Biography

Shirley has over 20 years of experience working in Pharmacy across both Hospital & Community Pharmacy, in the UK, Ireland and in Australia. Her specialty lies within Mental Health Pharmacy, with a particular focus on patient education and patient safety.  Shirley has been the author of the Mental Health Module of the MSc in Clinical Pharmacy in UCC, since 2010. Shirley has served on the HPAI education committee for 5 years, during which time she won the Servier Award for Pharmaceutical Care, and has been active within the IIOP, since its beginning, in 2015. She is the current Mental Health representative on the IMSN (Irish Medication Safety Network) and has held a number of Mental Health roles while working in Ireland. She is currently working on the implementation of a Clinical Management System for the National Forensic Mental Health Service, in their EPMA Workstream.