1. Current Status, Position:

Currently a Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy. Involved in teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy students. Antonella was previously a hospital pharmacist in Malta for around 10 years and was instrumental in setting up numerous services mainly the ward based clinical pharmacy service in 2002. She moved to the UK and was involved in primary care research in Edinburgh and then worked as a surgical pharmacist in Oxford.

2. Education:

1994: Graduated with a BPharm (Hons) from the University of Malta

2001: Completed an MSc in Clinical Pharmacy at Robert Gordon University and graduated

July 2011: Completed a PhD at Robert Gordon University following thesis submission

3. Research Area:

Mainly interested in antimicrobials and strategies that may be employed by the pharmacist to help optimize antimicrobial use. She has conducted exploratory research around pharmacist prescribing in secondary care in hospitals in Scotland. She has a special interest in use of qualitative methods as a way of exploring individual’s views and perceptions in areas where there is limited evidence.