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Use of path analysis to predict changes to community pharmacy and GP emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) provision in England (2022)
Journal Article
Thayer, N., White, S., & Frisher, M. (2022). Use of path analysis to predict changes to community pharmacy and GP emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) provision in England. BMJ Open, 12(11), Article e059039. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059039

Objectives:
In 2014/2015, 46% of community pharmacies were commissioned by local authorities to provide emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) free without prescription in England. Commissioning EHC services influences EHC prescribing from General... Read More about Use of path analysis to predict changes to community pharmacy and GP emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) provision in England.

Elderly Patients' Perspectives on the Acceptability of Deprescribing Medicines: A Qualitative Study Protocol (2022)
Journal Article
Channa, K. K., Venables, R., & White, S. (2022). Elderly Patients' Perspectives on the Acceptability of Deprescribing Medicines: A Qualitative Study Protocol. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21, https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069221116975

The ageing population has resulted in an increase in multimorbidity and polypharmacy, and subsequently the complexity of optimising elderly patients’ medicines. The need for deprescribing can arise from factors such as increased susceptibility to adv... Read More about Elderly Patients' Perspectives on the Acceptability of Deprescribing Medicines: A Qualitative Study Protocol.

Professional Dilemmas Experienced by Pharmacy Graduates in the United Kingdom When Transitioning to Practice (2022)
Journal Article
Allinson, M., Black, P., & White, S. (2022). Professional Dilemmas Experienced by Pharmacy Graduates in the United Kingdom When Transitioning to Practice. American journal of pharmaceutical education, 86(5), Article 8643. https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe8643

Objective. For many UK pharmacy students there are minimal opportunities to learn, or be exposed to, different ways of dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in real life practice during undergraduate education. This study aimed to explore th... Read More about Professional Dilemmas Experienced by Pharmacy Graduates in the United Kingdom When Transitioning to Practice.

Musculoskeletal pain and its impact on prognosis following hospitalisation for acute coronary syndrome or cerebrovascular accident: a linked electronic health record cohort study (MSKCOM) (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mallen, Mason, K., Frisher, Mamas, Jordan, Marshall, Heron, & White. (2021, November). Musculoskeletal pain and its impact on prognosis following hospitalisation for acute coronary syndrome or cerebrovascular accident: a linked electronic health record cohort study (MSKCOM). Presented at SAPC North 2021, Virtual

Background: There is evidence that painful musculoskeletal conditions are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but less is known about whether this impacts on prognosis of cardiovascular disease. The aim was to determine whether... Read More about Musculoskeletal pain and its impact on prognosis following hospitalisation for acute coronary syndrome or cerebrovascular accident: a linked electronic health record cohort study (MSKCOM).

Establishing the acceptability and usability of an animated virtual patient simulation. (2021)
Journal Article
Lucy Richardson, C., Chapman, S., & White, S. (2021). Establishing the acceptability and usability of an animated virtual patient simulation. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 4, Article 100069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2021.100069

Background: An animated, video-based, virtual patient (VP) has been developed to allow pharmacists to learn how, and practice how, to advise patients taking non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants, a group of high-risk medicines. VPs are well-established r... Read More about Establishing the acceptability and usability of an animated virtual patient simulation..

Virtual patients as a tool for training pre-registration pharmacists and increasing their preparedness to practice: A qualitative study (2020)
Journal Article
Thompson, J., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2020). Virtual patients as a tool for training pre-registration pharmacists and increasing their preparedness to practice: A qualitative study. PloS one, 15(8), Article e0238226. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238226

Virtual patients are an active learning pedagogical tool which simulate clinical scenarios in a three-dimensional environment. Their use in pharmacy education is under-researched in comparison to other healthcare professions. In the United Kingdom, p... Read More about Virtual patients as a tool for training pre-registration pharmacists and increasing their preparedness to practice: A qualitative study.

Actual vs. Perceived Competency Development-How Can Virtual Patients Impact Pharmacist Pre-Registration Training? (2020)
Journal Article
Thompson, J., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2020). Actual vs. Perceived Competency Development-How Can Virtual Patients Impact Pharmacist Pre-Registration Training?. Pharmacy, 8(3), Article 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8030138

Virtual patients are an active learning pedagogical tool that simulate clinical scenarios. There is an established disparity in pre-registration examination pass rates depending on whether individuals complete their training in a community or hospita... Read More about Actual vs. Perceived Competency Development-How Can Virtual Patients Impact Pharmacist Pre-Registration Training?.

Virtual patient technology to educate pharmacists and pharmacy students on patient communication: a systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Richardson, C. L., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2019). Virtual patient technology to educate pharmacists and pharmacy students on patient communication: a systematic review. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, 332 - 338. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjstel-2019-000514

Background Virtual patients (VPs) are a sub-type of healthcare simulation that have been underutilised in health education. Their use is increasing, but applications are varied, as are designs, definitions and evaluations. Previous reviews have been... Read More about Virtual patient technology to educate pharmacists and pharmacy students on patient communication: a systematic review.

Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice. (2019)
Journal Article
Allinson, & White. (2019). Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12532

Introduction: Empirical evidence is lacking regarding transition to community pharmacy practice[1]; this study explores one aspect of transition, dealing with ethical dilemmas.

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of alumni f... Read More about Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice..

Development of an international comorbidity education framework (2017)
Journal Article
Lawson, C., Pati, S., Green, J., Messina, G., Strömberg, A., Nante, N., Golinelli, D., Verzuri, A., White, S., Jaarsma, T., Walsh, P., Lonsdale, P., & Kadam, U. (2017). Development of an international comorbidity education framework. Nurse Education Today, 55, 82-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.05.011

Context
The increasing number of people living with multiple chronic conditions in addition to an index condition has become an international healthcare priority. Health education curricula have been developed alongside single condition frameworks i... Read More about Development of an international comorbidity education framework.