Professor Marion Bennie

Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Personal statement

Marion is a qualified pharmacist who graduated from The Robert Gordon's University with a BSc in Pharmacy followed by a MSc in Clinical Pharmacy at the Universtiy of Strathclyde. She obtained an Advanced Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Teaching from the University of Leeds.

She holds a senior joint appointment with the NHS in Scotland as Chief Pharmacist, Public Health and intelligence, National Services Scotland which provides national and specialist services across Scotland. In 2008 Marion took up a 50% appointment as Professor of Pharmacy Practice in SIPBS.

Prizes and awards

Health Services Research Pharmacy Practice: Poster Prize 2nd Place: Recipient; 11/4/2022

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Publications

Real-world effectiveness of systemic anticancer therapy for advanced melanoma in the West of Scotland from 2010-18: Clarke Julie, Bennie Marion, Kurdi Amanj, Pan Jiafeng, Mueller Tanja, Crearie Christine, Baillie Kelly, Laskey Jennifer, Waterston Ashita; Future Oncology (2023); https://doi.org/10.2217/fon-2022-0959
Utilisation and prescribing pattern of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in Scotland supplied through homecare services : a population-based study: Kurdi Amanj, Proud Euan, Jarvis Lynne, Bennie Marion; European Drug Utilization Research Group conference 2023 (2023)
Assessing duration of antibiotic therapy across hospitals in Scotland including the impact of COVID-19 pandemic : a segmented interrupted time series analysis: Kurdi Amanj, Platt Niketa, Morrison Aidan, Proud Euan, Gronkowski Karen, Mueller Tanja, Seaton Ronald Andrew, Malcolm William, Bennie Marion; European Drug Utilization Research Group conference 2023 (2023)
Utilisation trends and expenditures of lipid-lowering therapies in Kuwait between 2012 And 2022: Alsaffar Noor Ahmed Jassim, Bennie Marion, Alowayesh Maryam, Kurdi Amanj; European Drug Utilization Research Group conference 2023 (2023)
Identifying the important outcomes to measure for pharmacy-led, clinical services within primary care : a nominal group technique approach: Newham Rosemary, Weir Natalie, Ferguson Aimee, Bennie Marion; Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy Vol 19, pp. 468-476 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2022.11.003
Evaluation of duration of antibiotic therapy across hospitals in Scotland including the impact of COVID-19 pandemic : a segmented interrupted time series analysis: Kurdi Amanj, Platt Niketa, Morrison Aidan, Proud Euan, Gronkowski Karen, Mueller Tanja, Seaton R Andrew, Malcolm William, Bennie Marion; Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy Vol 21, pp. 455-475 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1080/14787210.2023.2181789

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Research interests

Marion's research portfolio is focused on development of a robust evidence base to support the safe, effective and person centred care through use of medicines and other health technologies. Key areas of interest:

Pharmacoepidemiology
Pharmacy Practice
Healthcare Interventions

Professional activities

Scanning technology within community pharmacies: a friend or foe?: Contributor; 13/1/2021
Upskilling and intensification of work; are robots the answer?: Contributor; 22/8/2019
Safety climate within primary care: development and psychometric evaluation of a community pharmacy tool.: Contributor; 30/4/2014

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Projects

Advanced Analytics and Informatics for MedicineS Data (AAIMS): Kurdi, Amanj (Principal Investigator) Bennie, Marion (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023
Rapid Outcomes of COVid therapeutics in Eave II (ROCOVE): Sheikh, Aziz (Principal Investigator) Kurdi, Amanj (Co-investigator) Tibble, Holly (Co-investigator) Bennie, Marion (Co-investigator) Robertson, Chris (Co-investigator); This was an externally funded project funded by the NIHR (grant ref.NIHR135575) with a total value of £113,579.93; 03-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2022
How can routine linkage of medicines to health care outcomes enable a better understanding of the direct and indirect effects on COVID-19 on clinical pathways? Advanced Analytics and Informatics for MedicineS Data (AAIMS) project: Sofat, Reecha (Principal Investigator) Kurdi, Amanj (Co-investigator) Yates, Jeremy (Co-investigator) Pirmohamed, Munir (Co-investigator) Dale, Caroline (Co-investigator) Takhar, Rohan (Co-investigator) Marcha, Maria (Co-investigator) Bennie, Marion (Co-investigator); This is an externally funded project by HDR UK for a total value of £241,690.29 (grant ref. 2021.0153; RKES Ref.211807); 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2022
Scottish Pharmacist Clinical Academic Fellows Academic: Bennie, Marion (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2024
Leveraging CoviD-19 to Build Confidence in Vaccination and Promote Antimicrobial Stewardship in SA: Meyre, Hannelie (Principal Investigator) Kurdi, Amanj (Co-investigator) Bennie, Marion (Co-investigator) Godman, Brian (Co-investigator); This is an externally funded project by the National Research Foundation (NRF) in South Africa with a total value of £23,211; 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2023
Primary Care Pharmacy Resilience: Pharmacotherapy Service in Time of COVID-19: Newham, Rosemary (Principal Investigator) Bennie, Marion (Principal Investigator) Dunlop, Emma (Researcher) Weir, Natalie Mcfadyen (Researcher) Ferguson, Aimee Margaret Denver (Researcher); To explore the effect of COVID-19 on pharmacy teams working within General Practice to deliver the pharmacotherapy service. This project considers the pharmacotherapy service’s evolution due to changing practice – and priorities – under COVID-19.; 04-Jan-2021

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