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Dr Karen Hodson  -  BSc (Pharm) MSc PhD MRPharmS Pharmacist


Dr Karen Hodson
Position:Director MSc in Clinical Pharmacy and Director for Non-medical Prescribing (PHRMY)

Telephone:+44 (0)29 208 75806
Fax:029 2087 4535
Extension:75806
Academic and Professional Qualifications:

 

2011Practical Leadership for University Management, Cardiff University
2009PhD, Cardiff University
1995MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, University of Wales, Cardiff (Distinction);
1991Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, now General Pharmaceutical Council;
1990BSc in Pharmacy, Manchester University (2:1).

 

Teaching Profile

MSc in Clinical Pharmacy

Web-link: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/phrmy/degreeprogrammes/postgraduate/clinicalpharmacy/index.html

The MSc in Clinical Pharmacy is a programme to develop pharmacists for their role as a hospital pharmacist.  The programme is run at five centres throughout Great Britain; three in Wales (North, South-east and South-west), one in Oxford and one in Bradford/Airedale.  In each centre there is an Associate Course Director, who is an Honorary Lecturer at Cardiff University, who oversees the day to day management of the centre.  In total, there are currently 35-40 accredited hospital sites and 300 accredited tutors. The intake each year is between 40-50 students and there are about 100 students enrolled on the programme at any one time.

As Director for the programme, Karen’s primary role is to ensure the strategic direction of the programme is in line with changes within the National Health Service and the University, as well as ensuring the overall organisation and co-ordination of the programme across all centres and accredited hospitals. 

 

Postgraduate Certificate in Non-medical Prescribing 

Web-link: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/sonms/degreeprogrammes/postgraduate/postgraduatetaught/pgcertprescribing/index.html

Since 2004, Karen is also the Director for Non-medical Prescribing, a joint programme with the School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies.  She is the School of Pharmacy’s lead for the programme; this involves ensuring that the programme is ‘fit-for-purpose’, as well as tutoring and teaching on the programme.

 

MPharm

Karen also contributes to the 3rd and 4th year of the MPharm programme. 

 

Research Interests

Member of the School's   Pharmacy Practice & Clinical Pharmacy Research Discipline 

 

 

Professional Activities and Recognition

2011:               Invited Speaker, FIP India: Teaching Skills in Pharmacist Prescribing

2011:               Invited Speaker, RPharmS; Developing a Sustainable Work Based Learning Infrastucture: The Wales Experience

2010 -              External Examiner, Keele University, MSc in Clinical Pharmacy

2010-               Member of the WeMeReC Steering Committee

2007-2011       External Examiner, Kings College London, Non-medical Prescribing

2007 -              Adjudicating committee for UKCPA abstracts and awards

2000 -              Member of the Sub-groups for the Welsh Chief Pharmacists; the Education, Training and Development Sub-group, Patient Safety Sub-group.

 

Member of Associations and Groups
  • General Pharmaceutical Council (www.pharmacyregulation.org)
  • Royal Pharmaceutical Society (www.rpharms.com)
  • United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association (www.ukcpa.org)
  • International Pharmaceutics Federation (FIP) (www.fip.org)
  • Academic Pharmacists Group (http://www.rpharms.com/sector-groups/academic-pharmacy-group.asp)
  • American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (ACCP) (www.aacp.org)
  • Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) (www.i-l-m.com)