(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Doha: Dr. Derek Stewart, Manager of Academic Quality Assurance, Vice President for Medical and Health Sciences Office, Qatar University (QU) and Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice at the QU College of Pharmacy, gave keynote talks at three international meetings last month. These have raised the international profile of QU Health and the university.
In September, Dr. Derek gave a talk at the National University of Singapore on the potential for pharmacists to be trained to prescribe medicines. While in Scotland, he led a major research group focusing on the education and practice of pharmacist prescribers, culminating in over 40 published papers.
This initiative is supported by the Scottish Government to improve patient care quality, optimise the use of highly trained health professionals, and reduce physician workload. As part of the presentation, he highlighted recently published research from Qatar exploring pharmacists' clinical activities and the potential to expand their input to patient care.
In September, Dr. Derek was part of an international research 'Writing Challenge that encourages researchers to progress and publish their research in high-quality academic journals. The challenge is supported through several webinars and events involving high profile, internationally renowned speakers with particular publishing expertise.
Dr. Derek joined Qatar University in April 2019 from Scotland, where he was Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. He is a highly acclaimed international researcher and academic, having published almost 200 research and education papers, and has collaborated with individuals at Qatar University and Hamad Medical Corporation for over ten years.
In November, he participated as a speaker in a Pharmacy Practice Research Showcase of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). The vision of FIP is 'a world where everyone benefits from access to safe, effective, quality and affordable medicines and health technologies, as well as from pharmaceutical care services provided by pharmacists, in collaboration with other healthcare professionals. During the event, speakers presented a summary of the most innovative pharmacy practice research and discussed its contribution to the pharmacy profession. Speakers were from Canada, Australia, China, and Qatar.
Commenting on his involvement in these events, Dr. Derek, said: 'I am delighted to have been invited to contribute to these events, which provided an opportunity to showcase the contribution of Qatar University to the global pharmacy arena and to influence clinical pharmacy practice, education and research.
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