PHAR 600B Longitudinal Skills Lab II

Longitudinal Skills Lab II is the second in a series of six practicums in the pharmacy program designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice essential skills, and use knowledge learned in didactic courses to build and develop these skills in a sequential and integrated way.  Using the sterile IV hood, Longitudinal Skills Lab II will provide students with a hands-on introduction to aseptic techniques.  Patient counseling and interviewing skills pertaining to prescription, over the counter therapeutics, and tobacco cessation, will be practiced and further developed to enhance clinical skills.  Longitudinal Skills Lab II also emphasizes oral presentation sills, accordingly students will have the opportunity to practice journal club activities, including critique and evaluation of scientific papers.