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, don’t 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)