1. Continuing professional Development/NON-INSULIN DEPENDANT
DIABETES MELLITUS (NIDDM)
Continuing professional Development/NON-INSULIN DEPENDANT DIABETES MELLITUS
(NIDDM)TaskWrite two articles for the Australian Journal of Pharmacy in the area of
primary professional or health focus.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, TWO disease
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)RationalePharmacists need to be able to
take a holistic approach to health care. Although you acquire knowledge and develop
specific skills in different subjects you will need to use them all together as a pharmacist.
This task will help you explore and see how the knowledge obtained in different subjects
builds upon and complement each other. Pharmacists also need to maintain their
knowledge currency by earning 40 continuing professional development points each
year.While maintaining a portfolio you will also be developing a useful resource for you to
take into your career as a pharmacist which you can continue to build and supplement as
you complete courses, workshops other assessable items for your continuing professional
development (CPD).Topic I SELECTED IS: NON-INSULIN DEPENDANT DIABETES MELLITUS
(NIDDM)Article length: 2,500 – 3,000 words (references not included in count)If submitted
as a document then? font size: 12 pointline spacing: maximum of 1.5Marking
criteriaCriterion Weight HD DI CR PS FLIntegration: Other relevant topics will be
considered1) Physiology2) Pathophysiology3) Nutrition4) Pharmacology5)
Pharmacokinetics6) Pharmacy practice 7 % Relevant information from at least 5 areas is

2. includedRelevant information from at least 4 areas is includedRelevant information from at
least 3 areas is includedRelevant information from at least 2 areas is includedPortfolio only
includes pharmacotherapyContent1) Standard order of treatment is listed2) Order of
treatment is justified3) QUM is reviewed for at least one comorbidity4) QUM is reviewed for
at least one altered clinical state5) Identifies potential future changes to guidelines6)
Describes non-pharmacological therapy of disease state7) Useful resource links for the
pharmacist are listed8) At least 4 key points included 25 % Standards 1 & 2 are completed
along with 4 other standardsStandards 1 & 2 are completed along with 3 other
standardsStandards 1 & 2 are completed along with 2 other standardsStandards 1 & 2 are
completedPharmacotherapy for disease state is not includedSources of evidence1)
Textbooks2) Summary reference text (eg. APF, AMH)3) Special interest groups4) Reviewed
journal articles5) Primary journal articles6) Meta-analysis/systemic reviews 5 % At least 3
different source types are used with type 5 & 6 predominatingAt least 3 different source
types are used with type 4 & 5 predominatingSources 1 to 3 predominately usedSources 1
to 2 predominately usedOnly sources 1 and 2 are usedReflection1) Topic is identified and
justified in pre-reflection, including triggers & evidence.2) Specific aspects of the disease are
identified as learning outcomes3) Post reflection addresses learning process4) Post
reflection addresses time management5) Post reflection addresses goal achievement6)
Reflection suggests ways to improve 8 % Standards 1 & 2 are completed along with 3 other
standardsStandards 1 & 2 are completed along with 2 other standardsStandards 1 & 2 are
completed along with 1 other standardStandard 1 & 2 are completedNo reflection is
submitted or it does not identify or justify topic area selectionPlan1) Allocates time for
completing this assessment task2) Addresses other assessment tasks3) Includes visual map
of time requirement (eg. GANTT)4) Identifies search keywords, databases or other sources
of information5) Tracks progress5 % Standards 1 to 2 are completed along with 2 other
standardsStandards 1 to 2 are completed along with 1 other standardsStandards 1 to 2 are
completedStandard 1 is completedNo plan is submittedQuality Multipliers (x2)* Weight HD
DI CR PS FLReferencing1) References listed2) In-text citations used correctly3) Figures and
tables referenced4) Books referenced correctly5) Lectures referenced correctly6) Journals
referenced correctly7) Website referenced correctly8) e-books referenced correctly 25 %
All standards applied where appropriateAt least 4 types of references formatted according
to APA standards and standards 1 to 3 appliedAt least 3 types of references formatted
consistently to APA standards and standard 1 & 2 appliedAt least 2 types of references
formatted consistently to APA standards and Standard 1 & 2 appliedReferences do not exist
and/or do not follow APA standardPresentation1) Learning outcomes identified for
article2) Figureslabelled with figure legends and referred to in text3) Tableslabelled with
figure legends and referred to in text4) Headings are used throughout 25 % All 4 standards
are appliedAt least 3 standards are appliedAt least 2 standards are appliedAt least 1
standard is appliedNo standards are appliedWritten Communication1) Spelling errors are
not noticeable2) Grammatical errors are not noticeable3) Sentences are constructed
correctly4) Paragraphs are constructed correctly5) Argument and information flow is
supportive and progressive6) Information from multiple sources is synthesised7) Word
count is within 1 % of limit. 50 % All standards are applied Standard 1 &2 are applied and at

3. least 2 othersStandard 1 is applied and at least 1 otherStandard 1 is appliedPortfolio is
difficult to read or lines of thought or arguments are difficult to follow or word count
exceeds limit by 10%.