Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Broad Decline in Viral Infections During COVID-19 Lockdown: Association with Lung Function in Lung Transplant Recipients
Published 2022Purpose In April 2020 COVID-19 lockdown measures were instigated leading to a dramatic drop in non-COVID respiratory virus infections (RVI). This provided a unique situation to assess the impact of RVI on annual FEV1 ...Article -
Healthcare Workers' Knowledge and Perception of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant: A Multinational Cross-Sectional Study
Published 2022In late November 2021, a new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern (VOC) named Omicron (initially named B.1.1.529) was first detected in South Africa. The rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant became globally dominant, ...Article -
The experiences of pharmacists during the global COVID-19 pandemic: A thematic analysis using the jobs demands-resources framework
Published 2022BACKGROUND: COVID-19 has necessitated a change to the way pharmacists are providing healthcare and has impacted the psychological wellbeing of these frontline healthcare workers. OBJECTIVE: To use the job demands-resources ...Article -
"Never waste a good crisis": Opportunities and constraints from the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmacists' scope of practice
Published 2022BACKGROUND: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many pharmacy-based or pharmacist-delivered services were introduced or amended to mitigate the pandemic's health and social impact. This happened within the context of ...Article -
Preparation and Characterization of Inhalable Ivermectin Powders as a Potential COVID-19 Therapy
Published 2022Background: Ivermectin has received worldwide attention as a potential COVID-19 treatment after showing antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro. However, the pharmacokinetic limitations associated with oral ...Article