1. Current Status, Position

Dr. Aoife Fleming is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy and Vice Head of Interprofessional Learning in the College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Ireland. She is responsible for the development of interprofessional learning activity and research for all students in the College of Medicine and Health is the chair of the Interprofessional Learning Development Committee. 

2. Education

She studied Pharmacy in Trinity College Dublin and undertook a Masters in Hospital Pharmacy while working as a pharmacist in hospital pharmacy. She also has experience in community and regulatory pharmacy settings. She obtained her PhD in the School of Pharmacy, University College Cork in the area of antimicrobial stewardship and optimisation in clinical practice settings. She has a Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education from University College Cork. Aoife was appointed as a Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy in 2016 and took up a Senior Lecturer position in 2023. 

3. Research Area

Her research interests are interprofessional learning and collaboration, antimicrobial stewardship and optimisation, vaccination and medication safety. She has expertise in qualitative research methods, systematic and scoping reviews, and implementation and behaviour change methodolgies. 

4. Conflict of interest

None