Hanan Hamad
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Lecturer
- Interprofessional Education Lead, MPharm Programme
Other roles outside the University of Reading:
- Primary Care Advanced Practice Pharmacist and Designated Prescribing Practitioners’ (DPPs) mentor, Teach & Treat Project, Thames Valley and Wessex.
Areas of interest
Hanan is a Clinical Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice at the University of Reading, where she leads interprofessional education for the MPharm programme. She plays a key role in curriculum delivery and pharmacy workforce training across both academic and clinical sectors.
Hanan's areas of interest include:
- Clinical education and workplace training
- Interprofessional education
- Cardiorespiratory and cardiovascular disease prevention
- Quality improvement in primary care
Postgraduate supervision
Hanan supervises postgraduate independent prescribing trainees as a Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP) in general practice, providing clinical mentorship and training.
Hanan is a mentor on the Thames Valley and Wessex Teach and Treat project for community designated prescribing practitioners.
Teaching
Hanan teaches pharmacy practice topics including clinical assessment and examination skills, prescribing competencies, quality in prescribing, and pharmaceutical care in cardiovascular disease.Research projects
- PharmaCVD Project: Investigating structured pharmacy student placements in general practice to enhance integration and impact on cardiovascular disease prevention.
- HFCOPD Project: Evaluating the effectiveness of early identification of heart failure in COPD patients in primary care.
- CVD Card Game: Research exploring the effectiveness of an innovative, case-based card game in enhancing the prescribing competence, clinical reasoning, and confidence of trainee prescribing pharmacists managing long-term cardiovascular disease.
- NIHR Reviewer Development Scheme participant.
- National and international speaker at conferences including the Academe of Medical Educators, Royal College of Pharmacy, Royal College of General Practitioners, the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare and Clinical Pharmacy Congress.
Background
Hanan Hamad is a Clinical Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice and an Independent Prescriber with over 20 years of experience across hospital, primary care, and higher education. She has practised as a prescribing pharmacist for more than 11 years and holds a Master's degree in Hospital Clinical Pharmacy alongside a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education.
Alongside her academic role, Hanan practises as an Advanced Practice Pharmacist, leading clinics in the management of long-term conditions and minor illnesses. She is a former Quality Improvement Fellow with the Thames Valley and Wessex Primary Care School and currently serves as a Teach and Treat Mentor, supporting Designated Prescribing Practitioners across the Thames Valley and Wessex region.
Hanan's teaching and research focus on advancing the clinical role of pharmacists in primary care through educational innovation, structured experiential learning, cardiovascular disease prevention, quality improvement, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Her research explores how pharmacy education can simultaneously enhance student learning, strengthen the future workforce, and improve patient outcomes within primary care.
Professional bodies/affiliations
- Member, Royal College of Pharmacy (RCP)
- Member, Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA)
- Member, Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS)