Write a article for the Australian Journal of Pharmacy in the area of primary professional or health focus.
Write a article for the Australian Journal of Pharmacy in the area of primary professional or health focus.As a professional pharmacist you are expected to continue learning. Part of this process is to identify areas which need further development and outline a plan to address these areas. Your task is to identify by reflection a diseas states where your skills and knowledge need further development particularly in the area of pharmacotherapeutics. You need to outline and implement a study plan to build upon these areas. You will also need to indicate how your research meets your needs in this area. You may do this by addressing questions or by using headings which you have defined. However dont feel restricted by either of these frameworks. Complementary and alternative medicines may be covered but only as a supplement to Western based pharmacotherapeutics.Areas you must include:? Medication management? Management of an alternate scenarios (eg. Pregnancy breast feeding comorbidities children elderly liver or kidney failure)Other subtopics which you might like to consider to create the rest of the article? Disease state (pathophysiology)? Aetiology and risk factors? Diagnosis? Symptoms (common red flags atypical)? Management (lifestyle programs interdisciplinary)? Case studies? Useful resources (eg. links to support sites)RationalePharmacists need to be able to take a holistic approach to health care. Although you acquire knowledge and develop specific skills in different subjects you will need to use them all together as a pharmacist.Marking criteriaCriterion Weight HD DI CR PS FLIntegration: Other relevant topics will be considered1) Physiology2) Pathophysiology3) Nutrition4) Pharmacology5) Pharmacokinetics6) Pharmacy practice 7 % Relevant information from at least 5 areas is includedRelevant information from at least 4 areas is includedRelevant information from at least 3 areas is includedRelevant information from at least 2 areas is includedPortfolio only includes pharmacotherapyContent1) Standard order of treatment is listed2) Order of treatment is justified3) QUM is reviewed for at least one comorbidity4) QUM is reviewed for at least one altered clinical state5) Identifies potential future changes to guidelines6) Describes non-pharmacological therapy of disease state7) Useful resource links for the pharmacist are listed8) At least 4 key points included 25 % Standards 1 & 2 are completed along with 4 other standardsStandards 1 & 2 are completed along with 3 other standardsStandards 1 & 2 are completed along with 2 other standardsStandards 1 & 2 are completedPharmacotherapy for disease state is not includedSources of evidence1) Textbooks2) Summary reference text (eg. APF AMH)3) Special interest groups4) Reviewed journal articles5) Primary journal articles6) Meta-analysis/systemic reviews 5 % At least 3 different source types are used with type 5 & 6 predominatingAt least 3 different source types are used with type 4 & 5 predominatingSources 1 to 3 predominately usedSources 1 to 2 predominately usedOnly sources 1 and 2 are usedReflection1) Topic is identified and justified in pre-reflection including triggers & evidence.2) Specific aspects of the disease are identified as learning outcomes3) Post reflection addresses learning process4) Post reflection addresses time management5) Post reflection addresses goal achievement6) Reflection suggests ways to improve 8 % Standards 1 & 2 are completed along with 3 other standardsStandards 1 & 2 are completed along with 2 other standardsStandards 1 & 2 are completed along with 1 other standardStandard 1 & 2 are completedNo reflection is submitted or it does not identify or justify topic area selectionPlan1) Allocates time for completing this assessment task2) Addresses other assessment tasks3) Includes visual map of time requirement (eg. GANTT)4) Identifies search keywords databases or other sources of information5) Tracks progress5 % Standards 1 to 2 are completed along with 2 other standardsStandards 1 to 2 are completed along with 1 other standardsStandards 1 to 2 are completedStandard 1 is completedNo plan is submittedQuality Multipliers (x2)* Weight HD DI CR PS FLReferencing1) References listed2) In-text citations used correctly3) Figures and tables referenced4) Books referenced correctly5) Lectures referenced correctly6) Journals referenced correctly7) Website referenced correctly8) e-books referenced correctly 25 % All standards applied where appropriateAt least 4 types of references formatted according to APA standards and standards 1 to 3 appliedAt least 3 types of references formatted consistently to APA standards and standard 1 & 2 appliedAt least 2 types of references formatted consistently to APA standards and Standard 1 & 2 appliedReferences do not exist and/or do not follow APA standardPresentation1) Learning outcomes identified for article2) Figures labelled with figure legends and referred to in text3) Tables labelled with figure legends and referred to in text4) Headings are used throughout 25 % All 4 standards are appliedAt least 3 standards are appliedAt least 2 standards are appliedAt least 1 standard is appliedNo standards are appliedWritten Communication1) Spelling errors are not noticeable2) Grammatical errors are not noticeable3) Sentences are constructed correctly4) Paragraphs are constructed correctly5) Argument and information flow is supportive and progressive6) Information from multiple sources is synthesised7) Word count is within 1 % of limit. 50 % All standards are applied Standard 1 &2 are applied and at least 2 othersStandard 1 is applied and at least 1 otherStandard 1 is appliedPortfolio is difficult to read or lines of thought or arguments are difficult to follow or word count exceeds limit by 10%.Disease state multiplier+ 1x 1.05x 1.1xOsteoarthritisOsteoporosisGoutDyslipidaemiaAsthmaCOPDLUTSGlaucomaAlzheimers diseaseSleep disorders (but not insomnia)HeadachesEye infectionsSkin disordersRespiratory infectionsThyroid disordersParathyroid disordersDiabetes (IDDM) MSDepressionStrokeThrombosisArrhythmiasHeart failureParkinsons diseaseInflammatory Bowel DiseaseTuberculosisHepatitisBipolar disorderCoronary Artery DiseaseAnxietyACSCystic FibrosisRheumatoid ArthritisSchizophreniaOncologyEpilepsyHIVDiabetes (NIDDM)+ Multipliers are marks which multiple your mark from the upper section. PS level >1 and HD=2.* Disease multipliers are based on disease and pharmacotherapeutic complexity.The main content is worth 50% and can multiplied by up to 2 based on the quality of the work and up to 1.1 if the disease state you select was assessed as complicated. However the maximum mark is capped at 100 %.PresentationThis task should be submitted as a document.Article length: 3000 words (references not included in count)If submitted as a document then? font size: 12 point? line spacing: maximum of 1.5?Key points? 4-5 key points (Max: 50 words/point)?Milestone dates? May 31st: SubmitThe reflection part is separate and is due anytime before the end of MaySo basically I am not in any hurry to receive it and I would like to give the writer plenty of more time as I know this could be time consuming.Topics of specialisation could be anything; eg. Asthma Hypertension Diabetics Obesity and/or high cholesterol level DVT thyroid hyper or hypo the writer could choose anything he may be more familiar or comfortable with.And I would like to keep this in mind please if possiblex 1.1 if the disease state you select was assessed as complicated for example thise people taking warfarin for blood thinning since warfarin is interacting with many medicationReflection? Max word count: 1000 words? Include an identification of current strengths weaknesses areas of interest or areas you would like to specialisation in as a pharmacist. Your placements will give you some good ideas help and you are allowed to ask the people you work with for ideas about useful topics they would like to read about.? You can use the professional competency standards as a guide. (1.7.7 1.8 & domain 7) http://www.psa.org.au/download/standards/competency-standards-complete.pdf? Outline a plan to research the top identified area? This article should help guide you and other readers in making decisions regarding the quality use of medicines.? You can also consider common complications which may affect:? pharmacokinetics: eg. pregnancy breastfeeding children or the elderly.? pharmacotherapeutics eg. diabetes and hypertension or smoking and COPD? Remember you can use tables and illustrations to help the reader through your article.PlanYour plan should:? Identify the topic (disease state) you will be covering? Identify any specific fields (specific patient populations eg. paediatrics geriatrics pregnancy) you will focus on. > I have pregnancy in mind but if the write is more comfortable with other area I am cool.Content? Use the Australian Journal of Pharmacy as your exemplar.? Must be useful to enhance the quality use of medication in the practice of pharmacy.? Expand on it to include changes in the order of treatment which might occur in: pregnancy breastfeeding renal or hepatic failure or common co-morbidities.? Make a table or flow chart if there are specific characteristics of the drugs used to treat the disease that can be used to help make choices in a patients treatment.Make sure you use information from other subjects so that you can take a holistic approach when working with patientsRequirementsSubmit as a document in Word format RTF or PDF.Referencing should be in APA style.