Laurie Pylitt
COURSE OBJECTIVES: The pharmacotherapy specialist designs,
implements, monitors, evaluates and modifies patient
pharmacotherapy to ensure effective, safe and economical patient
care. This course will help develop the skills and knowledge
necessary to assume this role in patient care.
The activities in Therapeutics Case Studies further students'
liberal arts education by providing an environment in which facts
about disease states and pharmaceutical agents are applied to solve
problems related to patient care. This problem-solving requires
students to use critical thinking and scientific inquiry in both
cooperative groups and as individuals. In addition, the
Therapeutics Case Studies course addresses the 'human' side of
patient care - that is, the psychological, social, and emotional
impact that disease has upon patients and their families.