Dr Ricarda Micallef

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.

Academic responsibilities

Associate Professor in Pharmacy Practice

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

Teaching and learning

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 and expertise

  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
  • PGCHE, University of Hertfordshire

Undergraduate courses taught

Research

My research focuses on pharmacist education and lifelong learning, along with a focus on undergraduate pharmacist training. I also evaluate local community pharmacy initiatives. 

Qualifications and expertise

  • PhD in Pharmacist lifelong learning

Publications

Number of items: 44.

Article

Patel, Mohammed, Royle, Finlay and Micallef, Ricarda (2023) A pilot study to establish leadership development needs of community pharmacist leads in Lambeth, south east London. Pharmacy, 11(4), p. 114. ISSN (online) 2226-4787

Slater, Natasha, Mason, Thuy, Micallef, Ricarda, Ramkhelawon, Madhvee and May, Leanne (2023) Enabling access to pharmacy law teaching during COVID-19 : student perceptions of MyDispense and assessment outcomes. Pharmacy, 11(2), p. 44. ISSN (online) 2226-4787

Micallef, Ricarda, Kayyali, Reem and Ooms, Ann (2022) The PRACTICE framework for organising and delivering a learning event for pharmacists' lifelong learning. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 14(4), pp. 407-414. ISSN (print) 1877-1297

Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem (2022) Interviews with global pharmacists and healthcare professionals in Great Britain to establish personal experiences around professional development activity. Pharmacy, 10(1), p. 7. ISSN (online) 2226-4787

Micallef, Ricarda, Matharu, Raj, Barry, Abigail and Burgess, Vanessa (2022) Description of a pharmacy COVID champion scheme in South East London to reduce vaccine hesitancy. Pharmacy, 10(6), p. 143. ISSN (online) 2226-4787

Farahat, Shadi and Micallef, Ricarda (2021) The influence of pharmacist training on the safeguarding of children : a city-based study. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 13(3), pp. 213-219. ISSN (print) 1877-1297

Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem (2020) Why we should create uniform pharmacy education requirements across different countries : a review of current requirements and the need for global regulator input. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 12(5), pp. 499-503. ISSN (print) 1877-1297

Micallef, Ricarda, Huet, Isabel and Kayyali, Reem (2020) Current reality and preferences for continuing professional development (CPD) of pharmacists in England : supporting pharmacists to achieve their CPD requirments. Pharmacy Education, 20, pp. 103-115. ISSN (print) 1477-2701

Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem (2019) A systematic review of models used and preferences for continuing education and continuing professional development of pharmacists. Pharmacy, 7(4), p. 154. ISSN (online) 2226-4787

Olayonwa, Maryam B. and Micallef, Ricarda (2019) Students' perspectives of the use of scenario-based videos for studying pharmacy law. Pharmacy Education, 19(1), pp. 179-184. ISSN (online) 1477-2701

Micallef, Ricarda, Grewal, Jaspal Singh, Khan, Sharifah, Wells, Joshua and Kayyali, Reem (2019) Health Champions in South London : evaluation of training, and impact on public health. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 27(1), pp. 71-79. ISSN (print) 0961-7671

Maccabe, Rebecca, Micallef, Ricarda and Carew, Mark (2019) Peer-assisted learning to support attainment in Pharmacy. Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching, 12(1), ISSN (print) 2044-0073

Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem (2018) Factors affecting a face to face learning event. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 26(2), pp. 183-190. ISSN (print) 0961-7671

Micallef, Ricarda and Slater, Natasha (2018) Peer assisted learning in pharmacy : the mentor and student perspective. Pharmacy Education, 18(1), pp. 306-310. ISSN (online) 1477-2701

Micallef, Ricarda, Kayyali, Reem and Shamim, Atif (2017) Multidisciplinary preregistration training is the way forward. The Pharmaceutical Journal, ISSN (print) 0031-6873

Micallef, R and Slater, N (2017) Increasing student engagement in pharmacy law. New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 12(1), ISSN (online) 2051-3615

Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem (2015) New models of training needed to ensure future pharmacists are fit for new roles. The Pharmaceutical Journal, ISSN (print) 0031-6873

Conference or Workshop Item

Micallef, Ricarda and Mujeeb, S (2022) How does community pharmacy reduce the GPS workload by helping patients living with diabetes? In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2022; 11 Nov 2022, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Ooms, Ann, Micallef, Ricarda and Pummell, Elizabeth (2021) Pharmacy and sport science university students' perceptions of COVID-19 and its impact on their behaviour, their studies and their careers. In: BERA Conference 2021; 13 - 16 Sep. 2021, Held online. (Unpublished)

Micallef, Ricarda, Ooms, Ann, Pummell, Elizabeth, Swann, Nicola and Moir, Hannah (2021) How does Covid-19 affect pharmacy students’ perceptions of on-campus learning? In: Life Long Learning in Pharmacy 2021 : The Journey of Learning; 27 - 30 Jun 2021, Dublin, Ireland (Held online). (Unpublished)

Tyers, Nicola and Micallef, Ricarda (2021) Evaluating the impact of educational and practice supervisor training. In: Lifelong Learning in Pharmacy 2021 : 13th International Conference; 27-30 Jun 2021, Held online.

Micallef, Ricarda, Ooms, Ann, Pummell, Elizabeth, Swann, Nicola and Moir, Hannah (2021) How does Covid-19 affect pharmacy students' perceptions of on-campus learning? In: Lifelong Learning in Pharmacy 2021 : 13th International Conference; 27-30 Jun 2021, Held online.

Moir, Hannah, Ooms, Ann, Pummell, Elizabeth, Swann, Nicola and Micallef, Ricarda (2021) Sport Science student perceptions of learning and teaching during the COVID19 pandemic. In: Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference 2021; 29-30 Jun 2021, Held online. (Unpublished)

Moir, Hannah, Ooms, Ann, Pummell, Elizabeth, Swain, Elizabeth and Micallef, Ricarda (2021) Sport science students’ perceptions of learning and teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. In: Horizons in STEM Education Conference; 29 - 30 June, Online. (Unpublished)

Micallef, Ricarda, Ooms, Ann and Kayyali, Reem (2021) Validation of a framework to organise, deliver and evaluate lifelong learning events. In: Lifelong Learning in Pharmacy 2021 : 13th International Conference; 27-30 Jun 2021, Held online.

Arrigoni, Francesca, Micallef, Ricarda and Wason, Hilary (2019) Embedding critical thinking skills in the scientific curricula : how good are we? In: Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference : Making Connections and Sharing Pedagogy; 03 -04 Jul 2019, Kingston upon Thames, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Micallef, Ricarda and Kawani, Dildar (2019) Leadership activity implementation for pharmacy students. In: Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference : Making Connections and Sharing Pedagogy; 03 - 04 Jul 2019, Kingston upon Thames, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Micallef, Ricarda and Styles, Michelle (2019) Evaluation of a pharmacist training intervention on assessing and managing urgent cases. In: Pharmacy Education Conference; 24 Jun 2019, Manchester, U.K..

Olayonwa, M. and Micallef, R. (2018) Introducing scenario-based videos to aid interest of pharmacy law. In: Fifth Pharmacy Education Conference; 2018, Manchester, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Micallef, R J and Kirk, R S (2018) Itchy and scratchy? An investigation of human cercarial dermatitis in the UK. In: British Society for Parasitology Spring Meeting 2018; 08 - 11 Apr 2018, Aberystwyth, Wales. (Unpublished)

Micallef, Ricarda and Tasnia, Nur (2017) Perceptions of leadership in undergraduate pharmacy students through a mixed methods study. In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Winter Summit 2017; 05 Dec 2017, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem (2017) A survey looking at application of knowledge into practice : Pharmacy Education South London - two years on. In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Winter Summit 2017; 05 Dec 2017, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Micallef, Ricarda and Ismailjee, Khadijah (2017) A survey to determine attitudes of pre-registration trainees towards Continuing Professional Development. In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Winter Summit 2017: Innovation in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences; 05 Dec 2017, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Micallef, Ricarda, Shamoon, Juanne and Kayyali, Reem (2017) A survey to determine if pharmacists are equipped to deal with the growing problem of dementia. In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Winter Summit 2017; 05 Dec 2017, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kayyali, Reem, Lakhi, Farhan, Patel, Swati and Micallef, Ricarda (2016) Engagement in and perceptions of community pharmacists in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Faculty. In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2016; 04 - 05 Sep 2016, Brimingham, U.K..

Micallef, Ricarda and Ali, Ayan (2016) Evaluation of the South London Leadership Development Programme. In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2016; 04 - 05 Sep 2016, Brimingham, U.K..

Kayyali, Reem, Grewal, Jaspal Singh and Micallef, Ricarda (2016) Evaluation of the impact of Health Champion training on public health in South London. In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2016; 04 - 05 Sep 2016, Brimingham, U.K..

Kayyali, Reem, Khan, Sharifah and Micallef, Ricarda (2016) Evaluation of the training provided for Health Champions and its impact on public health. In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2016; 04 - 05 Sep 2016, Brimingham, U.K..

Micallef, Ricarda, Kayyali, Reem, Kealy, Niall and Holmes, Mark (2016) An island case study of interprofessional learning. In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2016; 04 - 05 Sep 2016, Brimingham, U.K..

Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem (2016) Student participation in extra curricula education opportunities. In: Pharmacy Education Conference 2016; 27 June 2016, Manchester. (Unpublished)

Micallef, Ricarda and Kayyali, Reem (2016) South London pharmacists' interest in multidisciplinary learning. In: Health Services Research & Pharmacy Practice Conference; 07 - 08 Apr 2016, Reading, U.K..

Micallef, R., Royle, F. and Kayyali, R. (2015) Pharmacy Education South London (PESL): lessons to be leant. In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2015; 13-14 Sep 2015, Brimingham, U.K..

Micallef, R., Coker, R. and Kayyali, R. (2015) Evaluating the support needs of newly qualified pharmacists. In: Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference 2015; 13-14 Sep 2015, Brimingham, U.K..

Thesis

Micallef, Ricarda (2020) Lifelong learning for pharmacists – An exploratory study to devise a framework that supports planning, delivery and evaluation of learning events. (PhD thesis), Kingston University, .

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