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Dr Vibhu PaudyalDr Vibhu Paudyal

Qualifications: B. Pharmacy (gold medal); MSc (with distinction); PG Certificate (Research Methods); PhD

Appointments: Research fellow, University of Aberdeen

Research Interests: My research interests mainly lie in the area of community pharmacy minor ailments management. I am currently or recently been involved in synthesising and generating evidence within the following areas:

Economic and clinical effectiveness: Clinical and cost effectiveness of pharmacy based minor ailments management compared to other models of care
Professional triggers to service delivery: Aspects of decision making by community pharmacists, especially around factors associated with delivery of new services in and out with minor ailments management
Patient triggers to pharmacy services usage: Modelling key triggers to patients seeking care from community pharmacy against other models of care
Communication in pharmacy: Improving patient communication in community pharmacy
Theoretical models in research:  Application of diffusion of innovations model in new pharmacy services/medicines adoption by professionals and patients
Pharmacovigilance: Pharmacovigilance activities of non-medical prescribers (pharmacists and nurses) in Great Britain
I have interests in the application of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods; as well as synthesising evidence through systematic review of literature

Publications:
2010

    1. Paudyal V, Hansford D, Cunningham ITS, Stewart D. Cross-sectional survey of community pharmacists' views of the electronic Minor Ailment Service in Scotland. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2010; 18(4):194-201.
    2. Paudyal V, Hansford D, Cunningham ITS and Stewart D. Over-the-counter simvastatin: Community pharmacists’ adoption practices and attitudes five years post reclassification.  International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2010; Suppl 2: 12-13. (Oral presentation at Royal Pharmaceutical Society Conference: 5-6 September, 2010; London)
    3. Paudyal V, Hansford D, Cunningham ITS and Stewart D. An investigation into factors affecting the adoption of new non-prescription medicines by community pharmacists. Pharmacy Practice. 2010; 8(suppl 1): 51-52. (Oral presentation at International Social Pharmacy Workshop: 23-26 August, 2010; Lisbon)
    4. Paudyal V, Hansford D, Cunningham ITS and Stewart D. Scottish community pharmacists’ views and attitudes towards ‘pharmacy-only’ naproxen for management of primary dysmenorrhoea. Pharmacy Practice. 2010; 8(suppl 1): 93. (Poster presentation at International Social Pharmacy Workshop: 23-26 August, 2010; Lisbon)
    5. Paudyal V, Hansford D, Cunningham S, Stewart D. Feedback on pharmacy practice performance: Exploring opportunities with the electronic minor ailment service in Scotland. (Oral presentation at Health Service Research and Pharmacy Practice Conference, Manchester 2010)
    6. Paudyal V, Hansford D, Cunningham S, Stewart D. Cross-sectional survey of community pharmacists’ views of the electronic minor ailment service in Scotland. Celtic Pharmacy Festival, March 6-7 2010; Edinburgh. (Poster presentation)

    2009

    1. Paudyal V, Hansford D, I.T.S Cunningham, Stewart D. Exploring innovations in Scottish community pharmacy practice: change theory and new non-prescription medicine services. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2009; Suppl 2:B72. (Poster presentation at British Pharmaceutical Society Conference: 6-9 September, 2009).

    2008

    1. Paudyal V, Hansford D, Cunningham S, Stewart, D. Community pharmacists’ views on feedback data from the electronic Minor Ailment Service (e-MAS) in Scotland. Project report submitted to NHS NSS. December 2008.

    Teaching Interests: Medical statistics, pharmacy services

    Other Interests: Travelling, jogging, football, table tennis, piano

    Awards:

    Email: v.paudyal@abdn.ac.uk

     

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