Pharmacy Applied Development Skills (PADS): Home

This assignment will be completed in your same group of 6 formed for your class presentation.  The topic must be selected by all members of the group and all members must contribute to the project.  You are encouraged to be creative with the brochure, but make sure it is informative and would be helpful for a patient seeking guidance on your topic.  No copying and pasting--original work only.  The rubric for this project details how you can earn points.

Your brochure can be a bi-fold or a tri-fold, depending on how you would like to organize your information.  The examples in Canvas provide a format to give you an idea.  Microsoft Word includes an assortment of brochure templates; however, you may use whatever you would like. 

Please have your group select one of the topics below and let Dr. Bellanger and Mrs. Jutila know via email as soon as you have selected your topic.  This is to ensure we do not have too many groups covering one topic.

1. Childhood vaccinations

2. Vaccinations in older adults (65+)

3. Diabetes medications

4. Hypertension medications

5. Medication safety in the home

6. How to save money at the pharmacy

7. Using over-the-counter medications or herbal medications and what you should discuss with your pharmacist

8. Smoking cessation

9. Safe use of over-the-counter medications in senior patients (65+)

Patient Information: selected links

MedlinePlus: https://medlineplus.gov/

Citing MedlinePlus: https://medlineplus.gov/about/using/citation/

Healthfinder: https://health.gov/myhealthfinder

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Each group of 4-6 students will choose a topic from this list or discuss and have another topic approved by the course coordinators.

Available topics to choose from include:

1. Medicare Part D and Patient Care
2. Immunizations in an Atmosphere of the Anti-Vaccination Movement
3. Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority for Hormonal Contraceptives
4. The Right of the Pharmacist to Refuse Care to a Patient
5. Community Health Clinics in Pharmacies
6. The Pharmacist's Role in Public Health Services
7. Other-Convince Your Course Coordinators

The topic discussions must include information from at least 3 peer-reviewed resources.  Additional information is included on the Using Professional Literature tab.

1. Medicare Topic:

        Medicare.gov

        aarp.org

2. Immunization

       Kaiser Family Foundation

3. Contraception

        Kaiser Family Foundation

        NICHD - Women's Health

        Guttmacher Institute

        US Pharmacist

4. Right to Refuse

        Pharmacist Conscience Clauses [note the date of this resource; you should check specific state laws for the most up to date information]

       Guttmacher Institute: Refusing to Provide Health Services

5. Community Health Clinics: Should local pharmacies include community health clinics?

       National Association of Community Drug Stores (NACDS)

       American Pharmacists Association (Pharmacist.com)

6. Role of the Pharmacist in Public Health

      Pharmacy Contributions to Improved Population Health: Expanding the Public Health Roundtable (CDC)

      The Role of the Pharmacist in Public Health (APHA)