Fundamentals of Pharmacology

Alexandra Gatehouse Alexandra Gatehouse graduated from Nottingham University in 2000 with a BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, following Junior Rotations in the Newcastle Trust. She is specialised in Respiratory Physiotherapy in Adult Critical Care, also working within New Zealand. In 2012, Alex trained as an Advanced Critical Care Practitioner, completing a Masters in Clinical Practice in Critical Care and qualifying in 2014. Alex subsequently completed her non‐medical prescribing qualification and continues to rotate within all of the Critical Care Units in Newcastle Upon Tyne, also enjoying teaching on the regional transfer course. She is a co‐founder of the Advanced Critical Care Practitioner Northern Region Group and is a committee member of the North East Intensive Care Society. Alex has presented abstracts at the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the North East Intensive Care Society conferences.

Jan GuerinDip General Nursing (RSA), BSc Nursing Education (RSA), PGD ANP(UK), Diploma General Adult Critical Care(RSA), Diploma Trauma and Emergency Nursing Science (RSA), Cert LSM/BSLM(UK).

Jan qualified as a General Registered Nurse in South Africa in 1992. She gained 12 years of accumulative experience working in acute care settings within the field of adult emergency and critical care including 4 years as a lead lecturer for Trauma and Emergency Nursing. Jan moved to the UK in 2006 and joined Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust as a Senior Staff Nurse in adult General ITU, which included a year of secondment experience in Critical Care Outreach at Charing Cross Hospital. In 2017, Jan worked for the Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Trust and in the roles as an ITU Nurse Educator and Practice Nurse Educator as lead for Clinical skills. Jan, moved over to adult social care nursing in 2020, and is currently in a role as a Quality Business Partner with Sunrise Senior Living. Jan, has a special interest in health promotion and prevention of chronic disease and has been certified in Lifestyle Medicine with the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM).

Annette HandNursing MA, PG Dip CR, Dip HE, RGN. Nurse, Consultant/Associate, Professor/Clinical Lead – Nursing, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust/Northumbria University/Parkinson's Excellence Network.

Annette has a clinical academic position and divides her time between three roles; Nurse Consultant, Associate Professor and UK Clinical Lead for Nursing (Parkinson's).

Annette has worked in the field of Parkinson's for many years and as a Nurse Consultant has an active clinical, research, and educational role within this area. She qualified as a non‐medical prescriber over 15 years ago and continues to use this skill in day‐to‐day clinical practice. She was the non‐medical prescribing lead for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for many years supporting and developing other non‐medical prescribers. Annette, an Associate Professor with Northumbria University, has lectured on the Non‐Medical Prescribing Program (V300) for over five years, supporting prescribing students and the continual development of the V300 Program. Annette was appointed to the national role of Clinical Lead for Nursing within the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network as part of the clinical leadership team. This role was developed to support service improvements through education, knowledge exchange and evidence‐based practice and support the role of the Parkinson's Nurse across the UK.

Barry HillMSc Advanced Practice, PGC Academic Practice, BSc (Hons) Intensive Care Nursing, DipHE Adult Nursing, OA Dip Counseling Skills, Registered Nurse (RN). Registered Teacher (NMC RNT/TCH). Senior Fellow (SFHEA), Program Leader (Senior Lecturer) Adult Nursing, Northumbria University. Clinical Editor British Journal of Nursing .

Barry completed his Registered Nurse training at Northumbria University and Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (BCUC). Barry’s clinical experience has been gained at Imperial College NHS Trust, London, UK. Barry has worked as a Staff Nurse and Senior Staff Nurse in cardiac and general intensive care at the Milne ICU unit at St Mary’s Hospital, London (Paddington). He worked in neuro trauma and general intensive care as a Charge Nurse at Charing Cross Hospital, London.

Following this role, he worked as a Senior Charge Nurse at general intensive care (GICU) at Hammersmith Hospital, London. Finally, he worked as a Matron within the surgical division for Plastics, Orthopaedics, ENT and Major trauma (POEM) at Charing Cross Hospital, London. Barry is ICU qualified, has a clinical master’s in advanced practice, is an NMC RN, independent prescriber (V300), and Registered Teacher. Barry is currently the Director of Education (Employability), Programme Leader BSc Adult Nursing, and Senior Lecturer at Northumbria University. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students from all disciplines. His key areas of interest are clinical educations, acute and critical care, clinical skills, independent prescribing, and pharmacology, and advanced level practice. Barry has published widely in journals and books and is a Fellow with the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Claire LeaderMA, PGCAP, BSc (Hons), RN, RM. Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Northumbria University.

Claire began her career in 1995 studying Adult Nursing at the University of York before taking up a Staff Nurse post at the Leeds Teaching Hospital's Trust, initially within cardiothoracic surgery and later in the emergency department where she worked between 1998 and 2002. Following this, Claire spent time as a Nursing Officer in the Merchant Navy before returning to the UK to undertake her Midwifery Education at Huddersfield University. Following a move to the North East of England where Claire practised as a Midwife, she moved into the area of clinical research gaining valuable experience as a Research Nurse and Midwife, going on to lead teams within a number of speciality areas coordinating research studies for the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). Within this role, Claire undertook the NIHR Advanced Leadership Program and has been involved in the development and delivery of the NIHR National Strategy for Clinical Research Nurses as well as contributing to the development of clinical–academic careers for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals in the North East region. In 2018, Claire moved to Northumbria University and in addition to contributing to the development and delivery of a high‐quality undergraduate curriculum, has continued to work collaboratively with the NIHR as well as the Royal College of Nursing in developing resources and initiatives which contribute to Nurse research careers.

Cecilia MihailaCecilia, qualified as a Medical Doctor in Romania in 2006. Her medical training and experience was achieved working in the largest university hospital in Bucharest, which provided emergency and trauma healthcare services. Cecilia, moved to UK in 2010 and has been working in the NHS in Anaesthesia and Adult Intensive Care. She is passionate about cardiac care and has contributed by creating an “Out of Hospital Arrest Protocol” in 2014 following an in hospital audit result. She has also been involved in teaching sessions for the ICU Nursing Staff on airway management and cardiac arrest protocols following cardiac surgery. Cecilia is passionate about preventing chronic disease by supporting people to achieve optimal health through nutrition and lifestyle choices as a certified Health Coach.

Michelle MitchellAdvanced Diploma in Adult Nursing, .BSc (Hons) in Practice Development, Registered Nurse (RN), Graduate Tutor, Learning Leadership Lead at Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Northumbria University.

Michelle studied for both her Advanced Diploma in Adult Nursing and BSc (Hons) in Practice Development at Northumbria University. She was awarded the Heath Medal in 2013 for both academic and clinical excellence and was short listed nationally in 2014 in the category of ‘Most Inspiration Student’ in the Nursing Times awards. The majority of Michelle’s clinical background is in primary care, where she worked for many years in varies areas including, community nursing, GP practice, palliative care, sexual health and with a focus on public health she was a stop smoking advisor. Entering the education sector at Northumbria University in 2014 Michelle teaches predominantly undergraduate nursing students across all subjects and is lead for an international public health module in Malta. Her PhD study examines the relationship between student nurses and their community assessors utilising a hermeneutic phenomenological methodology. Michelle is well published in books and journals and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).