Pharmacy Leadership and Management: student perspectives of team-working in a simulated pharmacy business module
(2017)
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Antipsychotic prescribing for vulnerable populations: a clinical audit at an acute Australian mental health unit at two-time points (2017)
Journal Article
Background: Antipsychotics are recognised as a critical intervention for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Guidelines globally endorse the routine practice of antipsychotic monotherapy, at the minimum effective dose. Even in treatmentresistant schi... Read More about Antipsychotic prescribing for vulnerable populations: a clinical audit at an acute Australian mental health unit at two-time points.
Social media in health science education: an international survey (2017)
Journal Article
Background: Social media is an asset that higher education students can use for an array of purposes. Studies have shown the merits of social media use in educational settings; however, its adoption in health science education has been slow, and the... Read More about Social media in health science education: an international survey.
Do statin users adhere to a healthy diet and lifestyle?: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (2016)
Journal Article
Background Lifestyle and dietary advice typically precedes or accompanies the prescription of statin medications. However, evidence for adherence to this advice is sparse. The objective was to compare saturated fat intake, exercise, alcohol consum... Read More about Do statin users adhere to a healthy diet and lifestyle?: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study.
Introduction Community pharmacy increasingly features in global strategies to modernise the delivery of primary healthcare. Medicine Use Reviews (MURs) form part of the English Government's medicines management strategy to improve adherence and r... Read More about Supporting underserved patients with their medicines: a study protocol for a patient/professional coproduced education intervention for community pharmacy staff to improve the provision and delivery of Medicine Use Reviews (MURs).
An analysis of inter-professional collaboration in osteoporosis screening at a primary care level using the D'Amour model (2016)
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Objectives This study describes the perspective of patients, nurses, pharmacists, doctors and policy makers to identify the level of collaboration and the areas for improvement to achieve inter-professional collaboration between doctors, nurses, p... Read More about An analysis of inter-professional collaboration in osteoporosis screening at a primary care level using the D'Amour model.
A conceptual framework toward identifying and analyzing challenges to the advancement of pharmacy (2016)
Journal Article
Background: Pharmacists and healthcare professionals are faced with increasing and changing health care needs around the world. In order to meet these demands, they are required to continuously upgrade and develop their professions. Reprofessionaliza... Read More about A conceptual framework toward identifying and analyzing challenges to the advancement of pharmacy.
A systematic review in select countries of the role of the pharmacist in consultations and sales of non-prescription medicines in community pharmacy (2016)
Journal Article
Background Much has been studied in regard to non-prescription medicines (NPMs), but the impact of greater emphasis toward patient self-selection of such agents is still not well understood, and evidence in the literature might be equivocal. Ob... Read More about A systematic review in select countries of the role of the pharmacist in consultations and sales of non-prescription medicines in community pharmacy.
Who uses pharmacy for flu vaccinations? Population profiling through a UK pharmacy chain (2016)
Journal Article
Starting antidepressant use: a qualitative synthesis of UK and Australian data (2015)
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Objective :To explore people's experiences of starting antidepressant treatment. Design :Qualitative interpretive approach combining thematic analysis with constant comparison. Relevant coding reports from the original studies (generated using NVi... Read More about Starting antidepressant use: a qualitative synthesis of UK and Australian data.
Does a transition in education equate to a transition in practice?: Thai stakeholder’s perceptions of the introduction of the Doctor of Pharmacy programme (2015)
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Background Pharmacy education and pharmacy practice are facing remarkable changes following new scientific discoveries, evolving patient needs and the requirements of advanced pharmacy competency for practices. Many countries are introducing or unde... Read More about Does a transition in education equate to a transition in practice?: Thai stakeholder’s perceptions of the introduction of the Doctor of Pharmacy programme.
A survey of pharmacy education in Thailand (2015)
Journal Article
The Development and Validation of the Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Tool (OPAAT) in Malaysia (2015)
Journal Article
Abstract Objectives To develop and validate Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Tool (OPAAT) in Malaysia. Methods The OPAAT was modified from the Malaysian Osteoporosis Knowledge Tool and developed from an exploratory study on patients.... Read More about The Development and Validation of the Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Tool (OPAAT) in Malaysia.
The development and validation of the Satisfaction Questionnaire for Osteoporosis Prevention in Malaysia (2014)
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Purpose: To develop and validate the English version of the Satisfaction Questionnaire for Osteoporosis Prevention (SQOP) in Malaysia. Methods: The SQOP was modified from the Osteoporosis Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire and developed based on l... Read More about The development and validation of the Satisfaction Questionnaire for Osteoporosis Prevention in Malaysia.
Comparing women pharmacy consumers’ experiences with weight loss treatment in Victoria and Nottingham: a cross-sectional study (2014)
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Background: There has been a recent increase in weight management services available in pharmacies across Australia and England. The aim of this study was to determine the following between women in Victoria and Nottingham: similarities and differenc... Read More about Comparing women pharmacy consumers’ experiences with weight loss treatment in Victoria and Nottingham: a cross-sectional study.
Cross-cultural adaptation of the short-form condom attitude scale: Validity assessment in a sub-sample of rural-to-urban migrant workers in Bangladesh (2013)
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Background: The reliable and valid measurement of attitudes towards condom use are essential to assist efforts to design population specific interventions aimed at promoting positive attitude towards, and increased use of condoms. Although several st... Read More about Cross-cultural adaptation of the short-form condom attitude scale: Validity assessment in a sub-sample of rural-to-urban migrant workers in Bangladesh.
Professional skills development in a resource-poor setting: the case of pharmacy in Malawi (2012)
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The dominance of the human capital approach in vocational skills development has been increasingly questioned for being de-humanised and de-contextualised. Contrary to this trend, the discourse in health professional skills development has shown incr... Read More about Professional skills development in a resource-poor setting: the case of pharmacy in Malawi.