- Associate Professor & Consultant Pharmacist for Antimicrobials, De Montfort University
Ryan is an Associate Professor at the Leicester School of Pharmacy whose research focuses on the optimal use of antimicrobial (e.g. antibiotics) medicines. He is also drives public engagement initiatives to raise awareness of drug-resistant infections. Ryan worked as a consultant antimicrobial pharmacist in the NHS, specialising in the treatment of drug-resistant and complex infections and optimising the use of antimicrobial medicines across healthcare settings.
Ryan holds a PhD from Liverpool John Moores University, UK, researching how clay minerals can be utilised to deliver antibacterial molecules for wound care.
Experience
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2023–presentAssociate professor, De Montfort University
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2020–2023Senior lecturer, De Montfort University
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2021–2023Consultant Antimicrobial Pharmacist, NHS
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2016–2021Specialist Antimicrobial Pharmacist, NHS
Education
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2021Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Consultant Pharmacist
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2018De Montfort University, Clinical Pharmacy and Independent Prescribing (PGDip)
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2017Liverpool John Moores University , PhD
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2010Liverpool John Moores University, Master of Pharmacy (MPharm)
Publications
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2024Understanding the lived-experience and support-needs of people living with antimicrobial resistance in the UK through interpretative phenomenological analysis, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53814-6
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2023Implementation of the national antimicrobial stewardship competencies for UK undergraduate healthcare professional education within undergraduate pharmacy programmes: a survey of UK schools of pharmacy, https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlad095
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2023Systematic review of high-dose amikacin regimens for the treatment of Gram-negative infections based on EUCAST dosing recommendations, doi: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2022-003421
Professional Memberships
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- UK Clinical Pharmacy Association
- British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- British Infection Association
Contact Ryan for
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- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Leicestershire, UK
- Website
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