Clinical Pharmacy Research Unit (CPRU)
The Clinical Pharmacy Research Unit (CPRU) was informally established in 2016. Currently, CPRU has 26 members working as pharmacy lecturers and researchers. Members have expertise in the following research areas: pharmacokinetics, pharmacogenomics, pharmacotherapy, medication errors, home health care services, development/improvement of clinical pharmacy services, and development of educational IT tools to improve students’ learning.
Apart from the research areas mentioned above, we have focused more on the research areas to either serve or comply with the national health policy and agendas. These areas include:
- Aging population
- Rational drug-use system
- Improvement of heath care services in the following areas: heart disease, cancer, mental health and psychiatry, primary care, district Health services, kidney disease, Non-communicable diseases, palliative care, Thai traditional and herbal medicines, and alternative medicines.
- Advancing health information and technology
- Health innovation and initiatives
Research collaborations
CPRU has aimed to bring health care stakeholders both nationally and internationally to share ideas to create real world research that can help to improve health care services and system for improving patients’ care and quality of life. One of the goals of the CPRU is to bring together national and international healthcare workers to do real world research that will improve healthcare systems and services and thus improve the care and quality of life for patients. This also facilitates strong evidence, disseminate best practice and advance health care services. The direction of the CPRU is to do research with strong evidence, determine best practices, and develop advanced clinical services.
Collaborations include:
- Thai-US pharmacy consortium
- Thai Association of Hospital Pharmacy
- Tertiary care hospitals in the Northeast of Thailand: Mahasarakham, Roi-et, Khon Kaen, Kalasin, Surin, Burirum and Srisaket
Highlights
- CKD research group
- Research focusing on medication adherence
- Development/improvement of clinical pharmacy services
| Name | Academic position | Specialized Fields | E-mail address |
| Dr.Pattarin Kittboonyakun
(Head of CPRU) |
Assistant Professor | Qualitative research, Drug use behavior Pharmacy education, Root cause analysis Health Service Policy |
[email protected] |
| Dr. On-anong Waleekhachonloet | Assistant Professor | Quality use of medicine, Drug price and policy, Quantitative Methods and Data Management Outcome research, Health policy, Health insurance |
[email protected] |
| Dr. Thananan Rattanachotpanit | Assistant Professor | Pharmacotherapy, Dispensing pharmacy, Outcome research Pharmaceutical care, Quality use of medicine, Drug price and policy | [email protected] |
| Dr.Pornchanok Srimongkon | Lecturer | Community pharmacy, screening, primary care service, Pharmaceutical care in HIV/AIDS, | [email protected] |
| Wiraphol Phimarn | Associate Professor | Pharmaceutical care, Drug-related problem, Drug use evaluation, Health promotion, Supportive Care in Cancer Patients | [email protected] |
| Dr.Areerut Leelathanalerk | Assistant Professor | Pharmaceutical care, Drug-related problem, Drug use evaluation, Health promotion | [email protected] |
| Dr.Panumart Phumart | Lecturer | Antimicrobial resistance, Pharmaceutical care, Drug-related problem, Drug use evaluation, Antibiotics | [email protected] |
| Theerapong Seesin | Assistant Professor | Pharmaceutical care, In-patient drug-related problem, Drug use evaluation, Health promotion | [email protected] |
| Dr.Pammarin Phothisarach | Lecturer | Pharmaceutical care, Drug-related problem, Drug use evaluation, Qualitative research in cancer patients, complementary medicine for smoking | [email protected] |
| Pawich Paktipat | Lecturer | Pharmaceutical care, Drug-related problem in targeted drugs, Drug use evaluation | [email protected] |
| Piangkwan Srimongkhol | Lecturer | Adverse drug reaction, Pharmaceutical care, Drug-related problem, Drug use evaluation | [email protected] |
| Krongkwan Duangpawang | Lecturer | Pharmaceutical care, Drug-related problem, Drug use evaluation | [email protected] |
| Dr. Wanarat Anusornsangiam | Lecturer | [email protected] | |
| Dr. Benjamart Cushnie | Assistant Professor | Cancer research and drug metabolizing enzymes | [email protected] |
| Patra Asavatanabodee | Lecturer | [email protected] | |
| Dr.Rodchares Nitipaichit | Assistant Professor | Pharmacotherapy, Dispensing pharmacy, Medication error, Diabetes Mellitus, Pharmacokinetics, Health service for elderly | [email protected] |
| Dr.Peeraya Siphong | Assistant Professor | Population Pharmacokinetics, Community Pharmacy | [email protected] |
