About the Authors:
Christopher
A Langley, BSc, phD, MRpharmS, MRSC, FHEA is a qualified pharmacist who graduated from Aston university in 1996
and then undertook his pre-registration training at St Peters’ Hospital in
Chertsey. Upon registration, he returned to Aston University to undertake a PhD
within the Medicinal chemistry Research Group before moving over full time to
pharmacy practice. He is currently employed as a Senior Lecturer in pharmacy
Practice, specialising in teaching the professional and legal aspects of the
degree programme.
His research interests predominantly surround
pharmacy education but he is also involved in research examining the role of
the pharmacist within both primary and secondary care. This inciudes examining
the pharmacists' role in public health and the reasons behind and possible
soiutions to the generation of waste medication.
Dawn
Belcher, Bpharm, MRPharmS, FHEA is a
qualified pharmacist who graduated from the welsh school of Pharmacy in 1977
and then undertook her pre-registration training with Boots the Chemist at
their wolverhampton store. After registration she worked as a relief manager
and later as a pharmacy manager for Boots the Chemist Until
1984. While raising a family she undertook locum
duties for Boots the Chemist and in 1986 became an independent locum working
for a small, chain of Pharmacies in the west Midlands while also working for
Lloyds Chemist.
In 1989 she began sessional teaching with the pharmacy
Practice group at Aston University which continued until she took a permanent
post in 2001. She now enjoys teaching practical aspects of pharmacy practice
while stil keeping an association with Lloydspharmacy where she is employed as
a relief manager. |
