Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Profile

Helena is Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice at the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth. She is Course Leader for the MSc in Pharmacy Practice and the Foundation degree in Medicines Management. She is also involved in various aspects of the Master of Pharmacy course.

Qualifications

MPharm, MSc, PhD, MRPharmS, FHEA

Internal memberships / posts

• Course Leader for MSc in Pharmacy Practice
• Course Leader for FdSc in Medicines Management
• Member of Unit Assessment Board and Board of Examiners
• Member of Board of Studies
• Admission tutor for MSc Pharmacy Practice
• Admission tutor for FdSc Medicines Management
• Course leaders committee
• MSc Pharmacy Practice tutor
• MPharm facilitator for inter-professional learning
• MPharm tutor stages 1-4

External memberships

• General Pharmaceutical Council
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Higher Education Academy
• Wessex Local Practice Forum for Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight
• Joint Programmes Board

Key teaching responsibilities

• Levels 1-3 and M: communication skills, skills for pharmacy practice, interprofessional learning, medicines management, audit, and strategic and professional development
• MPharm project supervisor
• PhD/Prof Doc: internal examiner

Key research interests

Consultation skills, pharmacy education and innovative forms of teaching and
learning.

Grant funding

• Research Informed Teaching Initiative Bursary, University of Portsmouth, 2009
• Foundation Direct Development Grant 2008
• ExPERT Centre Project Funding Grant 2008
• Foundation Direct Development Grant 2007

Awards

• University of Portsmouth Teaching and Learning Award 2009
• Foundation Direct Award 2009
• Foundation Direct Award 2007

Recent Publications

More recent publications

Publications Before 2006

Herrera H. Advanced Medicines Management for Care Home Staff: Pain Relieve. Feltham: Moss Pharmacy, 2005.