Kristina Medlinskiene,Associate Professor
Information about Kristina Medlinskiene at the University of Bradford.
- School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences
(Faculty of Life Sciences) - Email:
- k.medlinskiene1@bradford.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 1274 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. In 2022, she has been recognised by the Pharmaceutical Journal as 'Women to Watch 2022' for her work in implementing research activity and work on race equality in workplace (secondary care).
Her research focuses on implementation of new medicines and services in healthcare, medicine optimisation, and pharmacy education. Kristina is also driving sustainable healthcare agenda in both her roles and is member of Pharmacy Declares.
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 oralanticoagulants (DOACs) for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation". Thesis: https://bradscholars.brad.ac.uk/handle/10454/18976My research focuses on implementation of new medicines and services in healthcare, medicine optimisation, and pharmacy education.
Research projects
| Role | Date | Title/description | Funder | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Investigator | 2016-10-24T00:00:00 |
Research collaborators
| Name | Company | Country | Type | Role | Theme | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bradford | GB | INTERNAL | ||||
| University of Bradford | GB | INTERNAL | Principal Supervisor | |||
| University of Huddersfield | GB | EXTERNAL | Supervisor | |||
| Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | GB | EXTERNAL | Clinical Advisor |
Teaching
Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Mrs Kristina Medlinskiene as follows:
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).Teaching modules
| Title | Subject | Module code | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Pharmacist Training - HEE North |
Professional activities
Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Mrs Kristina Medlinskiene is as follows:
Employment
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - Specialist Pharmacist, Renal Services in the year 2016 (specified as 24/10/2016)
- University of Bradford - Doctoral Training Fellow in the year 2016 (specified as 24/10/2016)
- Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust Hospitals - Principal Pharmacist, Renal Services in the year 2016 (specified as 01/01/2016)
- Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust Hospitals - Rotational Pharmacist in the year 2013 (specified as 01/01/2013)
- Boots , UK - Relief Pharmacist in the year 2014 (specified as 01/01/2014)
- University of Bradford - Lecturer in the year 2016 (specified as 24/10/2016)
- Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust - Pharmacist in the year 2016 (specified as 24/10/2016)
- Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust - Rotational Pharmacist in the year 2013 (specified as 15/08/2013)
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - Advanced Clinical Pharmacist- Education & Training in the year 2020 (specified as 08/11/2020)
- University of Bradford - Associate Professor in the year 2021 (specified as 31/08/2021)
Education
- University of Bradford - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- University of Bradford - PG Diploma
- University of Reading - MPharm
- University of Bradford - Graduate Teaching Assistant
- University of Leeds - FHEA
Publications
There are 27 publications involving or that are attributed to Mrs Kristina Medlinskiene. They are listed as:
- abstract (14)
- conference publication (3)
- peer reviewed journal (10)
Abstract
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrospective longitudinal study of patients and prescriber characteristics associated with new DOAC prescriptions in a CCG without restrictions to DOAC use | 2018 | Medlinskiene, Kristina; Fay, M.; Petty, Duncan R. | |||||||||
| Exploring digital teaching tools, including the use of social media, to support teaching; perspectives of M.Pharm. students | 2018 | Tomlinson, Justine; Azad, Imran; Saleem, Mohammed Adil; Medlinskiene, Kristina | |||||||||
| Exploring the use of digital technology in the M.Pharm. programme to prepare students for their first day of practice | 2018 | Tomlinson, Justine; Yaqoob, Mohammed U.; Shabbir, Subhaan; Medlinskiene, Kristina | |||||||||
| What health-related activities could be delivered by pharmacy students in the Digital Health Enterprise Zone (DHEZ) Academic? | 2018 | Medlinskiene, Kristina; Tappas, Theodora; Tomlinson, Justine | |||||||||
| Are patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation involved in decision-making about oral anticoagulants? A literature review | 2018 | Medlinskiene, Kristina; Petty, Duncan R.; Richardson, S.; Stirling, K. | |||||||||
| Cyclodextrin complexation enhances permeation of the poorly water-soluble drug, ibuprofen, through skin | 2012 | Kristina Sakenyte, Andrian Williams | APS PharmSci 2012 Conference | ||||||||
| An audit of clozapine prescribing practice | 2013 | Kristina Sakenyte, Jackie Stark | International journal of Pharmacy Practice | https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12064 | |||||||
| Hospital Discharge Summaries (HDS): do they need pharmacist input? | 2014 | Kristina Medlinskiene | International Journal of Pharmacy Practice | https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12146 | |||||||
| Is a brief inhaler counselling intervention beneficial to patients admitted with COPD exacerbation? | 2015 | Kristina Medlinskiene | Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2015 | ||||||||
| Specialist or Advanced Generalist Pharmacist? | 2016 | Kristina Medlinskiene, David Preece | UKCPA 2016 Annual Conference | ||||||||
| Parenteral cancer drug wastage: how big is the problem? | 2016 | Kristina Medlinskiene | British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA) 2016 Annual Conference | ||||||||
| Impact of Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) on the PhD research study design | 2017 | Kristina Medlinskiene | Great North Pharmacy Research Conference 2017 | ||||||||
| Evaluation of the preparation and administration of high-risk injectable medicines | 2017 | Kristina Medlinskiene, Jeetha Matthews | Great North Pharmacy Research Conference 2017 | ||||||||
| Introducing a pharmacy undergraduate student-led health check service at the University of Bradford | 2019 | 19 | 229 - 229 | A.M. Sarvestani, K. Medlinskiene, J. Tomlinson, K. Adams | Pharmacy Education | http://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/871 |
Conference Publication
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO201ANALYSIS OF USAGE OF SODIUM ZIRCONIUM CYCLOSILICATE (SZC) AT HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS | 2021 | Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation | Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation | 36 | Aaron Acquaye, Tobi Babatunde-Ige, Kristina Medlinskiene, Stephanie Choo, Sunil Bhandari | Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation | 10.1093/ndt/gfab092.0079 | ||||
| Prescribing of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) following a venous thromboembolism: a retrospective audit study | 2023 | Health Services Research and Pharmacy Practice | Health Services Research and Pharmacy Practice | Kristina Medlinskiene, Hannah Christie, Simon Gaines | International Journal of Pharmacy Practice | https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riad021.027 | |||||
| Evaluating Team-Based Learning in a foundation training for trainee pharmacists. | 2022 | Pharmacy Education Conference | Pharmacy Education Conference | K. Medlinskiene, S. Hill, S. Tweddell, G. Quinn |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in nonvalvular AF | 2017 | Medlinskiene, Kristina; Petty, Duncan R. | |||||||||
| Distribution of esterase activity in porcine ear skin, and the effects of freezing and heat separation. | 2012 | International Journal of Pharmaceutics | 433 | Lau WM;Ng KW;Sakenyte K;Heard CM; | 1873-3476 | 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.04.079 | |||||
| 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 | Medlinskiene, Kristina; Fay, M.; Petty, Duncan R. | |||||||||
| Piloting an undergraduate student-led health check service | 2019 | Clinical Pharmacist | 11 | Medlinskiene K.;Tomlinson J. | 1758-9061 | 10.1211/CP.2019.20206443 | |||||
| Patient and public involvement in designing and conducting doctoral research: the whys and the hows. | 2019 | Research Involvement And Engagement | 5 | Tomlinson J;Medlinskiene K;Cheong VL;Khan S;Fylan B; | 2056-7529 | 10.1186/s40900-019-0155-1 | |||||
| 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 | European Management Journal | 38 | Breen L.;Acosta-Gómez J.;Tomlinson J.;Medlinskiene K.;Elies-Gomez J. | 0263-2373 | 10.1016/j.emj.2020.02.008 | |||||
| Patient Perspectives on Factors Affecting Direct Oral Anticoagulant Use for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation | 2021 | Patient Preference and Adherence | 15 | Medlinskiene K, Richardson S, Fylan B, Stirling K, Rattray M, Petty D | https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S302016 | ||||||
| Barriers and facilitators to the uptake of new medicines into clinical practice: a systematic review. | 2021 | BMC Health Services Research | 21 | Medlinskiene K;Tomlinson J;Marques I;Richardson S;Stirling K;Petty D; | 1472-6963 | 10.1186/s12913-021-07196-4 | |||||
| Impact of Pharmacist-Led Interventions to Improve Clinical Outcomes for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes at Risk of Developing Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. | 2022 | Journal of Pharmacy Practice | Alabkal RM;Medlinskiene K;Silcock J;Graham A; | 1531-1937 | 10.1177/08971900211064459 | ||||||
| Barriers and enablers to healthcare system uptake of direct oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: a qualitative interview study with healthcare professionals and policy makers in England | 2023 | BMJ Open | Kristina Medlinskiene, Susan Richardson, Duncan Petty, Katherine Stirling, Beth Fylan, | BMJ Journals | 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069575 |