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Study programme 2014-2015

Teaching and training





 

The training is intended to equip students with the essential theoretical and practical knowledge and skills required for employment as a hospital pharmacist, as referred to in the Ministerial Decree of 22 October 2012 (Belgian Monitor of 03/12/2012) setting the criteria to be met in order to qualify for the position of hospital pharmacist. The areas of expertise are wide and varied, and this diversity is reflected in the training programme.

By way of example, the term “medications” is used in the broadest sense. Among other interpretations, the term "medications" refers to: proprietary medicine, compounding, common pharmaceutical products, antiseptics and disinfectants, registered health foods, implantable medical devices, products undergoing clinical trials and samples intended for use on hospitalised patients. The training also allows the acquisition of special and cross-disciplinary skills, which are essential.

 


On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :
1. Assimilate knowledge in the areas defined by the Ministerial Decree and apply them to professional practice

2. understand and apply the legislation and standards relating to the duties of a hospital pharmacist as defined by the Royal Decree of 4 March 1991 stipulating the standards which a hospital dispensary must satisfy in order to be approved (Belgian Monitor of 23 March 1991)

3. manage, evaluate and improve the system for using medications in a hospital setting to ensure that it is effective, safe and efficient (medications in the broad meaning of the word, therefore including implantable medical devices and sterile equipment)

4. ensure that medications are dispensed carefully and thoroughly in the hospital

5. assimilate and apply the principles of sterile or non-sterile preparation in the hospital

6. provide pharmaceutical care

7. be solely responsible for maintaining permanent security

8. develop and execute a research project on the practice of hospital pharmacy using a scientific approach

9. work as part of a team and with professionals from other disciplines

10. communicate appropriately, in writing and verbally, with patients and with other pharmacists and health professionals

11. operate in accordance with the ethical, legal and deontological framework of the profession

12. identify their own learning needs, set objectives and work to achieve them