Micro-degree programme · 20 ECTS

Pharmacist
Clinical Skills

An online micro-degree from the University of Tartu for practising pharmacists — integrate clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge to optimise how your patients use medicines.

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A pharmacist reviewing medication in a clinical pharmacy at the University of Tartu University of Tartu
  • 20ECTS credits
  • 4Courses
  • 100%Online · Moodle
  • ENTaught in English
  • L7EQF level · Master’s

About the programme

Clinical expertise, built for the pharmacy you already practise.

The programme develops pharmacists’ competence to integrate clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge in order to optimise patients’ use of medicines — bridging the gap between the dispensary and the clinical decision at the bedside.

Who it’s for

Practising pharmacists who hold a Master’s degree in pharmacy (the proviisor qualification). The programme is linked to the University of Tartu’s Clinical Pharmacy curriculum and sits at EQF level 7.

How you’ll learn

Studies take place entirely online in the University of Tartu’s Moodle environment. Each course combines:

  • Live webinars
  • Guided discussions
  • Video lectures
  • Practical case studies drawn from real clinical situations

Taught by

Lecturers who hold a PhD, an MD, and/or a Master’s degree in clinical pharmacy, with experience in adult education.

By the end, you will be able to

  1. Describe the main stages of pharmacotherapy — defining the problem, setting the treatment goal, selecting therapy and judging its appropriateness, counselling the patient, and monitoring or discontinuing treatment.
  2. Select the medicine and dose for the individual patient and their clinical condition — organ function, body weight, comorbidities, genetics and more.
  3. Assess and manage the risks of polypharmacy, including drug interactions and adverse effects.
  4. Find reliable, evidence-based information to answer questions on pharmacotherapy in everyday practice.
University of Tartu clinical pharmacy staff and students discussing a case in a hospital ward

Learn from clinicians and researchers — lecturers who hold a PhD, an MD, or a Master’s degree in clinical pharmacy.

Curriculum

Four courses. Twenty credits. One clinical mindset.

Each course is worth 5 ECTS — roughly 46 hours of contact study and 84 hours of independent work — and is assessed through a written clinical case analysis.

MVFA.00.049 5 ECTS

Introduction to Clinical Pharmacy

  • Explain how pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and renal function shape drug dosing and selection.
  • Describe the principles of optimising medication use.
  • Evaluate weaknesses in treatment regimens and propose improvements.
  • Interpret key laboratory results and advise on adjusting therapy accordingly.

46 h contact · 84 h independent

MVFA.00.052 5 ECTS

Pharmacotherapy in Older Adults & Children

  • Explain the specific issues of medication use in older adults.
  • Evaluate treatment regimens in light of geriatric pharmacotherapy.
  • Analyse the particularities of medication use in children.
  • Recommend dosage forms and routes suited to each age group.

46 h contact · 84 h independent

MVFA.00.053 5 ECTS

Treatment of Pain & Infections

  • Explain the principles of antimicrobial and antiviral therapy.
  • Describe analgesics and the principles of their use and selection.
  • Advise physicians, nurses and patients on treating pain and infectious disease.
  • Apply the principles of antimicrobial resistance stewardship.

46 h contact · 84 h independent

Code TBC 5 ECTS

Cardiovascular Diseases

  • Apply clinical pharmacy practice to the care of cardiovascular patients.
  • Use the necessary knowledge of drug selection and dosing.
  • Advise physicians, nurses and patients on the relevant pharmacotherapy.

46 h contact · 84 h independent

Complete all four courses 20 ECTS Certificate of the University of Tartu

Admission & apply

Ready to deepen your clinical practice?

Pharmacists and students collaborating during clinical pharmacy studies at the University of Tartu

Entry requirements

Open to learners with a pharmacist’s education — a Master’s degree in pharmacy (proviisor qualification).

Assessment & completion

All courses use pass/fail (non-differentiated) assessment based on an independent clinical case analysis. To graduate, you complete all four courses successfully.

What you receive

A certificate of the University of Tartu, issued with a supplement, on meeting all the requirements of the programme.

Format
Online · University of Tartu Moodle
Language
English
Next intake
Autumn semester — date to confirm
Applications open
Typically from 1 December — to confirm