Mr Theo Ansong

Job: Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy

Faculty: Health and Life Sciences

School/department: Leicester School of Pharmacy

Address: De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH

T: 0116 207 8791

E: theo.ansong@dmu.ac.uk

 

Personal profile

Theo was awarded a BPharm (Hons) degree from Kwame Nkrumah University in Ghana after graduating with a first class in 1996. Following that, he gained his professional registration and developed a career in pharmacy practice, medical sales, and prescribing support.

In 2005, Theo registered as a practising pharmacist in the UK and developed a practice in community pharmacy as pharmacy manager and occasional locum in different supermarket, multiple and independent type pharmacies. As a clinical pharmacist, he works part-time helping patients to optimise medicines use and supporting their health improvement efforts.

In addition to his academic responsibilities, Theo is currently undertaking doctoral research to understand how electronic health records systems are used to support the delivery of pharmaceutical care in community pharmacies. The purpose is to explore better approaches by which such systems could be used to improve service efficiency and enhance patient safety and clinical effectiveness.

Research group affiliations

Leicester Institute of Pharmaceutical Innovation for Integrated Care (LIPIIC)

Research interests/expertise

  • Health services research
  • Electronic Health Records in pharmacy
  • Quality Improvement in pharmacy

Areas of teaching

Clinical Pharmacy Practice

Qualifications

  • BPharm(Hons)
  • PGDip(Clinical Pharmacy)
  • MSc in computer applications
  • CDipAF (ACCA)

Courses taught

Quality Improvement in pharmacy; Medicines Optimisation in Practice

Membership of professional associations and societies

  • Royal Pharmaceutical Society (member)
  • General Pharmaceutical Council

Professional licences and certificates

Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)

Projects

  • Doctoral research: The role of PMR systems in English community pharmacy practice (ongoing)
  • Collaboration with LPC: Engaging community pharmacists in Quality Improvement training (2019)