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Biography

Dr. Kevin Murphy graduated from University College Cork with an honours degree in Pharmacy in 2007. After gaining several years of clinical experience in community pharmacies across Munster, he undertook his doctoral research in the School of Pharmacy in UCC in the area of benzodiazepine use. He gained experience in both quantitative (both proforma databases and national databases) and qualitative (focus groups and semi-structured interviews) research methodologies.

After the completion of his PhD in 2014, he worked as a Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy under a temporary contract at the School of Pharmacy in UCC. He then took up a position as Project Manager in the randomised, controlled, multi-centre Optimising Therapy to prevent avoidable hospital admissions in the multimorbid elderly (OPERAM) trial in 2016. The trial received €6.6 million in funding from the EU’s Horizon 2020 research programme and the Swiss Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation. The trial is investigating the benefit of whether pharmacotherapy optimisation, including use of an electronic recommendation system, leads to reduced drug related hospital admissions.

He resumed work as a Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy in 2017. He is involved in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students in the BPharm/MPharm and the MSc (Clinical Pharmacy) degree. He also contributes to the Certificate in Nurse Prescribing.



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Research Interests

Research Grants

	Project	Funding Body	Start Date	End Date	Award
	National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) Quality Assurance Standards in Hospital Pharmacy Aseptic Compounding Units: International Practice	Department of Health	08-FEB-22	31-OCT-23	€30,359.00

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Publications

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Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	'Awareness of Isotretinoin Use and Safety in Saudi Arabia: A nationwide cross-sectional study' Alshehri, Abdullah A and Althobaiti, Bander A and Khawagi, Wael Y and Murphy, Kevin D (2023) 'Awareness of Isotretinoin Use and Safety in Saudi Arabia: A nationwide cross-sectional study'. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal : Spj : The Official Publication Of The Saudi Pharmaceutical Society,   [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'Coping strategies of healthcare professional students for stress incurred during their studies: a literature review' Fitzgibbon, K;Murphy, KD (2022) 'Coping strategies of healthcare professional students for stress incurred during their studies: a literature review'. Journal Of Mental Health, [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2022)	'Community pharmacists’ opinions on their palliative care education needs and preferences of delivery of an educational programme, a qualitative study' Flannery M, Carmichael A, Bermingham M, Murphy K (2022) 'Community pharmacists’ opinions on their palliative care education needs and preferences of delivery of an educational programme, a qualitative study'. Pharmacy Education, 22 (1):637-646   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2022)	'Experience of hospital-initiated medication changes in older people with multimorbidity: a multicentre mixed-methods study embedded in the OPtimising thERapy to prevent Avoidable hospital admissions in Multimorbid older people (OPERAM) trial' Thevelin S;Pétein C;Metry B;Adam L;van Herksen A;Murphy K;Knol W;O'Mahony D;Rodondi N;Spinewine A;Dalleur O; (2022) 'Experience of hospital-initiated medication changes in older people with multimorbidity: a multicentre mixed-methods study embedded in the OPtimising thERapy to prevent Avoidable hospital admissions in Multimorbid older people (OPERAM) trial'. BMJ Quality & Safety, [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'Pharmacists' views on the impact of the falsified medicines directive on community pharmacies: A cross-sectional survey' Dalton, Kieran,Connery, Ciarán,Murphy, Kevin D,O'Neill, David (2022) 'Pharmacists' views on the impact of the falsified medicines directive on community pharmacies: A cross-sectional survey'. Exploratory Research In Clinical And Social Pharmacy, 5   [DOI] [Details]
	(2021)	'A qualitative evaluation of community and acute hospital nursing oncology services in Ireland' O'Mahony, Cian; Byrne, Stephen; Aherne, Joe; Hanan, Terry; Mullen, Louise; Keane, Maccon; Browne, Helen; Malee, Kathleen; Murphy, Kevin D. (2021) 'A qualitative evaluation of community and acute hospital nursing oncology services in Ireland'. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 51 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2021)	'A mixed methods analysis of the monitoring of oral anti-cancer therapies' O'Mahony C.;Murphy K.D.;Byrne S. (2021) 'A mixed methods analysis of the monitoring of oral anti-cancer therapies'. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 54 [DOI] [Details]
	(2021)	'Optimizing Therapy to Prevent Avoidable Hospital Admissions in Multimorbid Older Adults (OPERAM): cluster randomised controlled trial' Blum MR;Sallevelt BTGM;Spinewine A;O'Mahony D;Moutzouri E;Feller M;Baumgartner C;Roumet M;Jungo KT;Schwab N;Bretagne L;Beglinger S;Aubert CE;Wilting I;Thevelin S;Murphy K;Huibers CJA;Drenth-van Maanen AC;Boland B;Crowley E;Eichenberger A;Meulendijk M;Jennings E;Adam L;Roos MJ;Gleeson L;Shen Z;Marien S;Meinders AJ;Baretella O;Netzer S;de Montmollin M;Fournier A;Mouzon A;O'Mahony C;Aujesky D;Mavridis D;Byrne S;Jansen PAF;Schwenkglenks M;Spruit M;Dalleur O;Knol W;Trelle S;Rodondi N; (2021) 'Optimizing Therapy to Prevent Avoidable Hospital Admissions in Multimorbid Older Adults (OPERAM): cluster randomised controlled trial'. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 374 [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'A cost comparison study to review community versus acute hospital models of nursing care delivered to oncology patients' O'Mahony, Cian; Murphy, Kevin D.; O'Brien, Gary L.; Aherne, Joe; Hanan, Terry; Mullen, Louise; Keane, Maccon; Donnellan, Paul; Davey, Claire; Browne, Helen; Malee, Kathleen; Byrne, Stephen (2020) 'A cost comparison study to review community versus acute hospital models of nursing care delivered to oncology patients'. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 49 :1-8 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2020)	'In-hospital adverse drug reactions in older adults; prevalence, presentation and associated drugs-a systematic review and meta-analysis' Jennings, ELM;Murphy, KD;Gallagher, P;O'Mahony, D (2020) 'In-hospital adverse drug reactions in older adults; prevalence, presentation and associated drugs-a systematic review and meta-analysis'. Age and Ageing, 49 :948-958 [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'Measurement properties of EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L in recording self-reported health status in older patients with substantial multimorbidity and polypharmacy' Bhadhuri, A;Kind, P;Salari, P;Jungo, KT;Boland, B;Byrne, S;Hossmann, S;Dalleur, O;Knol, W;Moutzouri, E;O'Mahony, D;Murphy, KD;Wisselink, L;Rodondi, N;Schwenkglenks, M (2020) 'Measurement properties of EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L in recording self-reported health status in older patients with substantial multimorbidity and polypharmacy'. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 18 [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'Intervention protocol: OPtimising thERapy to prevent avoidable hospital Admission in the Multi-morbid elderly (OPERAM): a structured medication review with support of a computerised decision support system' Crowley, Erin K. Sallevelt, Bastiaan T. G. M. Huibers, Corlina J. A. Murphy, Kevin D. Spruit, Marco Shen, Zhengru Boland, Benoît Spinewine, Anne Dalleur, Olivia Moutzouri, Elisavet Löwe, Axel Feller, Martin Schwab, Nathalie Adam, Luise Wilting, Ingeborg Knol, Wilma Rodondi, Nicolas Byrne, Stephen O’Mahony, Denis (2020) 'Intervention protocol: OPtimising thERapy to prevent avoidable hospital Admission in the Multi-morbid elderly (OPERAM): a structured medication review with support of a computerised decision support system'. BMC Health Services Research, 20 (1)   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2017)	'You Don't Feel: The Experience of Youth Benzodiazepine Misuse in Ireland' Murphy KD;Lambert S;McCarthy S;Sahm LJ;Byrne S; (2017) 'You Don't Feel: The Experience of Youth Benzodiazepine Misuse in Ireland'. Journal of psychoactive drugs, 50 (2):121-128 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2015)	'Benzodiazepine prescribing guideline adherence and misuse potential in Irish minors' Murphy KD;Sahm LJ;McCarthy S;Byrne S; (2015) 'Benzodiazepine prescribing guideline adherence and misuse potential in Irish minors'. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 37 (5):749-752 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2014)	'Benzodiazepine Use Among Young Attendees of an Irish Substance Treatment Center' Murphy, KD,Byrne, S,McCarthy, S,Lambert, S,Sahm, LJ (2014) 'Benzodiazepine Use Among Young Attendees of an Irish Substance Treatment Center'. Journal Of Addiction Medicine, 8 :199-204 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2014)	'Use of addiction treatment services by Irish youth: does place of residence matter?' Murphy, Kevin, D.; Byrne, Stephen; Sahm, Laura J.; Lambert, Sharon; McCarthy, Suzanne (2014) 'Use of addiction treatment services by Irish youth: does place of residence matter?'. Rural and remote health, 14 (3)   [Full Text] [Details]
	(2014)	'Assessment of factors that influence physician decision making regarding medication use in patients with dementia at the end of life' Parsons, C;McCorry, N;Murphy, K;Byrne, S;O'Sullivan, D;O'Mahony, D;Passmore, P;Patterson, S;Hughes, C (2014) 'Assessment of factors that influence physician decision making regarding medication use in patients with dementia at the end of life'. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29 :281-290 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'prevalence study of potentially inappropriate prescribing in Irish long-term care residents' O'Sullivan, D. P., D. O'Mahony, Parsons, C., Hughes, C., Murphy, K., Patterson, S., Byrne, S. (2013) 'prevalence study of potentially inappropriate prescribing in Irish long-term care residents'. Drugs & Aging, 30 (1):39-49   [Details]
	(2013)	'Substance use in young persons in Ireland, a systematic review' Murphy K, Sahm L, McCarthy S, Lambert S, Byrne S (2013) 'Substance use in young persons in Ireland, a systematic review'. Addictive Behaviors, 38 (8):2392-2401 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]

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Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	494 A Qualitative Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators to Documentation in Community Pharmacy Electronic Patient Records in Ireland Murphy, K,Kelly, L (2023) 494 A Qualitative Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators to Documentation in Community Pharmacy Electronic Patient Records in Ireland   [Details]
	(2021)	Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management (PRIMM) 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting O Neill; Murphy KD; Dalton K (2021) Pharmacists' views on the impact of the Falsified Medicines Directive on community pharmacies in Ireland Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management (PRIMM) 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting   [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management ‐ PRIMM (UK & Ireland) 31st Annual Scientific Meeting S. Martin; K.D. Murphy (2020) Dispensing error and near miss recording in Irish community pharmacies Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management ‐ PRIMM (UK & Ireland) 31st Annual Scientific Meeting , 17-JAN-20 - 17-JAN-20 , pp.13-13   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2020)	Health Services Research and Pharmacy Practice Conference 2020 M. Richardson, C.O’. Dwyer, J. Gaskin,E. Conyard, K. Murphy (2020) The potential contribution of medicinesto falls in older persons and theacceptance of pharmacist intervention Health Services Research and Pharmacy Practice Conference 2020 Cardiff, Wales, , 16-APR-20 - 17-APR-20 , pp.57-58   [Full Text] [Details]
	(2019)	Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management (UK & Ireland) Annual Conference 2018 E. Lynch, J. O'Flynn, C. O'Riordan, C. Bogue, D. Lynch , S. McCarthy, K. Murphy (2019) The impact of a ward ‐ based pharmacy technician service in an Irish hospital Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management (UK & Ireland) Annual Conference 2018 , pp.12-12   [Full Text] [Details]
	(2019)	24th European Association of Hospital Pharmacy Lynch, E O’Fynn, J O’Riordan, C Bogue, C Lynch, D McCarthy, S Murphy, K (2019) 4CPS-236 The impact of a ward-based pharmacy technician service 24th European Association of Hospital Pharmacy Barcelona, , 27-MAR-19 - 29-MAR-19   [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	14th International Congress of the EuGMS Jennings E, Murphy K, Gallagher P, O’Mahony D (2018) In-hospital adverse drug reactions in hospitalised older adults—a systematic review 14th International Congress of the EuGMS Berlin, , 10-OCT-18 - 12-OCT-18   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2018)	66th Annual & Scientific Meeting of the Irish Gerontological Society Jennings E, Murphy K, Gallagher P, O’Mahony D (2018) In-Hospital Adverse Drug Reactions in Hospitalised Older Adults - A Systematic Review 66th Annual & Scientific Meeting of the Irish Gerontological Society , pp.v13-v60   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2017)	Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management Conference 2017 Murphy, Kevin; Lambert, Sharon; McCarthy, Suzanne; Byrne, Stephen; Sahm, Laura (2017) Challenges in Deprescribing for Young Chronic Benzodiazepine Patients Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management Conference 2017   [Full Text] [Details]
	(2012)	Health Services Research and Pharmacy Practice Conference Murphy K.D., Sahm L., Lambert S., Byrne S. (2012) A descriptive analysis of service-users attending an outpatient treatment centre during 2009/2010 Health Services Research and Pharmacy Practice Conference Cork, Ireland, , 23-APR-12 - 24-APR-12 [Details]
	(2013)	European Society of Clinical Pharmacy 41st Symposium on Clinical Pharmacy Murphy K., Sahm L., Lambert S., Byrne S. (2013) Substance Use in Young Persons in Ireland, a Systematic Review European Society of Clinical Pharmacy 41st Symposium on Clinical Pharmacy Barcelona, Spain, , 29-OCT-12 - 31-OCT-12 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2013)	European Society of Clinical Pharmacy 41st Symposium on Clinical Pharmacy Murphy K., Sahm L., Lambert S., Byrne S. (2013) Analysis of service-users attending Matt Talbot Services (MTS) from 2007-2010 European Society of Clinical Pharmacy 41st Symposium on Clinical Pharmacy Barcelona, Spain, , 29-OCT-12 - 31-OCT-12   [Full Text] [Details]
	(2012)	ESCP 40th International Symposium on Clinical Pharmacy. Clinical Pharmacy:Connecting Care and Outcomes Murphy K., Sahm L., Lambert S., Byrne S. (2012) A survey of service-users attending Matt Talbot Services (MTS) during 2009 and their use of alcohol ESCP 40th International Symposium on Clinical Pharmacy. Clinical Pharmacy:Connecting Care and Outcomes Dublin Ireland, , 19-OCT-11 - 21-OCT-11   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]

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Abstract

	Year	Publication
	(2013)	Substance use in young persons in Ireland, a systematic review. Murphy, KD;Sahm, LJ;Lambert, S;Byrne, S (2013) Substance use in young persons in Ireland, a systematic review. DORDRECHT: Abstract [Details]
	(2012)	A survey of service-users attending Matt Talbot Services (MTS) during 2009 and their use of alcohol. Murphy, K;Sahm, L;Lambert, S;Byrne, S (2012) A survey of service-users attending Matt Talbot Services (MTS) during 2009 and their use of alcohol. DORDRECHT: Abstract [Details]

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Thesis/Dissertation

	Year	Publication
	(2014)	Substance misuse in young people in Ireland - a focus on benzodiazepines. Murphy, Kevin; Byrne, Stephen; Sahm, Laura; McCarthy, Suzanne (2014) Substance misuse in young people in Ireland - a focus on benzodiazepines. Cork: Thesis/Dissertation   [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2021	Creating a Culture for Responsible Conduct of Research	UCC Research

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management	Member	09-JAN-17 /
	Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland	Member	17-DEC-08 /

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	National Patient Safety Office Conference 2023, Ciara Kirke, Cian O' Mahony, Kevin Murphy, Leon O' Hagan, Emma Jane Coyle, Kieran Dalton (2023) Economic analysis of a multicentre study of pharmacist-led person-centred medicines reviews in general practice. [Poster Presentation], National Patient Safety Office Conference 2023, Dublin , 19-OCT-23. [Details]
	(2023)	Irish Association of Palliative Care 22nd Annual Education & Research Seminar 2023 'Fás agus Forbairt’, Flannery M, Carmichael A, Bermingham M, Murphy K. (2023) Community pharmacists’ opinions on their palliative care education needs: a qualitative study. [Poster Presentation], Irish Association of Palliative Care 22nd Annual Education & Research Seminar 2023 'Fás agus Forbairt’, Ireland , 02-FEB-23 - 02-FEB-23. [Details]
	(2020)	Irish Network of HealthCare Educators 1st Annual Scientific Meeting, Laura J Sahm, Rachel Casey; Julia O'Doherty; Kevin Murphy (2020) Perceived stress experienced by undergraduate healthcare professional students throughout their degree course. [Poster Presentation], Irish Network of HealthCare Educators 1st Annual Scientific Meeting, Dublin , 13-FEB-20 - 14-FEB-20. [Details]
	(2019)	HPAI Conference 2019, Richardson, M; O' Dwyer, C; Gaskin, J; Conyard, E; Murphy, K (2019) A Study to Evaluate the Potential Contribution of Medication use to Falls in Elderly Patients Presenting to an Acute Hospital. [Poster Presentation], HPAI Conference 2019, Dublin , 05-APR-19 - 07-APR-19. [Details]
	(2019)	24th Congress of the European Association Hospital Pharmacy, Lynch, E.; O’Flynn, J.; O’Riordan, C.; Bogue, C.; Lynch, D.; McCarthy, S.; Murphy, K. (2019) The impact of a ward-based pharmacy technician service. [Poster Presentation], 24th Congress of the European Association Hospital Pharmacy, Barcelona , 27-MAR-19 - 29-MAR-19. [Details]
	(2018)	New Horizons, Jennings E, Murphy K, Gallagher P, O’Mahony D (2018) In-Hospital Adverse Drug Reactions in Hospitalised Older Adults: A Systematic Review. [Poster Presentation], New Horizons, Cork . [Details]
	(2016)	Pharmacy Education Conference, Manchester, O’Leary, E.M.; Keating, J.J.; Bermingham, M; Murphy, K.D.; Burke, C.; Smithson, H; O’Connor, C.; O’Connell, E.; Higgs, B. (2016) Preparing Students for Professional Practice: Integrating the CPD requirement of Professional Pharmacists into our Curriculum. [Poster Presentation], Pharmacy Education Conference, Manchester, Manchester University . [Details]
	(2016)	PebbleDash, O'Leary E; Murphy K; Bermingham M; Keating JJ; Smithson H; O'Connor C; Higgs B. (2016) Using PebblePad to facilitate healthcare students' transition to professional practice. [Other], PebbleDash, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom , 01-SEP-16 - 01-SEP-16. [Details]

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Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	School of Pharmacy Social Research Ethics Committee	Member	2021 /
	Social Research Ethics Committee	Member	2019 /
	College of Medicine and Health Athena SWAN Steering Group	Member	2019 /
	Patient-Facing Questionnaire Working Group	Member	2019 /
	School of Pharmacy Staff-Student Committee	Member	2019 / 2021
	School of Pharmacy Equality, Diversity & Inclusion committee	Member	2017 /
	School of Pharmacy - MSc (Clinical Pharmacy) Board	Member	2014 /
	School of Pharmacy Board	Member	2014 /
	Postgraduate Student Committee of the College of Medicine and Health	Public Relations Officer	2013 / 2014

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	School of Pharmacy, University College Cork	Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy	01-SEP-17 /
	School of Pharmacy, University College Cork	Post-Doctoral Researcher/Project Manager OPERAM	05-SEP-16 / 24-APR-18
	School of Pharmacy, University College Cork	Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy	03-NOV-14 / 03-MAR-16
	School of Pharmacy, University College Cork	Research Pharmacist	03-JAN-11 / 02-JUN-14

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2017	University College Cork	Postgrad Diploma in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education	Teaching & Learning in Higher Education
	2016	University College Cork	Postgrad Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education	Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
	2014	University College Cork	PhD	Clinical Pharmacy
	2007	University College Cork	BPharm (Hons)	Pharmacy

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Languages

	Language	Reading	Writing	Speaking
	English	Fluent	Fluent	Fluent

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Outreach Activities

	Description
	Regularly promote the profession of pharmacy at UCC and School of Pharmacy open days for secondary school students and their parents.

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Journal Activities

	Journal	Role	To / From
	The Boolean	Referee	10-JUN-15 -
	Research In Social & Administrative Pharmacy	Member of Editorial Board	01-JAN-22 -
	International Journal Of Clinical Pharmacy	Referee	15-JUN-15 -
	European Journal Of Clinical Pharmacology	Referee	06-AUG-14 -
	Addictive Behaviors	Referee	03-APR-12 -

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

My interest in teaching is to produce pharmacy graduates who will be medicines’ experts and will have patient welfare as their primary focus. This encompasses many aspects.

One aspect is my own ability to guide students. I strive to improve my teaching knowledge and abilities on a continual basis. I seek opportunities to evaluate my current teaching practices and to implement improvements.

Another aspect is to demonstrate the behaviours and attitudes of a competent pharmacist. These can be described in textbooks but changing students’ behaviours and attitudes requires more than book learning. Students must be exposed to real-life examples of exemplary pharmacist behaviours and attitudes to effect changes in students.

The final aspect is to provide students with a learning experience that is conducive to complete understanding of the topic being studied. Students need an in-depth understanding of clinical pharmacy to practice successfully as pharmacists because they will encounter a vast number of patients, medicines and medical conditions, and inadequate understanding could lead to the suboptimal patient care.