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Professor James McElnay

School of Pharmacy
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Professor James McElnay

School of Pharmacy

Professor McElnay's research focuses on approaches to improve medication adherence, methods of identifying poor adherence and improving medicines management in patients receiving polypharmacy. The most recent developments have been in the field of IT approaches to assist medication adherence, including direct observation of therapy (DOT) using mobile phone technology. The use of dried blood spot ampling to assess adherence also forms an integral aspect of current research.

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Research Interests

Not recruiting new PhD students at present due to senior management role in University.

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Public outreach & key achievements

Research with Antrim Area Hospital over many years has been key to the development of the Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre (MOIC) through collaboration with the Director of the latter centre (Professor Michael Scott).

 

Recently formed spin-out company (Continga -) - focus is on the use of mobile phone technology for the direct observation of therapy.


Research students

PhD Title Use of IT devices to improve medicines management
Name Hala Al Obaidi
Country Iraq
Year of Study  2015-2018
   
PhD Title  Medicines optimisation in patients receiving polypharmacy
Name Nadia Syafhan
Country Indonesia
Year of Study  2016-2019 
   
PhD Title  Pharmaceutical care of children with diabetes
Name Hoda Badran
Country Qatar
Year of Study 2014-2019 (part time)

 


Alumni: Where are they now

Over my career to date, in addition to students from Northern Ireland, I have supervised a large number of international students, in particular students from the Middle East.  Many of the latter students have taken up academic positions.  Of particular note is my 'footprint' in Jordan where I have at least one alumnus of my PhD programme in each Scool of Pharmacy in Jordan.


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