Professor Amanj Kurdi

Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

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Professor Kurdi is a Professor of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacy Practice. He specialises in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Utilisation Research, especially concerning cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and antibiotics. This includes studying medication adherence and persistence through the analysis of secondary databases and patient-level data, utilising a range of statistical and analytical methods.

Additionally, Professor Kurdi is keen on exploring Health Service Research and the evaluation of health policies and clinical guidelines' effects. Open to both national and international collaborations with fellow researchers and academics, Dr. Kurdi actively participates in events and conferences like EuroDURG and ICPE, fostering a collaborative environment for advancing research in these areas.

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Publications

Public Health Scotland (PHS) homecare medicines dataset : a national resource for linked prescribing data for specialist medicines prescribed in hospital outpatient setting and supplied via homecare services
Kurdi Amanj, Stobo Laura, Millar Morven, Clayton Will, Merrick Andrew, McTaggart Stuart, Mueller Tanja, Bennie Marion
International Journal of Population Data Science (2025)
Evaluation of age-related changes in human lens stiffness through a novel non-invasive method using shear wave ultrasound elastography
Qader Alaa Hussein, Bahari Norafida Binti, Rahim Ezamin Bin Abdul, Saleh Rafidah Binti Md, Zain Muhsonat Binti Mohamad, Kurdi Amanj
Current Eye Research Vol 50, pp. 1112-1122 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2025.2535738
Access to services for mental ill-health and substance use among people released from prison in Scotland (RELEASE) : retrospective observational cohort study protocol
Kjellgren Richard, Savinc Jan, Dougall Nadine, Kurdi Amanj, Leyland Alastair, Watson Jim, Hunt Kate, Connell Catriona
International Journal of Population Data Science Vol 10 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v10i1.2971
Anti-seizure medication in pregnancy and pregnancy, baby, and child outcomes : a population-based cohort study
Moore Emily, Millar Morven, Merrick Rachel, Stark Victoria, Jarvis Lynne, Kurdi Amanj, Mueller Tanja, Bennie Marion, Wood Rachael
Health Data Research UK conference (2025)
A simulated client study on non-prescription antibiotic sales and counselling practices in Iraqi nurse-led clinics : implications for antimicrobial resistance
Kurdi Amanj, Hasan Awat Jamal, Hassan Ari Jamal, He Ying, Darweesh Omeed, M-Amen Karwan, Baker Kirmanj I, Karwi Hardee, Godman Brian
Infection and Drug Resistance (2025)
Exploring community pharmacy services in the Gulf cooperation council countries : a scoping review
Noorsaeed Solafa M W, Alshammari Hisham, Weir Natalie, Kurdi Amanj
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice Vol 33, pp. 458-476 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riaf041

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Professional Activities

Invited Guest Speaker at the 15th International Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences (CIFARP 2025)around Real-world evidence
Speaker
29/10/2025
CPD course: Alkitab university pharmacy students summer school
Organiser
7/7/2025
NORDIC Social Pharmacy Conference 2025
Organiser
4/6/2025
External Examiner for the “Professional Certificate in Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacovigilance” course at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Examiner
24/2/2025
Iraqi Journal of Pharmacy (Journal)
Peer reviewer
13/8/2024
Positioning Pharmacists in advancing Primary Health Care
Speaker
13/6/2024

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Projects

Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Saudi Arabia: a multidisciplinary program to instigating evidence-based, theory-driven antimicrobial stewardship interventions using mixed-method approach
Elrggal, Mahmoud (CoPI) Kurdi, Amanj (Principal Investigator)
A 48 months project funded by The Saudi Basic Science Initiative, Research Development and Innovation Authority (RDIA), ~£300K
01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2029
Real world effectiveness of Tirzepatide, Semaglutide, and Liraglutide effects on Lipid Profile, Blood Pressure, body weight, HbA1c and heart rate among diabetic and non-diabetic patients: A Systematic Review and meta-analysis of Observational Studies
Alotaibi, Eman (Principal Investigator) Kurdi, Amanj (Principal Investigator) Alotaibi, Badriah (Academic)
01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025
Cancer Medicines Outcomes Programme - Public Health Scotland
Dunlop, Emma (Co-investigator) Mueller, Tanja (Co-investigator) Bennie, Marion (Principal Investigator) Kurdi, Amanj (Co-investigator) Lu, Liya (Researcher) Kavanagh, Kimberley (Co-investigator)
The aim of CMOP-PHS is to better understand the real world outcomes of cancer medicines for cancer patients in Scotland. The project is a collaboration between the University of Strathclyde, Public Health Scotland and the NHS Health Boards.
01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2027
Prescribing medicines use in pregnancy: A scoping review protocol
Parvin, Mst Irin (Principal Investigator) Mueller, Tanja (Principal Investigator) Kurdi, Amanj (Principal Investigator)
Medication use during pregnancy can have detrimental effects on the mother as well as the unborn child, which might be unknown. Studies on medicine use during pregnancy can provide valuable information about the medications that pregnant women most frequently use for the diseases they are prescribed and whether or or not using these medications could be harmful for the mother and/or the unborn child. Findings from this scoping review will provide an insight of the medicines used during pregnancy as well as a comprehensive summary of the current evidence on this topic.
10-Jan-2024 - 14-Jan-2024
Profiling and assessing medicines use in pregnancy in Scotland: a population-based, whole system prescribing approach using routine data from clinical care
Mueller, Tanja (Principal Investigator) Kurdi, Amanj (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2027
PHS Medicines Programme
Kurdi, Amanj (Principal Investigator) Mueller, Tanja (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2028

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Professor Amanj Kurdi
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Email: amanj.baker@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2181