Quick Summary
- Commencement: August 01, 2025
- 06.00pm - 07.00pm
- 2 Weeks | Online
- Access to Lectures
- Completion Certificate
Course Description
This advanced-level course is designed for clinical pharmacists actively involved in patient care, aiming to deepen their clinical expertise in managing chronic diseases across diverse healthcare settings. The program emphasizes clinical decision-making, interdisciplinary coordination, and patient-centered interventions for optimized therapeutic outcomes. It provides in-depth coverage of the pathophysiology, pharmacotherapy, clinical monitoring, and evidence-based guidelines for high-burden chronic conditions, while integrating strategies for medication reconciliation, adherence, and long-term outcome tracking. Participants will gain insights into individualized treatment adjustments, polypharmacy management, risk mitigation, and follow-up strategies, enabling them to play a pivotal role in chronic disease clinics, ambulatory care, and collaborative practice environments.
Key Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, scholars will be able to:
- Evaluate and optimize pharmacotherapeutic plans for major chronic diseases using current clinical guidelines.
- Monitor and interpret clinical and laboratory markers for chronic disease progression and drug efficacy/safety.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to address comorbidities, medication-related problems, and patient education.
- Identify and manage polypharmacy, drug interactions, and therapeutic duplications in chronic disease cases.
- Design patient follow-up and monitoring protocols tailored to disease-specific risks and therapy goals.
CURRICULUM
Designed by Pharmscape’s subject matter experts from clinical practice.
Integrated Care for Type 2 Diabetes & Obesity
• Clinical Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• Obesity as a comorbidity in chronic disease
• Pharmacologic interventions and lifestyle modifications
Hypertension & Cardiometabolic Risk in Complex Patients
• Hypertension in multimorbid patients
• Cardiovascular risk reduction
• Managing overlapping comorbidities (e.g., diabetes, CKD)
Chronic Heart Failure: HFrEF and HFpEF
• Pathophysiology and types of heart failure
• Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies
• Monitoring and long-term care planning
Chronic Kidney Disease & Drug Therapy Optimization
• CKD staging and complications
• Renal dose adjustments in pharmacotherapy
• Nephrotoxic risk management
Managing COPD in Primary and Specialist Care
• Clinical diagnosis and classification
• Inhaler techniques and pharmacologic treatments
• Reducing exacerbations and improving quality of life
Mental Health in Chronic Disease: Depression & Anxiety
• Screening and diagnosing mental illness in chronic conditions
• Psychopharmacology and psychological interventions
• Impact of mental health on treatment adherence
Polypharmacy & Deprescribing Principles in Chronic Disease
• Identifying inappropriate medications
• Strategies for medication review and rationalization
• Patient-centered deprescribing frameworks