Pharmacy in the bathtub!

The octopus of pharmacy, "managing things and leading people", and squiggly career paths. Of course, we're talking about leadership! In this episode, co-hosts Sarah Jones and Tim Rennie are joined by two esteemed leaders in pharmacy - Uzo Ibechukwu and Andew Mikhail - as they talk about their journeys into leadership. We talk about what has motivated them, the support they've had - especially through key mentors - and how they have got to where they are...

This is linked to our Leadership in Health unit, an 11-week part-time study option for CPD or as part of a programme of study (MSc, ACP, PgCert/PgDip) - for further information see our website (https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/clinical-pharmacy-practice-programmes-and-courses-for-pharmacists/) or email: [email protected]

In this episode some members of the University of Bath postgraduate clinical pharmacy team come together to discuss the newly launched Masters in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapy intended for international (non-UK) students. Joining Tim Rennie this time are Lucy Chalkley and Greg O'Kane. We hope you enjoy the discussion whether you wish to embark on this learning journey or might want to consider other options from our offerings.

Feel free to join our webinar on Tuesday 10 February 2026 at 1:30pm (GMT) and get your questions answered in our live Q&A.

Visit our website for further details or the Masters and webinar link: https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/clinical-pharmacy-and-pharmacotherapy/

And a little shout out to Matti who helped edit the podcast!

Listen to a fantastic interprofessional discussion on current approaches to NSAIDs in sport – help or harm?

In the podcast, we discuss:

• Inflammation management in sports – pharmacological and non-pharmacological.
• Discussion on the safe approach to NSAIDs and risks, including:
  • Psychological dependency
  • Acute kidney injury
  • Bone healing impact
• Does a tournament format create an endurance sports environment?
• Trust and shared decision making in athlete consultations, and the importance of effective multidisciplinary working.

University of Bath Short courses for pharmacy professionals – including the sports pharmacy short course. These low-cost short courses are ideal for qualified pharmacists and pharmacy technicians looking for an introduction into further study at the University of Bath. They are a great place to start if you are considering taking a Clinical Pharmacy Practice: programmes and courses for pharmacists and would like to experience what it's like to study with us.

You can also find the University of Bath Department for Health taught postgraduate courses – including the sports medicine courses for medics and physiotherapists.

As part of our new Advanced Critical Care pathway we are running for the first time, we have created this podcast hosted by our very own and trusted Sarah Jones (Lead for Clinical Pharmacy Advanced Practice) that brings together Nic Corkhill - Consultant credentialed pharmacist and Pharmacist Team Lead Perioperative & Critical Care and Cardiothoracic Services at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - and Amy Wieckowski - Lead for Critical Care and Theatres at Luton & Dunstable University Hospital.

The podcast is unapologetically longer than the others we've published so far as there is so much great content and, for the often grey areas of critical care practice, it is probably helpful to dive into the detail of all things intensive...

So, if you are a pharmacist or other healthcare professional practicing in the field of critical care, or you want to refresh or dip your toe into a the soapy suds of critical care, then this is the podcast for you. Such a pleasure to hear this discussion by masters of their art.

Prof Tina Brock is the Director of the Collaborative Practice Centre Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and a mentor of many. Tina talks candidly about her role in global health spanning all 6 WHO regions with particular reference to strengthening health systems and human resources as a key component of that. Tina explains her role at the Collaborative Practice Centre in reducing silo’s in healthcare education and practice (take note of the silo-based pun which I was particularly impressed with!). We also venture into the importance of planetary health, and the use of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) as a mechanism of ensuring global harmonisation of global health practice in pharmacy (David Steeb’s reference below). Finally, a special mention and personal acknowledgement of the podcast art by the philanthropic Ollie Brock…. We cover a lot – come and listen!

This episode is part of the Global Health in Pharmacy short course if you want to learn more. 

Entrustable Professional Activities: https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/fulltext/2021/03000/entrustable_professional_activities__epas__for.33.aspx 

Isn't it always the way? You hear a word for the first time in your life and then start hearing it everywhere! So it has been journeying with the topic of this pilot episode - pharmacists in the media - all the often embarrassing and sometimes cringeworthy examples of how pharmacists have been portrayed come creeping out of the woodwork! And since we recorded this in December 2025 further examples have revealed themselves including through an article recently published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association and authored by Alexander Kim and colleagues* who concluded that "pharmacists have continued to be negatively portrayed in film and TV media over the past ten years". Fair enough! We would have included reference to this, obviously, but, sadly, I still haven't mastered the manipulation of time...

Anyway, welcome to the Pharmacy in the Bathtub podcast, produced by the postgraduate clinical pharmacy team at the University of Bath! We hope you enjoy this enthusiastic foray into the world of podcasting which we hope to continue with more academic and clinical topics in future. Honest!

Artwork credit goes to the brilliant, multitalented and multifaceted genius Ollie Brock who can only be described as a tremendous fellow!

We acknowledge and appreciate the help of Sacha (AV team, Univ. Bath) who patiently tutored us through the recording and edits of the podcast.

*Pharmacist Portrayals in Film and Television Media Between 2013 and 2023 - ScienceDirect