Why NHS Pharmacists Should Work Abroad
Join us for a special live episode during World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week featuring Claire Brandish, Lead Anti-Infectives Pharmacist at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and Senior AMR Technical Advisor for the Commonwealth Pharmacist Association.
In this inspiring conversation, Claire shares her remarkable journey from NHS pharmacist to global health leader, including:
Her work fighting antimicrobial resistance in Uganda
The path to becoming a credentialed consultant pharmacist
Balancing global health projects with NHS work and family life
The future of antimicrobial stewardship
Tips for pharmacists wanting to work in global health
Claire was named a "Woman to Watch" in 2021 by the Pharmaceutical Journal and has delivered three successful Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship projects between the UK and Uganda.
📚 MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship (CwPAMS)
Chief Pharmaceutical Officer's Global Health Fellowship
Makerere University and Nottingham Trent University Partnership
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire West (BOB) integrated care system
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction and welcome
03:45 Claire's global health journey
12:30 Working in Uganda
18:20 Consultant pharmacist journey
28:15 Future of antimicrobial stewardship
35:40 Final thoughts
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