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Saima Afzal is a Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Huddersfield. She is a member of the Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice Research Centre, and an associate member of the Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Centre and Pharmacology and Therapeutics Centre. Her work focuses on healthcare, clinical research, and pharmacy practice, particularly in anticoagulant therapy, patient-reported outcomes, and pharmaceutical policy.
Her research expertise includes warfarin monitoring, adverse drug events, and comparative analysis of oral anticoagulants. She has contributed to studies on prescribing trends in England, patient satisfaction with anticoagulant therapies, and the development of clinical service models for safer drug administration. Her work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing healthcare quality and safety.
Notable contributions include systematic reviews on patient outcomes with direct-acting oral anticoagulants and analyses of warfarin monitoring strategies. Her research bridges clinical practice and policy, addressing gaps in drug safety and healthcare efficiency. She has also engaged in pharmacy education, evaluating competency-based assessments like OSCEs.
Awards: None explicitly mentioned in the provided texts. Her research is highlighted by citations (h-index 8, 178+ citations) and contributions to peer-reviewed journals and encyclopedias.
Advising/Grants: No explicit details on advisees or grants provided. Her collaborations span interdisciplinary teams and institutions, focusing on evidence-based pharmaceutical practices.
Labs/Teams: Active within research centres at the University of Huddersfield, contributing to collaborative projects on pharmaceutical policy, drug delivery, and clinical therapeutics.
