Rosemary Lim

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+44 (0) 118 378 8010
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Associate Professor
- Module convenor for Research Project in Clinical and Health-related Sciences (PMM2RP)
- University Research and Ethics Committee member
- Health Humanities Research Centre steering committee member
- Member of the Screen Work Group
Areas of interest
My broad research area is about improving the safety and quality of healthcare, specifically medication use and safety. Central to my work is the application of Human Factors and Ergonomics principles and methods to understand complex health problems, and design solutions for optimal health/performance and wellbeing of people and organisations. The areas of health where I have recently conducted research in include, antimicrobial stewardship (how we can reduce resistance through a range of interventions in community pharmacy, undergraduate education, prescriber education), medication management in dementia (in-depth exploration of how people perceive, manage medication in the home), use of high-risk medications in hospitals. I use a range of qualitative and quantitative methods in my research; I am particularly interested in giving people their voice when exploring topics/areas close to them and do so by finding different ways to engage people including visual methods.
Background
External roles
- Senior Investigation Science Educator, Health Services Safety Investigation Body
- Associate Editor, BMC Health Services Research
- Health Service Research and Pharmacy Practice (HSRPP) steering committee member
Professional bodies/affiliations
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy/Advance HE
- Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors
Publications
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Jarar, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1705-1480 , Lim, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1705-1480 , Richardson, C. , Naqvi, A.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2637-0424 , Rathbone, A. , Lau, W. (2023) How cultural competence is conceptualised, developed and delivered in pharmacy education: a systematic review. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy ISSN: 2210-7711 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11096-023-01644-3
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Courtenay, M.
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Gillespie, D.
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Lim, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1705-1480 (2023) Patterns of GP and nurse independent prescriber prescriptions for antibiotics dispensed in the community in England: a retrospective analysis. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy pp 0. ISSN: 1460-2091 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkad267
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Courtenay, M.
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Gillespie, D.
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Lim, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1705-1480 (2023) Patterns of general practitioner and nurse independent prescriber prescriptions for antibiotics dispensed in the community in England: a retrospective analysis. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy ISSN: 0305-7453
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McGlen, S.
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Crowley, C.
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Lasserson, D.
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Qamariat, Z.
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Lim, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1705-1480 (2023) Hospital at home: a systematic review of how medication management is conceptualised, described and implemented in practice — a study protocol. PLoS ONE , 18 (1). ISSN: 1932-6203 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268846
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Khan, X.
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Lim, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1705-1480 , Rymer, C. , Ray, P.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8375-8279 (2022) Fijian veterinarian and para-veterinarians’ behaviour, attitude and knowledge towards antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance: a qualitative study. Frontiers in Veterinary Science , 9 ISSN: 2297-1769 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.898737
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Khan, X.
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Rymer, C.
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Lim, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1705-1480 , Ray, P.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8375-8279 (2022) Factors associated with antimicrobial use in Fijian livestock farms. Antibiotics , 11 (5). ISSN: 2079-6382 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11050587
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Lim, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1705-1480 , Gohil, K. , Courtenay, M. (2022) Education and training to become a prescriber. In: Courtenay, M. and Griffiths, M. , (eds.) Independent and Supplementary Prescribing: An Essential Guide. Third edition. Cambridge University Press pp. 292-307. ISBN: 9781108928519 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108933681.016
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Iflaifel, M.
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Lim, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1705-1480 , Crowley, C. , Greco, F. , Iedema, R. (2022) Using video reflexive ethnography to explore the use of variable rate intravenous insulin infusions. BMC Health Services Research , 22 ISSN: 1472-6963 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-07883-w
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Khan, X.
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Rymer, C.
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Ray, P.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8375-8279 , Lim, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1705-1480 (2022) Categorisation of antimicrobial use in Fijian livestock production systems. Antibiotics , 11 (3). ISSN: 2079-6382 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11030294
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Khan, X.
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Lim, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1705-1480 , Rymer, C. , Ray, P.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8375-8279 (2022) Fijian farmers' attitude and knowledge towards antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in livestock production systems - a qualitative study. Frontiers in Veterinary Science , 9 ISSN: 2297-1769 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.838457
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Lim, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1705-1480 , Sharmeen, T. , Donyai, P.
ORCID: 0000-0001-5403-6170 (2022) How do people with dementia make sense of their medications? An interpretative phenomenological analysis study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry , 37 (2). ISSN: 0885-6230 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.5673
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Iflaifel, M.
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Lim, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1705-1480 , Crowley, C. , Greco, F. , Ryan, K. , Iedema, R. (2022) Modelling the use of variable rate intravenous insulin infusions in hospitals by comparing Work as Done with Work as Imagined. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy , 18 (5). pp. 2786-2795. ISSN: 1934-8150 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.06.008
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Khan, X.
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Rymer, C.
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Ray, P.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8375-8279 , Lim, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1705-1480 (2021) Quantification of antimicrobial use in Fijian livestock farms. One Health , 13 ISSN: 2352-7714 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100326
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Iflaifel, M.
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Lim, R.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1705-1480 , Crowley, C. , Ryan, K. , Greco, F. (2021) A detailed analysis of ‘Work As Imagined’ in the use of intravenous insulin infusions in a hospital: a hierarchical task analysis. BMJ Open , 11 (3). ISSN: 2044-6055 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041848
- 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). pp. 131-139. ISSN: 1369-7625 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.13160
- Lim, R. , Shalhoub, R. , Sridharan, B. (2021) The experiences of the community pharmacy team in supporting people with dementia and family carers with medication management during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy , 17 (1). pp. 1825-1831. ISSN: 1934-8150 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.10.005
- Chater, A. , Family, H. , Lim, R. , Courtenay, M. (2020) Influences on antibiotic prescribing by non-medical prescribers for respiratory tract infections: a systematic review using the Theoretical Domains Framework. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy , 75 (12). ISSN: 0305-7453 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkaa335
- Lim, R. , Courtenay, M. , Deslandes, R. , Ferriday, R. , Gillespie, D. , Hodson, K. , Reid, N. , Thomas, N. , Chater, A. (2020) Theory-based electronic learning intervention to support appropriate antibiotic prescribing by nurse and pharmacist independent prescribers: an acceptability and feasibility experimental study using mixed methods. BMJ Open , 10 (6). ISSN: 2044-6055 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036181
- Iflaifel, M. , Lim, R. , Ryan, K. , Crowley, C. (2020) Resilient health care: a systematic review of conceptualisations, study methods and factors that develop resilience. BMC Health Services Research , 20 ISSN: 1472-6963 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05208-3
- Walker, S. , Hignett, S. , Lim, R. , Parkhurst, C. , Samuel, F. (2020) Explaining drug-resistant infection in community pharmacies through effective information design. Design for Health , 4 (1). pp. 82-104. ISSN: 2473-5132 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24735132.2020.1731201
- Courtenay, M. , Lim, R. , Deslandes, R. , Ferriday, R. , Gillespie, D. , Hodson, K. , Reid, N. , Thomas, N. , Chater, A. (2019) A theory-based electronic learning intervention to support appropriate antibiotic prescribing by nurses and pharmacists: intervention development and feasibility study protocol. BMJ Open , 9 ISSN: 2044-6055 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028326
- Iflaifel, M. , Lim, R. , Ryan, K. , Crowley, C. , Iedema, R. (2019) Understanding safety differently: developing a model of resilience in the use of intravenous insulin infusions in hospital in-patients - a feasibility study protocol. BMJ Open , 9 (7). ISSN: 2044-6055 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029997
- Courtenay, M. , Rowbotham, S. , Lim, R. , Peters, S. , Yates, K. , Chater, A. (2019) Examining influences on antibiotic prescribing by nurse and pharmacist prescribers: a qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework and COM-B. BMJ Open , 9 (6). ISSN: 2044-6055 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029177
- Anderson, J. , Ross, A. , Lim, R. , Kodate, N. , Thompson, K. , Jensen, H. , Cooney, K. (2019) Nursing teamwork in the care of older people: a mixed methods study. Applied Ergonomics , 80 pp. 119-129. ISSN: 0003-6870 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2019.05.012
- Courtenay, M. , Castro-Sanchez, E. , Fitzpatrick, M. , Gallagher, R. , Lim, R. , Morris, G. (2019) Tackling antimicrobial resistance 2019-2024 – the UK’s five-year national action plan. The Journal of Hospital Infection , 101 (4). pp. 426-427. ISSN: 0195-6701 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2019.02.019
- Walker, S. , Hignett, S. , Lim, R. , Parkhurst, C. , Samuel, F. , Mole, M. (2018) Design, architecture, pharmacy: making a difference to understanding anti-microbial resistance (AMR). (ISBN: 9781843874218)
- Lim, R. and Sharmeen, T. (2018) Medicines management issues in dementia and coping strategies used by people living with dementia and family carers: a systematic review. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry , 33 (12). pp. 1562-1581. ISSN: 0885-6230 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.4985
- Courtenay, M. , Lim, R. , Castro-Sanchez, E. , Deslandes, R. , Hodson, K. , Morris, G. , Reeves, S. , Weiss, M. , Ashiru-Oredope, D. , Bain, H. , Black, A. , Bosanquet, J. , Cockburn, A. , Duggan, C. , Fitzpatrick, M. , Gallagher, R. , Grant, D. , McEwan, J. , Reid, N. , Sneddon, J. , Stewart, D. , Tonna, A. , White, P. (2018) Development of consensus based national antimicrobial stewardship competencies for UK undergraduate healthcare professional education. The Journal of Hospital Infection , 100 (3). pp. 245-256. ISSN: 0195-6701 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2018.06.022
- Courtenay, M. , Castro-Sanchez, E. , Deslandes, R. , Hodson, K. , Lim, R. , Morris, G. , Reeves, S. , Weiss, M. (2018) Defining antimicrobial stewardship competencies for undergraduate health professional education in the United Kingdom: a study protocol. Journal of Interprofessional Care , 32 (5). pp. 638-640. ISSN: 1469-9567 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2018.1463200
- Axon, D. , Lim, R. , Lewis, P. , Sandher, S. , Thondee, J. , Edwards, K. , Howard, R. (2018) Junior doctors’ communication with hospital pharmacists about prescribing: findings from a qualitative interview study. European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy , 25 pp. 257-261. ISSN: 2047-9956 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2017-001449
- Courtenay, M. , Gillespie, D. , Lim, R. (2017) Patterns of dispensed non-medical prescriber prescriptions for antibiotics in primary care across England: a retrospective analysis. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy , 72 (10). pp. 2915-2920. ISSN: 0305-7453 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkx230
- Courtenay, M. , Rowbotham, S. , Lim, R. , Deslandes, R. , Hodson, K. , MacLure, K. , Peters, S. , Stewart, D. (2017) Antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections: a mixed methods study of patient experiences of non-medical prescriber management. BMJ Open , 7 (3). ISSN: 2044-6055 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013515
- Poonthananiwatkul, B. , Howard, R. , Williamson, E. , Lim, R. (2016) Why cancer patients choose in-patient complementary therapy in palliative care: a qualitative study at Arokhayasala Hospice in Thailand. European Journal of Integrative Medicine , 8 (3). pp. 260-265. ISSN: 1876-3820 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2016.02.002
- Lim, R. , Anderson, J. , Buckle, P. (2016) Work Domain Analysis for understanding medication safety in care homes in England: an exploratory study. Ergonomics , 59 (1). pp. 15-26. ISSN: 0014-0139 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2015.1057542
- Poonthananiwatkul, B. , Howard, R. , Williamson, E. , Lim, R. (2015) Cancer patients taking herbal medicines: a review of clinical purposes, associated factors, and perceptions of benefit or harm. Journal of Ethnopharmacology , 175 pp. 58-66. ISSN: 0378-8741 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2015.08.052
- Poonthananiwatkul, B. , Lim, R. , Howard, R. , Pibanpaknitee, P. , Williamson, E. (2015) Traditional medicine use by cancer patients in Thailand. Journal of Ethnopharmacology , 168 pp. 100-107. ISSN: 0378-8741 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2015.03.057
- Lim, R. , Courtenay, M. , Fleming, G. (2013) Roles of the non-medical prescribing leads within organisations across a Strategic Health Authority: perceived functions and factors supporting the role. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice , 21 (2). pp. 82-91. ISSN: 0961-7671 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00224.x
- Barber, N. , Alldred, D. , Raynor, D. , Dickinson, R. , Garfield, S. , Jesson, B. , Lim, R. , Savage, I. , Standage, C. , Buckle, P. , Carpenter, J. , Franklin, B. , Woloshynowych, M. , Zermansky, A. (2009) Care homes’ use of medicines study: prevalence, causes and potential harm of medication errors in care homes for older people. Quality and Safety in Health Care , 18 (5). pp. 341-346. ISSN: 1475-3898 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/qshc.2009.034231