Patient Medication Counselling
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Demonstrate patient medication counselling skills in a supervised or observed setting. Proof requires a documented counselling session covering: what the medication is, how to take it correctly, what to expect (expected effects and timeline), what to avoid (interactions, foods, activities), and when to seek help. The session must be observed and assessed by a registered pharmacist using a structured assessment form. Proof artifact is the pharmacist's completed assessment form or a recording of the session with the pharmacist's written sign-off. Peer verification is NOT accepted — registered pharmacist attestation is required.
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Study a structured medication counselling framework — the 'Tell, Show, Do' model, the WHO medication counselling standard, or the equivalent used in your training programme. The framework must cover: what the medicine is and what it's for, how to take it (dose, frequency, timing, route), common side effects and what to do about them, interactions to avoid, what to do if a dose is missed, when to seek urgent advice. Apply the framework in a supervised practice session with a volunteer patient (consenting peer or simulated patient). Observer must be a registered pharmacist or registered nurse with medicines management authority.
Proof required
Submit your 1-page framework summary (naming all components) and your observer's signed feedback confirming they watched the practice session. Feedback must name the communication skills demonstrated and at least one area for improvement.
What gets checked
- All six counselling components are present in the framework summary — omitting 'interactions to avoid' or 'what to do if a dose is missed' is a common shortcut.
- Observer is a registered pharmacist or registered nurse with medicines management authority — not a peer student.
- Observer feedback is specific — 'good communication' is not specific; 'patient opened the inhaler correctly after the demonstration and repeated the device care instructions back accurately' is.