A/Prof Ian Heslop - Research Portfolio

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About

I originally qualified as a pharmacist in the UK and worked in clinical pharmacy positions of varying grades in a number of hospitals in northern England and Scotland. This allowed me to quickly gain clinical pharmacy experience in a number of specialty areas including Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship, Cardiovascular and Renal Medicine, Care of the Elderly and Psychiatry. I also gained experience in Aseptic Production (Cytotoxic Reconstitution and TPN) and Drug Information. I then migrated to Australia and worked initially as a clinical pharmacist and then as the Assistant Director of Pharmacy – Clinical Services at the Townsville Hospital (formerly the Townsville General Hospital). I was involved in the Pharmacy program at JCU since its inception and switched to a full-time academic role from 2004 to 2020. I taught mainly into the undergraduate Pharmacy program and I co-ordinated and taught into the Master of Pharmaceutical Public Health program. I am currently the Deputy Head of the School of Pharmacy, University of Lincoln UK and have retained an adjunct position at JCU

Teaching

MD4012: Integrated Pathology and Clinical Medicine Part 2 of 3 (Level 4; TSV)
MD4013: Integrated Pathology and Clinical Medicine Part 3 of 3 (Level 4; TSV)
MD6010: Advanced Clinical Medicine Part 1 of 3 (Level 6; TSV)
MD6020: Advanced Clinical Medicine Part 2 of 3 (Level 6; TSV)
MD6030: Advanced Clinical Medicine Part 3 of 3 (Level 6; TSV)
PC5515: Pharmaceutical Public Health Project (Level 5; TSV)
PC5516: Extended Pharmaceutical Public Health Project (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

I have research interests in the areas of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics and pharmacy practice. I am particularly interested in the development and evaluation of extended roles for pharmacists, especially when operating within collaborative, multidisciplinary healthcare teams in a variety of healthcare settings. My clinical areas of interest are wide but have recently been more focussed on Travel Health, Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship and Cardiovascular Medicine. Finally, I am also interested in Pharmaceutical Public Health and the development and evaluation of Pharmaceutical Public Health and Clinical Pharmacy Services, especially in developing countries.

Experience

2020 to present - Deputy Head of School/Director of Pharmacy Education, University of Lincoln (Lincoln, UK)
2009 to 2020 - Associate Professor - Pharmacy, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
2004 to 2009 - Senior Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
1996 to 2003 - Assistant Director of Pharmacy, The Townsville Hospital (Townsville, Australia)
1987 to 1996 - Various Hospital Pharmacy Positions, Various Hospitals (England and Scotland)

Research Disciplines

Socio-Economic Objectives

Honours

Awards

1993 - Evans Medical Award for Scottish Hospital Pharmacists

Publications

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

Keene M, Heslop I, Sabesan S and Glass B (2022) Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Australian oncology health professionals on complementary medicines. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 53 (1). pp. 10-17
Keene M, Heslop I, Sabesan S and Glass B (2022) Perspectives of Complementary and Alternative Medicine use by cancer patients in a regional hospital in North Queensland, Australia. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 71.
Warren R, Young L, Carlisle K, Heslop I and Glass B (2021) Public health competencies for pharmacists: a scoping review. Pharmacy Education, 21 (1). pp. 731-758
Keene M, Heslop I, Sabesan S and Glass B (2020) Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health professionals toward complementary and alternative medicine in cancer care–a systematic review. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 13 (3). pp. 205-218
Keene M, Heslop I, Sabesan S and Glass B (2019) Complementary and alternative medicine use in cancer: a systematic review. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 35. pp. 33-47
Malau-Aduli B, Preston R, Adu M, Alele F, Gratani M, Drovandi A and Heslop I (2019) Pharmacy students' perceptions of assessment and its impact on learning. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 11 (6). pp. 571-579
Heslop I, Speare R, Bellingan M and Glass B (2018) Australian pharmacists' perceptions and practices in travel health. Pharmacy, 6 (3).
Knott G, Crane L, Heslop I and Glass B (2018) Design and evaluation of a pharmacist tutor training programme. Pharmacy Education, 18 (1). pp. 189-196
Knott G, Crane L, Heslop I and Glass B (2017) Perceptions on requirements to inform the design of a pharmacist tutor training programme. Pharmacy Education, 17 (1). pp. 29-40
Knott G, Crane L, Heslop I and Glass B (2015) Training and support of sessional staff to improve quality of teaching and learning at universities. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 79 (5). pp. 1-8
Heslop I, Bellingan M, Speare R and Glass B (2014) Pharmaceutical care model to assess the medication-related risks of travel. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 36 (6). pp. 1196-1204
Heslop I (2012) Travel health. Australian Pharmacist, 31 (2). pp. 120-126

More: ResearchOnline@JCU stores 22+ research outputs authored by A/Prof Ian Heslop from 2008 onwards.

Supervision

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

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