W EI V R E T NI
WITH DR. TOH LI SHEAN B Y
M E L I S S A
S O O
MS: Let’s start easy, please tell us a little bit about yourself and how you ended up in UoN.
DT: I am from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. My scientific career began when I was a general practice-based pharmacist. During my role there I noticed that there were numerous patients having fragility fractures and had no prior treatment or awareness of osteoporosis. From then on, I decided to combine my skills as a pharmacist to improve the identification of patients at high risk for osteoporosis. This led to completing my PhD in medication management and expanding the advanced services of the pharmacist’s role in osteoporosis at UoN. Subsequently, I obtained a position as a lecturer in Australia and continued my work in developing the pharmacist’s role in osteoporosis. I then obtained my current job in the UoN, UK continuing my work with medication management and optimizing the pharmacist’s skillset in the healthcare system. Specifically, working in osteoporosis, health literacy, and Astropharmacy (space travel medicine).
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