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Our postgraduate researchers are a key part of the Applied Health Research group. They contribute to the multi-disciplinary collaborative environment and deliver excellence in research. This section of the group provide peer support to allow each member to flourish as part of a large and vibrant community. They receive support from the University of Reading and the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.<\/h4>\n

The Applied Health Research group offers our postgraduate researchers the opportunity to gain real-world experience within busy clinical and research active healthcare settings and to positively affect the experience of patients.<\/h4>\n

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Our Current Postgraduate Researchers<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Abrar Alzouby.<\/strong> Medical management of obesity<\/p>\n

Anisha Lad.<\/strong> Cancer clinical trials in the UK<\/p>\n

Farhan Ahmad.<\/strong> Minimal Access image guided thyroid treatments<\/p>\n

Nadia Zaman.<\/strong> Kidney disease and haemodialysis: Understanding the patient experience to improve treatment.<\/p>\n

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Our Alumni Postgraduate Researchers<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Mohamed Obiedalla. <\/strong>Drug Shortages in the UK<\/p>\n

Obiedalla M, Hollywood A & Patel N (2026). An exploratory investigation into how community pharmacists deal with drug shortages: interview study. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 00, 1-8.<\/p>\n

Ravina Barrett.<\/strong> Application of pharmaco-epidemiological methods to improve patient care in community pharmacy.<\/p>\n

Melika Kalantari.<\/strong> The Experiences of People Living with Achalasia.<\/p>\n

Kalantari M, Hollywood A, Lim R & Hashemi M. (2024). A co-designed intervention to support people living with achalasia to eat in a social setting: a feasibility study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 19;10 (1):152. doi: 10.1186\/s40814-024-01574-5.<\/p>\n

Kalantari M, Hollywood A, Lim R & Hashemi M (2024) Co-designing an intervention using the COM-B model to change an eating behaviour in people living with achalasia. Frontiers in Medicine. 11:1216209. doi: 10.3389\/fmed.2024.1216209<\/p>\n

Kalantari M, Hollywood A, Lim R & Hashemi M. (2024). A feasibility study to assess a co-designed behaviour change intervention to support people living with achalasia, International Journal of Pharmacy Practice; 32, 1, i32\u2013i33.<\/p>\n

Kalantari, M., Hollywood, A., Lim, R. & Hashemi, M. (2021). Mapping the experiences of people with achalasia from initial symptoms to long-term management. Health Expectations. 24, 1: 131-139.<\/p>\n

Holly Baker.<\/strong> Panic disorder in adolescents.<\/p>\n

Baker, H.J., Hollywood, A. & Waite, P. (2022). Adolescents\u2019 lived experience of panic disorder: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. BMC Psychol 10, 143.<\/p>\n

Flavia Ghouri.<\/strong> Behavioural insights into tackling antimicrobial resistance and urinary tract infections in pregnancy.<\/p>\n

Ghouri, F., Hollywood, A., & Ryan, K. (2021). Urinary Tract Infections and Antibiotics: Pre-natal Attachment and Competing Health Priorities. In Living Pharmaceutical Lives, Routledge.<\/p>\n

Ghouri, F. & Hollywood, A. (2020). Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care for Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in Pregnancy: An Audit Study. Medical Sciences, 8, 3; 40.<\/p>\n

Ghouri, F., Hollywood, A. & Ryan, K. (2020). \u2018There is no choice apart from antibiotics\u2026\u2019: Qualitative analysis of views on urinary infections in pregnancy and antimicrobial resistance. Health Expectations, 23, 3; 644-650.<\/p>\n

Ghouri, F., Hollywood, A. & Ryan, K. (2019). Urinary tract infections and antibiotic use in pregnancy – qualitative analysis of online forum content. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19; 289.<\/p>\n

Ghouri, F., Hollywood, A. & Ryan, K. (2018). A systematic review of non-antibiotic measures for the prevention of urinary tract infections in pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18,1; 99.<\/p>\n

Maryam Alkandari.<\/strong> The Experiences of People Living with Peripheral Neuropathy in Kuwait.<\/p>\n

Alkandari, M. & Hollywood, A. (2023). People’s experiences living with peripheral neuropathy: a qualitative study. Frontiers in Pain Research; 4: 1162405.<\/p>\n

Alkandari, M., Ryan, K. & Hollywood, A. (2019). The Experiences of People Living with Peripheral Neuropathy in Kuwait: A Process Map of the Patient Journey. Pharmacy (Basel). 7, 3; 127.<\/p>\n

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