Dr Efi Mantzourani, Reader in Pharmacy Practice, Cardiff School of Pharmacy

Dr Efi Mantzourani is a Reader in Cardiff School of Pharmacy. She joined the School in 2011 as a lecturer following a distinction in the MSc and a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, succeeded by a career in community pharmacy. Her research relates to technology-enabled provision of pharmacy services: she has provided an evidence-base to Health Boards in Wales and the Welsh Government for commissioning of pharmacy services, which have transformed professional practice. Areas of interests include electronic prescribing, transfer of care and the discharge medicines service, integration of GP and pharmacy patient records. For the last few years, she has been focussing on evaluating the first NHS funded sore throat test and treat community pharmacy service in the UK.