General Ocular Therapeutics - Standalone module Short Course Certificate

The module aims to provide a background to ocular pharmacology for students where OP4OT1 and OP4OT2 may not be suitable (e.g. non-optometrists; those who do not have easy access to patients for case records; students based outside of the UK). The coursework requirement consists of an evidence-based essay on the use of ophthalmic drugs, along with online tests relating to each lecture. Students who have previously completed OP4OT1 or OP4OT2 may not undertake this module.<br/><br/>Following successful completion of this module, the students should be able to show:<br/><br/><br/>- Knowledge of ocular immunology and microbiology<br/><br/><br/>- An understanding of pharmacology and relate this to ocular therapeutic drugs<br/><br/><br/>- An understanding of your role, an awareness of the limitations of your clinical experience and an ability to work within the limits of your professional competence<br/><br/><br/>- An ability to identify the nature and severity of the presenting condition and to understand an appropriate patient-specific clinical management plan<br/><br/><br/>- An understanding of the need to monitor the response to treatment, to review both the working and the differential diagnosis, and to modify treatment or refer / consult / seek guidance as appropriate<br/><br/><br/>- An understanding of prescribing, safety, appropriate and cost effectiveness<br/><br/><br/>- An understanding of the importance of taking a shared approach to decision making by assessing patients’ needs for medicines, taking account of their preferences and values and those of their carers when making prescribing decisions<br/><br/><br/>- An understanding of the legal, ethical and professional framework for accountability and responsibility in relation to prescribing.<br/><br/><br/>- An understanding of working within clinical governance frameworks<br/><br/><br/>This module can be used as an independent prescriber refresher course for those falling outside of the time frame to sit the College of Optometrist Common Final Assessment.