Career Summary
Angus graduated from the School of Pharmacy at Bath University in the UK in 1989, undertook pre-registration training in the South Warwickshire Hospitals and then worked for three years as a Pharmacist at Dorset County Hospital during which time he completed his MSc in Clinical Pharmacy at Portsmouth University with a thesis looking at Antimicrobial Prescribing. In 1993 he took up a new role as Pharmacy Manager at the BMI Droitwich Private Hospital, where he became involved in oncology and was a member of the Drug Purchasing group for BMI. Six years later, saw a move back to the South-West of England and appointment as the Pharmaceutical Advisor to South Somerset Primary Care Group/Trust (PCT), with responsibilities including provision of advice on evidence-based and cost-effective prescribing to GPs; it was during this time that he completed his Prescribing Sciences diploma at Liverpool University. In 2002, he moved to develop a portfolio career which included PCT work, project management, pharmaceutical writing, community pharmacy locums; and education and training for nurses, GP trainees and pharmaceutical industry personnel. He has recently moved from the UK to Tasmania with his family and joined the School in July 2008.
Research Interests
Angus’s publications have appeared in the Pharmaceutical Journal, Prescriber and Independent Nurse and include research into patient satisfaction with medication changes.
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