Hepatology with Public Health (Postgraduate Pharmacy CPD)
Key Details
- Module Cost
- £590
- Credits
- 10 Credits
- Further Information
- pha.nqp@uea.ac.uk
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Module Overview / Introduction
Students taking this module will be looking to advance their knowledge of and increase their confidence in providing pharmaceutical care to a range of patients affected by acute and chronic liver dysfunction. As well as disease pathophysiology and contemporary management there is a strong focus on biopsychosocial influences and a broader public health approach that looks at disease prevention and harm minimisation strategies alongside key therapeutics.
Student feedback:
"I thought this was a really great session. The care plans while scary at first were really well broken down so that you could process the information. I felt I really could apply the elearning to it which was great considering I've always really struggled with anything liver related. I also really enjoyed the research around my public health topic, it was good to see another side of pharmacy where we can also use our skills."
Course Dates
Application Deadline: 27/11/2025
Course Start Date:
Face to Face Study Day Harlow Study Centre 10/02/2026
Formative Assessment 12/03/2026
Summative Assessment 05/05/2026
Learning Outcomes
- Evaluate and interpret patient-specific data commonly associated with disease risk, general diagnostics and the monitoring of patient care in acute and chronic hepatology specialisms, including disease staging, and functional impairment (decompensation)
- Identify drugs that pose pharmacokinetic challenges when designing therapeutic regimes in liver disease
- Analyse patient-specific data in order to advice on treatment, primary and secondary prevention strategies in hepatic disease
- Recommend and apply an appropriate selection of patient-specific data to monitor patient outcomes
- Advise colleagues on the evidence-based treatment of patients with chronic and acute manifestations of hepatic disease
- Discuss hepatic disease from multiple public health perspectives including disease prevention and harm reduction
Teaching & Assessment
Module Delivery:
eLearning Package (approximately 10 hours)
Face to Face study day
Formative and Summative Assessment
Study Days
The study day for this module is face to face and delivered at our sites in Harlow (Essex) and Norwich.
Assessment:
This module is assessed by a Case Based Discussion and is structured on a Pharmaceutical Care Plan based on a patient from the Pharmacists own practice. The assessment in 12 minutes, online via MS Teams.
Funding
NHS England-funded places are available for pharmacists delivering NHS services within the East of England. This includes those working in NHS hospitals, GP practices serving NHS patients, and community pharmacies dispensing NHS prescriptions.
For those outside the East of England or working for non-NHS service providers, self-funded or employer-funded places are available at a cost of £590 per module. In the event you are funded by your employer, full invoicing details and a financial purchase order will be required to confirm your place.
How to Apply / Disclaimer
If you are applying to undertake your first CPD module with the University of East Anglia you will need to complete the course application form via the Apply link
You will also need to complete the Postgraduate Pharmacy Module selection form
Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules and regular (five-yearly) review of course programmes. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, there will normally be prior consultation of students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff or sabbatical leave. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will endeavour to inform students.
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