Pharmacy and graphic design students
from around the world collaborating online
to raise public awareness of critical health issues in Kenya
Nataly Martini is a lecturer in Pharmacotherapy at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Graduating with a BPharm in 1995 from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, Nataly completed her PhD in 2001 looking into “The isolation and characterisation of antibacterial compounds from Combretum erythrophyllum (Burch.) Sond.”
Her diverse research interests also include the use of 3D animation in visual learning and teaching and the possibilities that the Internet holds for collaboration and innovation within the Health Sciences discipline and beyond.
Jeff Harrison is Senior Lecturer in Pharmacotherapy at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Having graduated with a BSc(Hons) in Pharmacy from the University of Aston in Birmingham, UK, Jeff worked in hospital pharmacy in the UK for 10 years. During this time he gained a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy from the University of Bath and a PhD from the University of Bristol having run two randomised clinical trials addressing "Deep vein thrombosis after total hip and knee replacement".
Since moving to New Zealand in 2001 Jeff has continued his clinical work through an attachment to North Shore Hospital. In 2002 he was accepted as a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist in the US. His research interests are extensive and varied, however they focus on cardiovascular medicine, chronic disease and the implementation of best evidence through computerised decision support tools.
Monica Zolezzi (BPharm, MSc, PhD Candidate) is a Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, the University of Auckland, New Zealand and has 17 years of international experience in clinical pharmacy practice, including in Peru, Canada, Saudi Arabia and New Zealand. She currently teaches Pharmacotherapy and her current research interests are in the area of population health, with emphasis in pharmacist-led cardiovascular disease risk assessment and management programs.
Sanya graduated from University of Otago with a Bachelor or Pharmacy in 1997. She has worked in various roles including Medicines Control Advisor for Medsafe which is the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Products Safety Authority, a Pharmacist Facilitator for ProCare Health, reviewing prescribing habits and facilitating peer review sessions to implement prescribing guidelines. More recently Sanya worked as a Senior Regulatory and Medical Affairs Advisor for Boots Healthcare before joining the School of Pharmacy at the University of Auckland. Graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 2005. Research interests include Medication Safety and Access to Medicines.
Raid Alany is a Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Raid received his BSc in Pharmacy (1986) and M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (1992) from the College of Pharmacy, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq. He completed his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand in Dec. 2001. He has been a registered New Zealand Pharmacist since July 1999 and a Fellow of the New Zealand College of Pharmacists since 2003. Raid leads a research team comprising five PhD and two Master students working on a range of formulation and drug delivery projects and is the author of over 80 scientific research publications.
Fiona Kelly is a lecturer in Pharmacy Practice at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.
Her research has explored how community pharmacists and their staff care for patients, ways to improve this and future opportunities for pharmacy. This has been through work with professional pharmacy organisations and universities in Australia and New Zealand as well as a multi-national company in the United Kingdom. She has presented related work on various topics at international conferences and through peer reviewed journals. Examples include pharmacy supply of emergency contraception and sale of non-prescription medicines.
Rick is a Senior Lecturer in Design Studies at the College of Fine Arts, the University of New South Wales, Australia. In 1998, he founded The Omnium Project, an ongoing research initiative looking at online creative collaboration (OCC) particularly within visual arts education.
The Omnium Project now employs numerous people as researchers, designers, programmers and project convenors and Rick is more recently focusing his efforts on a series of socially aware online global projects to aid communities in developing countries. The Omnium Creative Network [OCN] is the focus of most of these new initiatives - http://ocn.omnium.net.au
Rick has also presented and published outcomes of Omnium's online work, both nationally and internationally, at many design and education conferences over the last decade as well as in peer reviewed journals and media publications. He is currently completing a PhD at the University of Sydney, titled Drawing on the e-Collective: Exploring Online Creative Collaboration (OCC) within the Visual Arts.
In 1995 Andy Polaine co-founded the award-winning new-media agency antirom in London and has worked with clients such as the BBC, the ABC, Levis Strauss and Co. and The Science Museum. Antirom was born out of an arts background (it was initially funded by The Arts Council of Great Britain) and the self-titled CD-ROM is widely recognised as one of the few classics in the short history of multimedia. Antirom closed its doors in 1999.
Andy also spent a spell as a senior producer at Razorfish in London. Tired of the London life, Andy visited Australia in 1999 to travel, lecture and get a tan. Charmed by the lifestyle he moved to Sydney and started the interactive department of visual effects company, Animal Logic. Andy left Animal Logic in 2001 and is now working as a Guest Professor at the Bauhaus University in Weimar as well as continuing as a freelance designer and writer.
Anne-Louise joins the VIP project as a graphic designer and project producer. After studying and working in Berlin for the past year, she is currently finishing her final year of the Bachelor of Design degree at the College of Fine Arts, Sydney. Anne-Louise has worked as a freelance designer in the fields of graphics, illustration, and textile print design as well as completing internships in gallery operations and theatre design. It is Anne-Louise’s interests in education and promoting socially aware design that has led to her working with The Omnium Project.
George is a member of the Nabuur Global Network, an online and international volunteer organisation that aims to create positive social change where it is needed. George is a development worker with a wide range of skills – particularly in social work and project management. He is currently living in Kisumu, Kenya, and is the Nabuur local representative for the community of Winam.
