Professional Further Education in Clinical Pharmacy and Public Health (Danish : Faglig videreuddannelse i Klinisk farmaci og Folkesundhed) is a Danish professional postgraduate higher further education for Danish pharmaconomists (experts in pharmaceuticals).
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The education programme is developed by Pharmakon—Danish College of Pharmacy Practice, the Danish Association of Pharmaconomists and the Danish Pharmaceutical Association. The further education takes place at Pharmakon—Danish College of Pharmacy Practice in Hillerød, Denmark.
Pharmakon—Danish College of Pharmacy Practice is a university college situated in the city of Hillerød on the island of Zealand in Denmark.
The Danish Association of Pharmaconomists is the trade union that represents pharmaconomists and pharmaconomist students in Denmark.
Hillerød is a Danish town with a population of 32,689 (2018) located in the centre of North Zealand approximately 30 km to the north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Hillerød is the administrative centre of Hillerød Municipality and also the administrative seat of Region Hovedstaden, one of the five regions in Denmark. It is most known for its large Renaissance castle, Frederiksborg Castle, now home to the Museum of National History. Hillerød station is the terminus of one of the radials of the S-train network as well as several local railway lines. The town is surrounded by the former royal forests of Gribskov to the north and Store Dyrehave to the south.
The admission requirement is a Danish pharmaconomist degree diploma granted by Pharmakon—Danish College of Pharmacy Practice. The education corresponds to 30 ECTS credits that are equivalent to ½ year of full time study for a Clinical Pharmacy and Public Health Student. The education programme can be taken as a part time further education over 2-4 years. Nevertheless, the education must be completed within 6 years.
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In Denmark, pharmaconomists are experts in pharmaceuticals who have trained with a 3-year tertiary degree. Pharmaconomy describes either their professional practice or their training courses.
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The purpose of the Professional Further Education in Clinical Pharmacy and Public Health is to qualify each pharmaconomist (expert in pharmaceuticals) to practice clinical pharmacy at a higher and more professional level. The education consists of five modules:
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- Module 1: Anatomy, physiology and biochemistry — 4 ECTS credits
- Module 2: Pathology and microbiology — 4 ECTS credits
- Module 3: Pharmacology — 4 ECTS credits
- Module 4: Public health and Communication Studies — 9 ECTS credits
- Module 5: Clinical pharmacy and pharmacotherapy — 9 ECTS credits
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The total fee for the entire education programme amounts to 170,000 DKK (31,000 USD or 18,200 GBP).
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