Head of School - School of Pharmacy
- School of Pharmacy
Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences - +60356295601
- renukha.sellappans@taylors.edu.my
Dr Renukha A/P Sellappans
Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy, UNIVERSITI MALAYA, Malaysia
- Master of Pharmacy, UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, GLASGOW, United Kingdom
Professional Qualification
No records found
Areas of Expertise
- Medical And Health Sciences, Health Services Research(Including Biothics), Interprofessional collaboration, development and evaluation of complex health intervention, qualitative research
- Medical And Health Sciences, Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy
Research Interest
No records found
Publications
2024
- Informing policy makers in developing countries: Practices and limitations of geriatric home medication review in Malaysia-A qualitative inquiry. (ISI-Indexed), Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine - Article in Journals
- Advancing pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences through the academic capacity assessment handbook. - Book
- Demystifying the Intricacies of Research Methodology, Scientific Publishing and Patenting (ISI-Indexed), Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (IJPER) - Article in Journals
2023
- Interventions for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus fasting during Ramadan. (ISI-Indexed), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - Article in Journals
- How Far Have We Developed Antibody Drug Conjugate for the Treatment of Cancer?, Drugs and Drug Candidates - Article in Journals
- Targeting mutant-p53 for cancer treatment: Are we there yet? (ISI-Indexed), Current Molecular Pharmacology - Article in Journals
- Humanising pharmacy curriculum through purpose-driven learning: A pilot project at senior care home (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
- A Survey of the Adoption and Perception of Mobile Health Applications Among Community Pharmacists in Malaysia (SCOPUS-Indexed), International Journal of Pharmacy Practice - Article in Journals
2022
- What do older adults and their caregivers in Malaysia think of home medication review? A qualitative inquiry (SCOPUS-Indexed), Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences - Article in Journals
- COVID-19: How Effective Are the Repurposed Drugs and Novel Agents in Treating the Infection? (ERA Indexed), Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences (SJMS) - Article in Journals
- Knowledge transfer of eLearning objects: Lessons learned from an intercontinental capacity building project. (ISI-Indexed), PLoS One - Article in Journals
- Medication Appropriateness among Older Persons Admitted to a General Hospital in Malaysia. (SCOPUS-Indexed), The Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences (MJMHS) - Article in Journals
2021
- Awareness of osteoporosis risk assessment tools and screening recommendations among community pharmacists in Malaysia. (ISI-Indexed), International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy - Article in Journals
- Prioritising topics for developing e-learning resources in healthcare curricula: A comparison between students and educators using a modified Delphi survey (ISI-Indexed), Plos One - Article in Journals
- DRUG-RELATED PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER PERSONS IN THE KLANG VALLEY, MALAYSIA: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Health and Translational Medicine - Article in Journals
- Perception of Key Opinion Leaders on Public-Private Partnership for Home Medication Review for Older Malaysians. (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
2020
- Reliability and Validity of the MMALMAS Instrument to Assess Medication Adherence in Malay-Speaking Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (SCOPUS-Indexed), Pharmaceutical Medicine - Article in Journals
- Taking a Step Further in Identifying Ideal Blood Pressure Range Among Hemodialysis Patients: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis. (ISI-Indexed), Frontiers in Pharmacology - Article in Journals
- The prevalence and perception of self-medication among adults in the Klang Valley, Malaysia (SCOPUS-Indexed), International Journal of Pharmacy Practice - Article in Journals
- Corporate Smoking Cessation Programme; A Pilot Initiative. (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
- Participatory Approach in Reusable Learning Object (RLO) Development Using ASPIRE Framework: Taylor's University's Experience - Book Chapter
2019
- Awareness of Beers Criteria and knowledge of potentially inappropriate medications among community pharmacists in Malaysia., Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - Article in Journals
- Polypharmacy Burden: How to Optimise, a Practical Approach (ISI-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
2018
- Managing gastroesophageal reflux, MIMS Pharmacist - Print Media
- Interventions for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus fasting during Ramadan (Protocol) (ISI-Indexed), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - Article in Journals
2015
- Validation of the Physician-Pharmacist Collaborative Index for physicians in Malaysia. (ISI-Indexed), International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy - Article in Journals
- Challenges faced by primary care physicians when prescribing for patients with chronic diseases in a teaching hospital in Malaysia: a qualitative study. (ISI-Indexed), BMJ Open - Article in Journals
2013
- Health innovation for patient safety improvement. (SCOPUS-Indexed), Australasian Medical Journal - Article in Journals
- Health innovation for patient safety improvement. - Book Chapter
Research
- Epidemiology and Management of Dry Eye Disease in Community Pharmacies, Co-researcher, 2023 to 2025, Private
- Surgical site infection (SSI) following colo-rectal and Obstetrics & Gynaecology surgeries: incidence, healthcare utilization burden, and risk factors, Project Leader, 2022 to 2024, Private
- Economic Burden of Major Depressive Disorder in Malaysia and The Differentials Between Treatment-Resistant Depression and Treatment-Responsive Depression, Project Leader, 2022 to 2024, Private
- Advancing Co-creation of RLOs to Digitise healthcare curricula (ACoRD), Co-researcher, 2018 to 2022, International
- Medication use and drug-related problems encountered by community-dwelling elderly in Klang Valley, Project Leader, 2017 to 2021, Taylor's University
- Effect of healthcare intervention on Functional Dyspepsia patients in a Malaysian public hospital: A randomised controlled trial, Co-researcher, 2017 to 2019, Taylor's University
- Validation of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score questionnaire in Malaysia, Co-researcher, 2017 to 2018, Taylor's University
- The development and pilot testing of a doctor-pharmacist collaboration intervention to improve medication safety for patients with chronic diseases in primary care., Co-researcher, 2012 to 2015, Private
Awards and Stewardship
- Jawatankuasa Pelaksana dan Teknikal (Komuniti dan Industri) Credentialing Amalan Farmasi, Services, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Member , 2023
- Jawatankuasa Pemandu Dasar Ubat Nasional (DUNas), Services, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Member , 2022
- Outstanding Open Educational Resources (OER) Award (Project), Competition, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Best Paper Award , 2021
- Bronze Award at the International University Carnival on e-Learning, Competition, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Best Paper Award , 2021
- Silver Award, 13th MPS-USM Pharmacy Scientific Conference, Conference, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Best Poster Award , 2017
- Oral merit award, WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference 2014, Conference, World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA), Best Oral , 2014
- University of Malaya Three Minute Thesis (UM3MT) Competition 2014, Competition, University of Malaya (UM), Second place winner at faculty level , 2014
Paper Presented
- A model for the implementation of reusable learning objects: impact and perspectives in teaching and learning of health sciences curriculum., Taylor's 14th Teaching & Learning e-Conference (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 13/10/2021 to 15/10/2021
- Users Reaction and Learning Performance of the ACoRD Reusable Learning Objects, 4th International Conference on Medical Education Informatics MEI 2021 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 12/07/2021 to 15/09/2021
- Strategies to Incorporate Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs) in the Curriculum, 4th International Conference on Medical Education Informatics MEI 2021 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 12/07/2021 to 15/09/2021
- Experiences and challenges faced in the delivery of geriatric home medication review in Malaysia., Malaysian e-Congress of Geriatric Medicine (CONFERENCE), POSTER PRESENTER , 19/08/2021 to 21/09/2021
- Perception of Key Opinion Leaders on Public-Private Partnership for Home Medication Review for Older Malaysians., 22nd NIH Scientific Conference (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 21/09/2021
- Medication use and drug-related problems encountered by community-dwelling older persons in Klang Valley, Research and Innovation Festival, Taylor's University (Research Fair 2019), ORAL PRESENTER , 25/11/2019 to 28/11/2019
- Polypharmacy Burden: How to Optimise; A Practical Approach, 1st World Congress on Falls and Postural Stability (CONGRESS), ORAL PRESENTER , 04/12/2019 to 07/12/2019
- Prioritising reusable learning object development in existing curriculum - preliminary results from Delphi survey involving lecturers and students in three Malaysian universities., Taylor's 12th Teaching and Learning Conference 2019 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 12/09/2019 to 14/09/2019
- Corporate Smoking Cessation Programme; A Pilot Initiative, International Conference on Pharmaceutical Research and Pharmacy Practice cum 14th IIUM-MPS Pharmacy Scientific Conference (ICPRP 2019) (CONFERENCE), POSTER PRESENTER , 19/10/2019 to 20/10/2019
- Public s Perception on The Role of Community Pharmacists in Malaysia; A Qualitative Study., Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Research Week (Symposium), POSTER PRESENTER , 24/06/2019 to 26/06/2019