Programme Director - Transitional Arrangements

And Acting Programme Director JPB Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice {DAP element}

Biography

Dr Tim Rennie graduated with an MPharm (Hons) from The School of Pharmacy, University of London, and registered as a pharmacist following pre-registration training at the Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust. Following practice in hospital pharmacy he completed a PhD at the School – his research investigated aspects of TB patient adherence to treatment and healthcare in northeast London. He has since been involved in TB research and service development for TB commissioning priorities for the seven Primary Care Trusts in northeast London. During this time he also worked for the School of Pharmacy with involvement in the final year undergraduate "MPharm" degree, various pharmacy policy research projects and the international MSc. Tim is an avid gardener and subscribes to GYO.

Current Posts

Tim currently shares his time between The Joint Programmes Board and as a TB Research Manager/Strategist at the North East London TB Commissioning Unit.

Selected Publications

Rennie TW, Bates I, McKelvie W. Compliance and adherence as pragmatic concepts: a study of TB in rural Pakistan. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 9, R42. 2001.

Rennie TW. Pharmacists should be more involved in TB research. Pharm.J 270, 548. 19-4-2003.

Rennie TW, Engova D, Bates I, Bothamley GH. Exploring choice of regimen in tuberculosis prevention. Pharm.World.Sci 26[3], 123-182. 2004.

Taylor, D., Bury, M., Campling, N., Carter, S., Garfied, S., Newbould, J., Rennie, T. A Review of the use of the Health Belief Model (HBM), the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and the Trans-Theoretical Model (TTM) to study and predict health related behaviour change. 2006.

Taylor, D., Bury, M., Campling, N., Carter, S., Garfied, S., Newbould, J., Rennie, T. The influence of social and cultural context on the effectiveness of health behaviour change interventions in relation to diet, exercise and smoking cessation. 2006.

Rennie TW, Bates I, Engova D, Bothamley G. Reliable Measurement of Perceptions of TB Patients. Bath: Health Services Research and Pharmacy Practice; 2006.

Freymann H, Rennie T, Bates I, Nebel S, Heinrich M. Knowledge and use of complementary and alternative medicine among British undergraduate pharmacy students. Pharm World Sci 2006 Feb;28(1):13-8.

Garfield S, Hawkins J, Newbould J, Rennie T, Taylor D. Greater expectations. Pharmacy based health care - the future of Europe? London: The School of Pharmacy; 2007.

Rennie TW, Bothamley GH, Engova D, Bates IP. Patient choice promotes adherence in preventive treatment for latent tuberculosis. Eur Respir J. 2007 Oct;30(4):728-35.

Rennie TW, Roberts WG, Sanghera T. Theoretical selection of pharmacies to provide DOT in the community: a GIS approach in Hackney, London. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 11, S271. 2007.

Rennie TW, Roberts WG. Face validity of a novel method to elucidate patient preferences: conjoint analysis. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 11, S149. 2007.

Rennie TW, Engova D, Bates I. A pragmatic approach ensuring accuracy in language translation in tuberculosis research. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy 2008;Accepted for publication.

Rennie TW. Historical non-involvement and future opportunities: Pharmacy and TB. International Pharmacy Journal 23[3], 36-44. 2008.