Yr Athro Karen Hodson
Senior Lecturer and Director MSc in Clinical Pharmacy and Director for Non-medical Prescribing
- hodsonkl@cardiff.ac.uk
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Academic and professional qualifications
- 2011 - Practical Leadership for University Management, Cardiff University
- 2009 - PhD, Cardiff University
- 1995 - MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, University of Wales, Cardiff (Distinction)
- 1991 - Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, now General Pharmaceutical Council
- 1990 - BSc in Pharmacy, Manchester University (2:1)
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.
Bywgraffiad
I originally qualified from Manchester University and undertook my pre-registration training at the Cardiff Royal Infirmary. After becoming a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain I completed the Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. I went on to work as a clinical pharmacist (specialising in paediatrics) whilst working in the Medicines Information Centre at Cardiff. During this time, I completed the MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, investigating the reasons why doctors do not report adverse drug reactions to the then Committee on Safety of Medicines.
In 1996 I moved to Australia, to take up a teacher-practitioner position between the University of Queensland and Royal Brisbane Hospital. As a practitioner I specialised in rheumatology and dermatology, whilst also having responsibility for education and research within the hospital department. My University position involved undergraduate teaching (especially the experiential component of the programme), as well as postgraduate taught teaching, taking joint responsibility for running their MSc in Clinical Pharmacy programme.
In 1999, I returned to the UK to become the Director for the MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, an experiential based programme run in approximately 35 hospitals in the UK. In 2004, with the initiation of prescribing rights for nurses and pharmacists, I became Director for the Certificate in Non-medical Prescribing, a joint course for pharmacists, nurses, midwives and other allied health professionals. It was also the time I started my PhD on evaluating non-medical prescribing, finally completing it in 2009.
Aelodaethau proffesiynol
Cyhoeddiadau
2023
- Mantzourani, E. et al. 2023. Development, implementation and evaluation of the digital transformation of renal services in Wales: the journey from local to national. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 45, pp. 4-16. (10.1007/s11096-022-01466-9)
- Mantzourani, E., Deslandes, R., Hodson, K., Evans, A., Taylor, L. and Lucas, C. 2023. Community pharmacists? Views on the early stages of implementation of a national pilot independent prescribing service in wales: a qualitative study. Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice 12, pp. 11-23. (10.2147/IPRP.S395322)
2022
- Deslandes, P., Blowers, H., Haines, K., Hodson, K. and Deslandes, R. 2022. Medicines prescribed by non-medical independent prescribers in primary care in Wales: a 10-year longitudinal study April 2011–March 2021. BMJ Open 12(2), article number: e059204. (10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059204)
2021
- James, R., Mantzourani, E., Way, C., Gray, A., Burnley, M. and Hodson, K. 2021. Using technology-supported transfer of care systems: informing good practice recommendations. Pharmacy 9(1), article number: 36. (10.3390/pharmacy9010036)
2020
- Alghamdi, S. et al. 2020. Prescribing trends over time by non-medical independent prescribers (NMIPs) in primary care settings across Wales (2011-2018): a secondary database analysis. BMJ Open 10, article number: e036379. (10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036379)
- Gray, A. et al. 2020. Learning from practice: how East Lancashire hospitals' pharmacy service has embraced information technology. Pharmacy 8(4), article number: 177. (10.3390/pharmacy8040177)
- Lim, R. et al. 2020. Theory-based electronic learning intervention to support appropriate antibiotic prescribing by nurse and pharmacist independent prescribers: an acceptability and feasibility experimental study using mixed methods. BMJ Open 10(6), article number: e036181. (10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036181)
- Mantzourani, E., Hodson, K., Way, C. and Evans, A. 2020. The discharge medicines review service in Wales: what is it and what are the benefits?. International Pharmacy Journal 38(1), pp. 34-37.
- Mantzourani, E. et al. 2020. Exploring the association of the discharge medicines review with patient hospital readmissions through national routine data linkage in Wales: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open 10(2), article number: e033551. (10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033551)
2019
- Mantzourani, E. et al. 2019. A 5-year evaluation of the emergency contraception enhanced community pharmacy service provided in Wales. BMJ Sexual && Reproductive Health 45(4), pp. 275-282. (10.1136/bmjsrh-2018-200236)
- Courtenay, M. et al. 2019. A theory-based electronic learning intervention to support appropriate antibiotic prescribing by nurses and pharmacists: intervention development and feasibility study protocol. BMJ Open 9(8), article number: e028326. (10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028326)
- Deslandes, R. et al. 2019. Community pharmacists at the heart of public health: A longitudinal evaluation of the community pharmacy influenza vaccination service. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy (10.1016/j.sapharm.2019.06.016)
2018
- Courtenay, M. et al. 2018. Development of consensus-based national antimicrobial stewardship competencies for UK undergraduate healthcare professional education. Journal of Hospital Infection 100(3), pp. 245-256. (10.1016/j.jhin.2018.06.022)
- Barnes, E., Bullock, A., Allan, M. and Hodson, K. 2018. Community pharmacists in Englands' opinions on skill-mix and delegation. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 26(5), pp. 398-406. (10.1111/ijpp.12419)
- Courtenay, M., Deslandes, R., Harries-Huntley, G., Hodson, K. and Morris, G. 2018. Classic e-Delphi survey to provide national consensus and establish priorities with regards to the factors that promote the implementation and continued development of non-medical prescribing within health services in Wales. BMJ Open 8(9), article number: e024161. (10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024161)
- Whittlesea, C. and Hodson, K. 2018. Clinical pharmacy and therapeutics, 6th ed.. Elsevier.
- Kember, J., Hodson, K. and James, D. H. 2018. The public's perception of the role of community pharmacists in Wales. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 26(2), pp. 120-128. (10.1111/ijpp.12375)
- Courtenay, M. et al. 2018. Defining antimicrobial stewardship competencies for undergraduate health professional education in the United Kingdom: A study protocol. Journal of Interprofessional Care 32(5), pp. 638-640. (10.1080/13561820.2018.1463200)
2017
- Courtenay, M. et al. 2017. Overview of the uptake and implementation of non-medical prescribing in Wales: a national survey. BMJ Open 7(9), article number: e015313. (10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015313)
- Courtenay, M. et al. 2017. Antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections: a mixed-methods study of patient experiences of non-medical prescriber management. BMJ Open 7(3), article number: e013515. (10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013515)
- Mantzourani, E., Way, C. and Hodson, K. 2017. Does an integrated information technology system provide support for community pharmacists undertaking discharge medicines reviews? An exploratory study.. Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice 6, pp. 145-156.
2014
- Warburton, J., Hodson, K. and James, D. 2014. Antibiotic intravenous-to-oral switch guidelines: barriers to adherence and possible solutions. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 22(5), pp. 345-353. (10.1111/ijpp.12086)
- Mantzourani, E. D., Leggett, H., Hodson, K. and Way, C. 2014. Information required by community pharmacists to complete a Discharge Medicine Review for patients when they are discharged from hospital. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 22(S2), pp. 7-7. (10.1111/ijpp.12142)
2009
- Hodson, K. et al. 2009. Community pharmacies in south wales: misuse of over-the-counter medicines [Abstract]. Pharmacy World & Science 31(1), pp. 87. (10.1007/s11096-008-9262-z)
Addysgu
- PH1122 The role of the pharmacist in professional practice
- PH3110 Optimisation of pharmaceutical care
- PH4116 Pharmacy research or scholarship project
- PH4117 Pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacy practice and the population
- PH4118 Pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacy practice and the patient
MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
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
Since 2004, Karen is also the Director for MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, 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.
