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Table 1 Component Modules of the Inhaled Aerosol Therapy Course Part Module Topics 1 1 Aerosol fundamentals 1: Concept of an aerosol; Droplets and particles; Inhaler types; Advantages of inhaler therapy; Aerodynamic size 2 Aerosol fundamentals 2: Gravitational sedimentation, inertial impaction, Brownian diffusion; Electrostatic charge; Their relative importance 3 Inhalation therapy 1: The human respiratory tract; Classes of oral and nasal inhaled products; Delivery to the mechanically-ventilated patient 4 Inhalation therapy 2: Building the bridge between the laboratory and clinic; Role of imaging, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies 5 Inhaler assessment 1: Methods intended to provide support in inhaled drug product development and quality control 6 Inhaler assessment 2: Methods intended to enable correlations between laboratory-generated inhaler performance data and clinical outcomes Multiple-Choice Examination – Part 1 2 1 Regulatory science of orally inhaled and nasal products (OINDPs); The US, Canadian and European situations 2 National, international standards and pharmacopeial monographs for the assessment of OINDPs 3 Patient interactions with OINDPs; Critical aspects of inhaler design; The care pathway to the patient; Patient-inhaler use training 4 Novel inhalation delivery systems for treatment of disorders via the pulmonary route 5 Applying and adapting current laboratory methods to the assessment of new inhaled formats 6 Future strategies for inhaled therapy; High unit dose delivery systems; Role of bronchial hygiene; Delivery of biotherapeutics Multiple-Choice Examination – Part 2 and their laboratory testing; the sec- ond part looked at the bigger picture of the associated regulatory science, the role of the pharmacopeias, national and international standards of relevance, the inhaler in the hands of the patient, and the potential for new therapies. The course materials built upon the basic pharmacology already taught to these students as part of their undergraduate pro- grams. The course was offered to both second year PhD and PharmD students as a one-semester, elective 26 OCTOBER2015 Inhalation essentials associated with inhalation administration. The course was developed in two parts, each contain- ing six modules, followed by an examination after each part (Table 1). The first part covered the physics of aerosols, the various inhaler classes Figure 3 A new building will house the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo. The building, which received $33 million from the Hawai'i state legislature in April 2014, will integrate educational space, clinical training and research laboratories containing state-of the-art equipment. (Rendering by WCIT Architecture of Honolulu.) continued from page 28