Kristina Medlinskiene
Associate Professor
| Faculty/Dept/School |
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences (Faculty of Life Sciences) |
|---|---|
| k.medlinskiene1@bradford.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | +441274 238647 |
Biography
Kristina is a programme lead for the Foundation Training Consortium. The Foundation Training Consortium is a partnership between University of Bradford, Imaan Healthcare, and Buttercups Training to deliver supplementary training to hospital trainee pharmacists in the North of England. She is also co-ordinating and overseeing the training of trainee pharmacists in her role as Educational Programme Director for foundation training at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Her research focuses on implementation of new medicines and services in healthcare, medicine optimisation, and pharmacy education. Kristina has recently completed her PhD at the University of Bradford entitled "Barriers and enablers to the uptake of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation".
Alongside her leadership and educational activities, she continues delivering patient-centred care and has gained experience in various sectors of hospital pharmacy including aseptic, elderly, cardiology, renal, surgery, respiratory, general medicine.
Outside work, Kristina enjoys a good book, travel, and walks or hikes in the nature.
ORCHID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6721-3399
Research
I have recently completed PhD work entitled "Barriers and enablers to the uptake of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation".My research focuses on implementation of new medicines and services in healthcare, medicine optimisation, and pharmacy education.
| Date | Role | Title / Description | Funder | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-OCT-16 - 01-JUN-21 | Principal Investigator | "Barriers and enablers to the uptake of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation |
Teaching
Teaching interests
Kristina is programme lead for the Foundation Training Consortium, which provides supplementary training to hospital trainee pharmacists in the North of England. Hear teaching utilises the Team-Based Learning (TBL) approach. Previous teaching includes: MPharm undergraduate students, physician associate students, and postgraduate students on MSc/PG Diploma Clinical Pharmacy (Secondary Care).
Professional activities
- 01-JAN-21: University of Bradford - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- 01-JAN-14: University of Bradford - PG Diploma
- 01-JAN-12: University of Reading - MPharm
- 01-JAN-18: University of Bradford - Graduate Teaching Assistant
- 01-JAN-20: University of Leeds - FHEA
- 24-OCT-16: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - Specialist Pharmacist, Renal Services
- 24-OCT-16: University of Bradford - Doctoral Training Fellow
- 01-JAN-16: Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust Hospitals - Principal Pharmacist, Renal Services
- 01-JAN-13: Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust Hospitals - Rotational Pharmacist
- 01-JAN-14: Boots , UK - Relief Pharmacist
- 24-OCT-16: University of Bradford - Lecturer
- 24-OCT-16: Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust - Pharmacist
- 15-AUG-13: Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust - Rotational Pharmacist
- 08-NOV-20: Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - Advanced Clinical Pharmacist- Education & Training
- 31-AUG-21: University of Bradford - Associate Professor
- 01-JAN-19: Galen Award (Research Development Award)
- 01-JAN-17: Public Involvement Fund
- 01-JAN-13: Runner-up CMHP Pre-registration Pharmacist Award
- 01-JAN-12: The BPSA Research Poster Award
- 01-JAN-11: Achievement Prize
- 01-JAN-08: Entrance Sholarship
- 01-JAN-19: Publication of the Month prize
- 01-JAN-21: Best Poster Award
- Programme lead- Supplementary training (hospital trainee pharmacists)
- Research Group Leadership: Administrator for the Medicines Optimisation Research Group (MORG).
- Other: School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences PGR Representative
- Academic Leadership: Programme lead- Supplementary training (hospital trainee pharmacists)
- English
- Lithuanian
Publications
| Peer Reviewed Journal | |
|---|---|
| Title | Barriers and facilitators to the uptake of new medicines into clinical practice: a systematic review. (2021) |
| Authors | Medlinskiene K;Tomlinson J;Marques I;Richardson S;Stirling K;Petty D; |
| Journal | BMC Health Services Research |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12913-021-07196-4 |
| Title | Patient Perspectives on Factors Affecting Direct Oral Anticoagulant Use for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (2021) |
| Authors | Medlinskiene K, Richardson S, Fylan B, Stirling K, Rattray M, Petty D |
| Journal | Patient Preference and Adherence |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S302016 |
| Title | A preliminary insight into the role and importance of management skills in the prevention of occupational derailment: An exploratory analysis of UK and Spanish pharmacists (2020) |
| Authors | Breen L.;Acosta-Gómez J.;Tomlinson J.;Medlinskiene K.;Elies-Gomez J. |
| Journal | European Management Journal |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.emj.2020.02.008 |
| Title | Piloting an undergraduate student-led health check service (2019) |
| Authors | Medlinskiene K.;Tomlinson J. |
| Journal | Clinical Pharmacist |
| DOI | 10.1211/CP.2019.20206443 |
| Title | Patient and public involvement in designing and conducting doctoral research: the whys and the hows. (2019) |
| Authors | Tomlinson J;Medlinskiene K;Cheong VL;Khan S;Fylan B; |
| Journal | Research Involvement And Engagement |
| DOI | 10.1186/s40900-019-0155-1 |
| Title | Uptake of oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation in a single Clinical Commissioning Group in England without restrictions to their use (2019) |
| Authors | Medlinskiene, Kristina; Fay, M.; Petty, Duncan R. |
| Title | Oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in nonvalvular AF (2017) |
| Authors | Medlinskiene, Kristina; Petty, Duncan R. |
| Title | Distribution of esterase activity in porcine ear skin, and the effects of freezing and heat separation. (2012) |
| Authors | Lau WM;Ng KW;Sakenyte K;Heard CM; |
| Journal | International Journal of Pharmaceutics |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.04.079 |
| Other Publications | |
|---|---|
| Other type | Abstract |
| Title | Introducing a pharmacy undergraduate student-led health check service at the University of Bradford (2019) |
| Authors | A.M. Sarvestani, K. Medlinskiene, J. Tomlinson, K. Adams |
| Publisher | Pharmacy Education |
| DOI | http://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/871 |
| Other type | Abstract |
| Title | Retrospective longitudinal study of patients and prescriber characteristics associated with new DOAC prescriptions in a CCG without restrictions to DOAC use (2018) |
| Authors | Medlinskiene, Kristina; Fay, M.; Petty, Duncan R. |
| Other type | Abstract |
| Title | Are patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation involved in decision-making about oral anticoagulants? A literature review (2018) |
| Authors | Medlinskiene, Kristina; Petty, Duncan R.; Richardson, S.; Stirling, K. |
| Other type | Abstract |
| Title | Exploring digital teaching tools, including the use of social media, to support teaching; perspectives of M.Pharm. students (2018) |
| Authors | Tomlinson, Justine; Azad, Imran; Saleem, Mohammed Adil; Medlinskiene, Kristina |
| Other type | Abstract |
| Title | Exploring the use of digital technology in the M.Pharm. programme to prepare students for their first day of practice (2018) |
| Authors | Tomlinson, Justine; Yaqoob, Mohammed U.; Shabbir, Subhaan; Medlinskiene, Kristina |
| Other type | Abstract |
| Title | What health-related activities could be delivered by pharmacy students in the Digital Health Enterprise Zone (DHEZ) Academic? (2018) |
| Authors | Medlinskiene, Kristina; Tappas, Theodora; Tomlinson, Justine |
| Other type | Abstract |
| Title | Evaluation of the preparation and administration of high-risk injectable medicines (2017) |
| Authors | Kristina Medlinskiene, Jeetha Matthews |
| Publisher | Great North Pharmacy Research Conference 2017 |
| Other type | Abstract |
| Title | Impact of Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) on the PhD research study design (2017) |
| Authors | Kristina Medlinskiene |
| Publisher | Great North Pharmacy Research Conference 2017 |
| Other type | Abstract |
| Title | Parenteral cancer drug wastage: how big is the problem? (2016) |
| Authors | Kristina Medlinskiene |
| Publisher | British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA) 2016 Annual Conference |
| Other type | Abstract |
| Title | Specialist or Advanced Generalist Pharmacist? (2016) |
| Authors | Kristina Medlinskiene, David Preece |
| Publisher | UKCPA 2016 Annual Conference |
| Other type | Abstract |
| Title | Is a brief inhaler counselling intervention beneficial to patients admitted with COPD exacerbation? (2015) |
| Authors | Kristina Medlinskiene |
| Publisher | Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2015 |
| Other type | Abstract |
| Title | Hospital Discharge Summaries (HDS): do they need pharmacist input? (2014) |
| Authors | Kristina Medlinskiene |
| Publisher | International Journal of Pharmacy Practice |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12146 |
| Other type | Abstract |
| Title | An audit of clozapine prescribing practice (2013) |
| Authors | Kristina Sakenyte, Jackie Stark |
| Publisher | International journal of Pharmacy Practice |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12064 |
| Other type | Abstract |
| Title | Cyclodextrin complexation enhances permeation of the poorly water-soluble drug, ibuprofen, through skin (2012) |
| Authors | Kristina Sakenyte, Andrian Williams |
| Publisher | APS PharmSci 2012 Conference |
| Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| MO201ANALYSIS OF USAGE OF SODIUM ZIRCONIUM CYCLOSILICATE (SZC) AT HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS (2021) | Aaron Acquaye, Tobi Babatunde-Ige, Kristina Medlinskiene, Stephanie Choo, Sunil Bhandari |