An EconoTimes perspective

Jane Portlock

Professor of Pharmacy Postgraduate Education, Interim Director of CIPPET, University of Reading

Professor of Pharmacy Postgraduate Education, Interim Director of CIPPET, University of Reading SKILLS Experienced team leader, committee chair and director. Skills in change management, troubleshooting and team building. Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in recognition of contribution to the pharmacy profession. Experienced leadership skills trainer and mentor. Research, evaluation and tertiary level teaching expertise. QUALIFICATIONS 1986 PhD in Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. Thesis entitled: The use of health status indicators to evaluate disease and drug therapy, University of Wales, Cardiff. 1983 MRPharmS (Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain) Now General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) registration number 2028914 and MRPharmS number 76312 1982 BPharm, 2nd class honours, upper division, University of Wales, Cardiff PRESENT POSTS Interim Director of CIPPET, University of Reading Visiting Professor, University of Portsmouth RESEARCH INTERESTS Current research focussed on development of the pharmacy profession for the benefit of patients and includes the following projects: development of the Healthy Living Pharmacy workforce to deliver benefits in health promotion, the suitability of a “flipped classroom” approach to teaching therapeutics, the use of simulation versus “immersive” education in the MPharm programme, the impact of mentors and peer assisted learning in undergraduate education and development/evaluation of inter-professional education and “professionalism” teaching at undergraduate level and in early professional practice.