Dr Ricarda Micallef
Faculties, deparments and locations
- Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education
- Department of Pharmacy
- School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry
- Penrhyn Road
Associate Professor in Pharmacy Practice
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
I am a registered pharmacist, bringing experience from practice into teaching and research. I started my career working for Boots in various management and training roles, and progressed into academia through a teacher practitioner role. I started at Kingston in 2014 teaching in the Pharmacy Practice team. I am actively involved locally and across South London in community pharmacy practice, and evaluation of pharmacy services. My PhD focused on the creation of a framework to support planning, delivery and evaluation of learning events. I am the Co-Chair of the University Athena Swan Self-assessment team.
Qualifications
- 2014 - 2014: NHS Leadership Academy Award in Leadership Foundation
- 2021: PhD Pharmacy Education
- 2018 - present: Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- 2010 - 2012: PG Clinical Diploma in Community Pharmacy with Distinction, University of Belfast
- 2010 - 2012: PGCHE, University of Hertfordshire
- 2010 - present: Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council
- 2004 - 2010: Registered Pharmacist with Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- 1999 - 2003: MPharm University of Bath
Domains
My teaching focuses on professionalism, professional skills such as leadership and communication, along with law and ethics.
I am the module leader for the Pharmacy module 'Pharmacy Law, Ethics and Practice.'
Qualifications
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- PGCHE, University of Hertfordshire
Courses taught
My research focuses on pharmacist education and lifelong learning, along with a focus on undergraduate pharmacist training. I also evaluate local community pharmacy initiatives. Evaluation of community pharmacy services, and work linked to law and ethics, including safeguarding and whistleblowing are areas of interest.
Qualifications
- PhD in Pharmacist lifelong learning
Publications
Assessing the impact of a leadership development programme for community pharmacy neighbourhood leads in South East London
Royle, Finlay, Guard, Sarah and Micallef, Ricarda, 2024, Pharmacy (12), 6, pp 164
A pilot study to establish leadership development needs of community pharmacist leads in Lambeth, south east London
Patel, Mohammed, Royle, Finlay and Micallef, Ricarda, 2023, Pharmacy (11), 4, pp 114
Enabling access to pharmacy law teaching during COVID-19 : student perceptions of MyDispense and assessment outcomes
Slater, Natasha, Mason, Thuy, Micallef, Ricarda, Ramkhelawon, Madhvee and May, Leanne, 2023, Pharmacy (11), 2, pp 44
The PRACTICE framework for organising and delivering a learning event for pharmacists' lifelong learning
Micallef, Ricarda, Kayyali, Reem and Ooms, Ann, 2022, Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning (14), 4, pp 407-414
Interviews with global pharmacists and healthcare professionals in Great Britain to establish personal experiences around professional development activity
Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem, 2022, Pharmacy (10), 1, pp 7
Description of a pharmacy COVID champion scheme in South East London to reduce vaccine hesitancy
Micallef, Ricarda, Matharu, Raj, Barry, Abigail and Burgess, Vanessa, 2022, Pharmacy (10), 6, pp 143
The influence of pharmacist training on the safeguarding of children : a city-based study
Farahat, Shadi and Micallef, Ricarda, 2021, Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning (13), 3, pp 213-219
Why we should create uniform pharmacy education requirements across different countries : a review of current requirements and the need for global regulator input
Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem, 2020, Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning (12), 5, pp 499-503
Current reality and preferences for continuing professional development (CPD) of pharmacists in England : supporting pharmacists to achieve their CPD requirments
Micallef, Ricarda, Huet, Isabel and Kayyali, Reem, 2020, Pharmacy Education (20), pp 103-115
A systematic review of models used and preferences for continuing education and continuing professional development of pharmacists
Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem, 2019, Pharmacy (7), 4, pp 154
Students' perspectives of the use of scenario-based videos for studying pharmacy law
Olayonwa, Maryam B. and Micallef, Ricarda, 2019, Pharmacy Education (19), 1, pp 179-184
Health Champions in South London : evaluation of training, and impact on public health
Micallef, Ricarda, Grewal, Jaspal Singh, Khan, Sharifah, Wells, Joshua and Kayyali, Reem, 2019, International Journal of Pharmacy Practice (27), 1, pp 71-79
Peer-assisted learning to support attainment in Pharmacy
Maccabe, Rebecca, Micallef, Ricarda and Carew, Mark, 2019, Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching (12), 1
Factors affecting a face to face learning event
Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem, 2018, International Journal of Pharmacy Practice (26), 2, pp 183-190
Peer assisted learning in pharmacy : the mentor and student perspective
Micallef, Ricarda and Slater, Natasha, 2018, Pharmacy Education (18), 1, pp 306-310
Multidisciplinary preregistration training is the way forward
Micallef, Ricarda, Kayyali, Reem and Shamim, Atif, 2017, The Pharmaceutical Journal
Increasing student engagement in pharmacy law
Micallef, R and Slater, N, 2017, New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences (12), 1
New models of training needed to ensure future pharmacists are fit for new roles
Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem, 2015, The Pharmaceutical Journal
How does community pharmacy support patients living with asthma?
Micallef, R and Bhatti, H(2023). In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2023, 10 Nov 2023 :London, U.K.
Experiences of lifelong learning for English pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic
Micallef, Ricarda(2023). In: Life Long Learning in Pharmacy Conference 2023: Blazing New Trails, 02-05 Jul 2023 :Colorado, U.S.
How does community pharmacy reduce the GPS workload by helping patients living with diabetes?
Micallef, Ricarda and Mujeeb, S(2022). In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2022, 11 Nov 2022 :London, U.K.
Pharmacy and sport science university students' perceptions of COVID-19 and its impact on their behaviour, their studies and their careers.
Ooms, Ann, Micallef, Ricarda and Pummell, Elizabeth(2021). In: BERA Conference 2021, 13 - 16 Sep. 2021 :Held online
How does Covid-19 affect pharmacy students’ perceptions of on-campus learning?
Micallef, Ricarda, Ooms, Ann, Pummell, Elizabeth, Swann, Nicola and Moir, Hannah(2021). In: Life Long Learning in Pharmacy 2021 : The Journey of Learning, 27 - 30 Jun 2021 :Dublin, Ireland (Held online)
Evaluating the impact of educational and practice supervisor training
Tyers, Nicola and Micallef, Ricarda(2021). In: Lifelong Learning in Pharmacy 2021 : 13th International Conference, 27-30 Jun 2021 :Held online
How does Covid-19 affect pharmacy students' perceptions of on-campus learning?
Micallef, Ricarda, Ooms, Ann, Pummell, Elizabeth, Swann, Nicola and Moir, Hannah(2021). In: Lifelong Learning in Pharmacy 2021 : 13th International Conference, 27-30 Jun 2021 :Held online
Sport Science student perceptions of learning and teaching during the COVID19 pandemic
Moir, Hannah, Ooms, Ann, Pummell, Elizabeth, Swann, Nicola and Micallef, Ricarda(2021). In: Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference 2021, 29-30 Jun 2021 :Held online
Sport science students’ perceptions of learning and teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic
Moir, Hannah, Ooms, Ann, Pummell, Elizabeth, Swain, Elizabeth and Micallef, Ricarda(2021). In: Horizons in STEM Education Conference, 29 - 30 June :Online
Validation of a framework to organise, deliver and evaluate lifelong learning events
Micallef, Ricarda, Ooms, Ann and Kayyali, Reem(2021). In: Lifelong Learning in Pharmacy 2021 : 13th International Conference, 27-30 Jun 2021 :Held online
Embedding critical thinking skills in the scientific curricula : how good are we?
Arrigoni, Francesca, Micallef, Ricarda and Wason, Hilary(2019). In: Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference : Making Connections and Sharing Pedagogy, 03 -04 Jul 2019 :Kingston upon Thames, U.K.
Leadership activity implementation for pharmacy students
Micallef, Ricarda and Kawani, Dildar(2019). In: Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference : Making Connections and Sharing Pedagogy, 03 - 04 Jul 2019 :Kingston upon Thames, U.K.
Evaluation of a pharmacist training intervention on assessing and managing urgent cases
Micallef, Ricarda and Styles, Michelle(2019). In: Pharmacy Education Conference, 24 Jun 2019 :Manchester, U.K.
Introducing scenario-based videos to aid interest of pharmacy law
Olayonwa, M. and Micallef, R.(2018). In: Fifth Pharmacy Education Conference, 2018 :Manchester, U.K.
Itchy and scratchy? An investigation of human cercarial dermatitis in the UK
Micallef, R J and Kirk, R S(2018). In: British Society for Parasitology Spring Meeting 2018, 08 - 11 Apr 2018 :Aberystwyth, Wales
Perceptions of leadership in undergraduate pharmacy students through a mixed methods study
Micallef, Ricarda and Tasnia, Nur(2017). In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Winter Summit 2017, 05 Dec 2017 :London, U.K.
A survey looking at application of knowledge into practice : Pharmacy Education South London - two years on
Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem(2017). In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Winter Summit 2017, 05 Dec 2017 :London, U.K.
A survey to determine attitudes of pre-registration trainees towards Continuing Professional Development
Micallef, Ricarda and Ismailjee, Khadijah(2017). In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Winter Summit 2017: Innovation in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences, 05 Dec 2017 :London, U.K.
A survey to determine if pharmacists are equipped to deal with the growing problem of dementia
Micallef, Ricarda, Shamoon, Juanne and Kayyali, Reem(2017). In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Winter Summit 2017, 05 Dec 2017 :London, U.K.
Engagement in and perceptions of community pharmacists in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Faculty
Kayyali, Reem, Lakhi, Farhan, Patel, Swati and Micallef, Ricarda(2016). In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2016, 04 - 05 Sep 2016 :Brimingham, U.K.
Evaluation of the South London Leadership Development Programme
Micallef, Ricarda and Ali, Ayan(2016). In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2016, 04 - 05 Sep 2016 :Brimingham, U.K.
Evaluation of the impact of Health Champion training on public health in South London
Kayyali, Reem, Grewal, Jaspal Singh and Micallef, Ricarda(2016). In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2016, 04 - 05 Sep 2016 :Brimingham, U.K.
Evaluation of the training provided for Health Champions and its impact on public health
Kayyali, Reem, Khan, Sharifah and Micallef, Ricarda(2016). In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2016, 04 - 05 Sep 2016 :Brimingham, U.K.
An island case study of interprofessional learning
Micallef, Ricarda, Kayyali, Reem, Kealy, Niall and Holmes, Mark(2016). In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2016, 04 - 05 Sep 2016 :Brimingham, U.K.
Student participation in extra curricula education opportunities
Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem(2016). In: Pharmacy Education Conference 2016, 27 June 2016 :Manchester
South London pharmacists' interest in multidisciplinary learning
Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem(2016). 07 - 08 Apr 2016 : Reading, U.K.
Pharmacy Education South London (PESL): lessons to be leant
Micallef, R., Royle, F. and Kayyali, R.(2015). In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2015, 13-14 Sep 2015 :Brimingham, U.K.
Evaluating the support needs of newly qualified pharmacists
Micallef, R., Coker, R. and Kayyali, R.(2015). In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2015, 13-14 Sep 2015 :Brimingham, U.K.
Lifelong learning for pharmacists – An exploratory study to devise a framework that supports planning, delivery and evaluation of learning events
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