: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

The Wills Eye Manual: Office and Emergency Room Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Disease.

Immunology.

Clinical Ocular Pharmacology.

Rang & Dale's Pharmacology.

Exploring immunology – concepts and evidence.

British Medical Association & the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.

Clinical ophthalmology: a systematic approach

Oxford Handbook of Ophthalmology.

Gray’s Anatomy - The anatomical basis of clinical practice. 

London. Code of Ethics for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians. (2008) RPSGB.

OVM066 - Fundamentals of Prescribing  (accredited by the GOC)

OVM066-PRD1-ALV1

This module’s contact hours will be delivered using a number of different approaches. As an example, you may have a combination of in-person sessions (i.e., face to face on campus), and/or online synchronous sessions (participants are engaged at the same time online) and online asynchronous guided activities (you need to plan time to engage with these, so you are prepared for the in person and synchronous sessions. These may include viewing recorded lectures and/or other online resources, reading materials, undertaking quizzes, completing exercises, and chatting on forums.) In addition to these teaching delivery approaches, you will undertake your own independent study, which may involve wider reading, independent research, skills practice, and preparation for assessment. Please see this module’s Moodle page and/or handbook for further information.  
 
Specifically, you will learn via a combination of lectures, tutorials and self-directed learning. 
 
Lectures  
Lectures are used to communicate core material and as a foundation for further reading. A lecture can help you to feel secure in the foundational knowledge required and point you to significant areas for further study. Lectures provide a basis for discussion in seminars or tutorials. Lecture notes are provided on the virtual learning environment Moodle. However, you are expected to take your own notes too. Lectures may be on campus (in person) or online. Online lectures may be synchronous (in ‘real time’) or asynchronous (pre-recorded). Interaction in synchronous lectures (online or on campus) is encouraged. Lectures will usually be delivered by university staff, and there will also be a range of external experts and service users who will provide their unique perspectives on the topics covered in the lectures.  
 
Tutorials  
Tutorials provide you with the opportunity to work on problems and exercises connected with the course material. Tutorials develop problem-solving skills in an environment that encourages an interactive approach to learning.  
 
Self-directed learning  
Your studies will involve a number of hours of self-directed learning. This time will be spent reading course material and recommended books, articles or other sources and time spent on your personal study-skills development. The Module Leaders will direct you to the relevant teaching materials available on Moodle for you to prepare for lectures, seminars, and tutorials. Reading lists are provided on module specifications and on Moodle. You will be expected to access the resources before the teaching in order to maximise your learning. During self-directed learning you should explore areas of interest, read widely, and prepare for assessments. Whilst this time counts towards the total hours allocated to the programme, it will be up to you to decide exactly how you spend this time and which areas of learning you wish to pursue.  
 
Moodle  
Moodle is City St George’s Online Learning Environment. Lecturers design Moodle modules to enhance your learning experience by providing online access to module content, activities, communication tools and assessments. This increases opportunities for you to interact with module content and your peers, through on-going discussions and reflection. Your main module reading list will also be available via Moodle’s electronic reading list facility.

Fundamentals of Prescribing  (accredited by the GOC)

Show professionalism and integrity and promote diversity, equity, and dignity in all encounters with other students and staff    

Values and attitudes

Take personal responsibility for learning and development  

Critically evaluate sources of information, advice and decision support in prescribing practice, taking into account current evidence based practice 

Skills

Demonstrate critical knowledge of the legal, ethical and professional aspects of optometric practice  

Demonstrate an in-depth ability to differentially diagnose sight-threatening from non sight- threatening eye disease an awareness of personal responsibility and professional codes of conduct in relation to referral 

Distinguish complex clinical findings from the examination of the eye using appropriate instrumentation and clinical techniques 

Knowledge

Critically evaluate the nature and severity of the presenting condition and generate an appropriate management plan in line with current guidance 

Treat people as individuals and uphold their dignity; treating people with kindness, respect, and compassion  

Critically evaluate professional and regulatory codes of practice in relation to prescribing and determine relevance in complex situations 

Show an awareness of your own limitations and an ability to practise within a framework of professional accountability and responsibility and demonstrate a reflective approach in the review and development of prescribing practice 

Exercise and further develop the analytical skills required for the differential diagnosis of a patient with an ocular problem 

Critically evaluate and distinguish between the presentation, clinical features, management and natural course of specific ocular conditions 

Demonstrate professional behaviour when interacting with patients and members of the University community aware of the Universities’ core values relating to equality, diversity and inclusion   

Demonstrate a critical awareness and systematic understanding of the anatomy of the orbit and adnexa and the principles of immunology, microbiology and pharmacology in order to diagnose and manage eye disease  

Demonstrate an independent ability to take overall responsibility for a patient’s care  

Work as a member of a team taking increasing levels of responsibility for the overall management of patients  

Distinguish key information having taken an advanced comprehensive medical history in order to make a diagnosis 

Avoid making assumptions and recognise diversity and individual choice  

Demonstrate a critical awareness and systematic understanding of the legal basis and policy framework for prescribing and have a critical awareness of current issues in professional practice 

Organise and communicate thoughts and ideas effectively using a range of strategies and technologies   