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Assessment of a cyclone-type spacer device for use in dry powder inhalation
Parisini, I.; Cheng, S. J.; Symons, D. D.; Brown, Marc; Kostrzewski, A.; Murnane, D. (2013-08)Dry powder inhalers (DPIs) are used widely in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease therapies. However, the lung deposition from DPIs is highly variable and patients with poor lung function can struggle to achieve ... -
Development and design of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE) in undergraduate pharmacy education in a new School of Pharmacy in England.
Evans, Beti Wyn; Alinier, Guillaume; Kostrzewski, Andrzej; Lefteri, Kelly Anne; Dhillon, S. (2011-07-01)UK pharmacy practice is driven by competency-based healthcare practice and the expanding clinical roles of pharmacy practitioners. Setting up a new School of Pharmacy offers the opportunity to design a program appropriate ... -
Development and evaluation of a Handover Performance Tool (HPT) for medical shift handovers
Pezzolesi, Cinzia; Dhillon, S.; Schifano, Fabrizio; Kostrzewski, Andrzej; Pickles, John; Manser, Tanya (2011-10) -
Does clinical handover promote situation awareness? : Implications for person-centered healthcare
Pezzolesi, Cinzia; Manser, Tanya; Schifano, Fabrizio; Kostrzewski, Andrzej; Pickles, John; Nicholls, Harriet; Fishman, Daniel; Mubarik, Arshad; Dhillon, S. (2012-06)Background: Doctors’ handover has been the subject of investigation since the implementation of the European Working Time Directive in 2004. Little is known regarding handover quality and safety in clinical practice. This ... -
How useful are medication patient information leaflets to older adults? : A content, readability and layout analysis
Liu, Fang; Abdul-Hussain, Sarah; Mahboob, Shams; Rai, Vijay; Kostrzewski, Andrzej (2014-08)BACKGROUND: Patient information leaflets (PILs) are the most important information source for older patients to effectively manage their drug therapy.OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to evaluate the appropriateness ... -
Is Mindful Reflective Practice the way forward to reduce medication errors?
Pezzolesi, Cinzia; Ghaleb, Maisoon; Kostrzewski, Andrzej; Dhillon, S. (2013-12)Medication errors can seriously affect patients and healthcare professionals. In over 60% of cases, medication errors are associated with one or more contributory; individual factors including staff being forgetful, stressed, ... -
The Khat and Meow Meow Tale : Teaching the Relevance of Chemistry through Novel Recreational Drugs
Fergus, Suzanne; Kellett, Kathryn; Gerhard, Ute (2015)Using current research and real-life scenarios to motivate students to understand chemistry principles is a key strategy in learning and teaching. An illustration of psychoactive drugs referred to as “legal highs” used in ... -
Pharmacists' quality of learning in a diploma/MSc course in pharmacy practice
Kostrzewski, Andrzej; Dhillon, S. (1997-03)A rapid expansion of postgraduate courses in pharmacy practice has raised the issue of quality. An understanding of how pharmacists approach their learning is one factor that influences learning outcomes. It would, therefore, ... -
Pharmacokinetics of topical products
McAuley, William James; Kravitz, Laura (2012-06)Pharmacokinetics is the study of changes in drug concentrations in the body with time. It is commonly considered in four main phases: absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion. Following topical administration, ... -
Postgraduate education for advanced practitioners : a novel approach to course design
Tomlin, Stephen; Costello, I.; Kostrzewski, Andrzej; Dhillon, S. (2006-08)Describes a new approach to developing learning to support advanced practitioner development which builds on the positive experiences of how adults learn, education theory, clinical practice and peer review -
Ten Top tips to liven up your lectures!
Porter, Philip; Fergus, Suzanne (2013-07)Like it or not, many of us will deliver the bulk of our teaching to large groups through the traditional lecture format. The advantages and disadvantages of this teaching format continue to be discussed and debated at ... -
The use of simulation in an MPharm undergraduate course in a new school of pharmacy
Kostrzewski, Andrzej; Brodie, Marjorie; Patel, Krishna; Alinier, Guillaume (2010)Introduction: The University of Hertfordshire School of Pharmacy opened in 2005 offering a 4-year degree which includes simulation teaching for all years. This teaching approach has been reported to improve clinical skills ... -
Why the contextualisation of chemistry in the MPharm curriculum is needed
Fergus, Suzanne; Kostrzewski, Andrzej (2011)Chemistry is a core subject area in the MPharm degree programme. The indicative syllabus1 specifies chemistry directly in drug design and discovery, pharmaceutical chemistry and analysis, drug identification and drug ...