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Contact

• workRoom B26 Boots Science Building
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• work0115 74 84559
• Naoko.Arakawa@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Dr Naoko Arakawa obtained her Bachelor in Pharmacy from the Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Japan, and became a registered pharmacist in Japan in 2002. Dr Arakawa worked as a pharmacist for a general hospital for 7 years and a community pharmacy for 1 year and 3 months. She moved to the UK for her postgraduate study in 2010 and obtained Master of Science in Clinical Pharmacy, International Practice and Policy with distinction from the School of Pharmacy, University of London in 2011. She completed her PhD at the University College London School of Pharmacy in 2016, and her thesis was entitled 'Global Pharmacy: A Comparative Exploration and Analysis of Initial Professional Education'. Dr Arakawa undertook a role of the International Lead at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society for UK-Japan collaborative programme between 2016-2018. She took a position of Assistant Professor in International Pharmacy at the School of Pharmacy, ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ in April 2018, and currently Associate Professor at the School of Pharmacy, ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. Dr Arakawa is also Interim Education Secretary of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), and a global lead for Competency Development of the FIP Hub.

Expertise Summary

Dr Arakawa's research interests focus on sustainable use of and access to medicines and social sustainability. Her research underpins these topics through collaborative transdisciplinary works developing and evaluating needs-based healthcare practice, education and workforce development in national and global perspectives for assisting the improvement of patients' and public health. Her research areas extends global public health practices and policies, sustainability in healthcare practice, emergency preparedness and disaster management. Dr Arakawa employs both quantitative and qualitative methods in her research, to seek practical outcomes that can inform and change the practice and policy for better health outcomes in patients, nationally and internationally.

Teaching Summary

Dr Arakawa is a Year 3 head of BSc International Pharmacy programme jointly taught with the Tianjin University Traditional Chinese Medicines in China.

She also teaches in Master of Pharmacy programme:

Year 2:

• Global Health workshop
• One Health lecture
• Epidemiology and Critical Appraisal (4 lectures and a workshop)

Year 3:

• An overview of pharmacovigilance (Medicines Pathway)
• Research project module: UG project supervisions and research training - Using published evidence and Data management & stats

Year 4:

• Medicines Pathway assessment lead - (Introduction, Assessment information)
• Medicines Pathway 4: Eco-toxicity
• Medicines Pathway 4: Access to medicines

Research Summary

Dr Arakawa is part of UKRI-funded Green Healthcare Hub (APP29078), and working especially on pharmaceutical waste reductions in healthcare. She is co-leading a global research group - Gen-MED study… read more

Recent Publications

• SHIGEAKI MISHIMA, NAOKO ARAKAWA, IAN BATES and FELICITY SMITH, 2022. International Journal of Healthcare Management. 0(0), 1-8
• TAKEDA, K. and ARAKAWA, N., 2021. Pharmacy. 9, 6
• RUPARELIA, J., MCMULLEN, J., ANDERSON, C., MUNENE, D. and ARAKAWA, N., 2021. Higher Education Quarterly. 75(4), 608-617
• ARAKAWA, N. and BADER, L., 2021. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. (In Press.)

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Current Research

Dr Arakawa is part of UKRI-funded Green Healthcare Hub (APP29078), and working especially on pharmaceutical waste reductions in healthcare. She is co-leading a global research group - Gen-MED study team: Navigating Generosity - the impacts of Donated Medicines in Health Emergencies. She is also leading and working on a number of global projects through the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) on competency-based education and global frameworks and tools development.

Past Research

Research projects that Dr Arakawa conducted include:

• Students' Learning Experiences in Pharmacy: Global Perspective
• An International Comparison of Pharmacy Curricula
• Global Pharmacy Education: An Exploratory ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ on Multiple Aspects in Quality (the part of study was published as a FIPEd Technical Report: http://www.fip.org/files/fip/FIPEd_Global_Education_Report_2013.pdf)
• Case studies in Pharmacy Workforce Development in Japan (the part of the FIPEd Technical Report: http://fip.org/publications#FIP-Education)
• FIP Handbook for the implementation of competency-based education in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences (https://www.fip.org/file/5338)
• MRC-funded project - developing frameworks for eco-directed sustainable prescribing: towards reducing environmental pollution from healthcare practices (MR/X011704/1)

• SHIGEAKI MISHIMA, NAOKO ARAKAWA, IAN BATES and FELICITY SMITH, 2022. International Journal of Healthcare Management. 0(0), 1-8
• TAKEDA, K. and ARAKAWA, N., 2021. Pharmacy. 9, 6
• RUPARELIA, J., MCMULLEN, J., ANDERSON, C., MUNENE, D. and ARAKAWA, N., 2021. Higher Education Quarterly. 75(4), 608-617
• ARAKAWA, N. and BADER, L., 2021. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. (In Press.)
• ANDERSON, CLAIRE and ARAKAWA, NAOKO, 2021. Pharmacy. 9(4), 168
• NAOKO ARAKAWA, SHIGEO YAMAMURA, CATHERINE DUGGAN and IAN BATES, 2020. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 16(3), 396-404
• NAOKO ARAKAWA, ANDREIA BRUNO-TOMÉ and IAN BATES, 2020. INNOVATIONS in pharmacy. 11(1), 18
• ARAKAWA, N. and ANDERSON, C., 2020. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 16(11), 1609–1613
• ARAKAWA, N., YAMAMURA, S. and BATES, I., 2020. A UK-Japan comparative qualitative study on pharmacists’ experiences about health and wellbeing hub functions in community pharmacy – preliminary analysis International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. S1, 22-23
• ARAKAWA, N., 2018. OTC medicines across the world: religions, beliefs, diets - variety of patients in the UK [JAPANESE] Toyaku Zasshi. 40(8), 50-53
• ARAKAWA, N., 2018. OTC medicines across the world: The UK [JAPANESE] Toyaku Zasshi. 40(7), 16-21
• ARAKAWA, N., 2018. Part 2: Professional Development and Competencies for Pharmacists. In: AKASE, T., ed., Pharmacy Management (3) Achieving Organisational Goals by Workforce Development at Different Levels [JAPANESE] Igaku Academy.
• ARAKAWA, N., 2018. Chapter 1: United Kingdom. In: KOBAYASHI, H., ed., Pharmacists and Pharmacies across the World [JAPANESE] Iyaku Keizaisha.
• ARAKAWA, N., 2017. Yakugaku Zasshi. 137(7), 879-882
• ARAKAWA, N., 2016. Lifelong Learning in Pharmacy in Great Britain [JAPANESE] Journal of Community Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 8(2), 129-133
• NAOKO ARAKAWA, KAORI NOMURA, CATHERINE DUGGAN and IAN BATES, 2015. A report from the Japanese Society of Drug Informatics Forum: The role of pharmacists providing self-care Pharmacy Education. 15(1), 182-188
• YAMAMURA, S., TAKEHIRA, R. and ARAKAWA, N., 2015. Part 4. Japan: Lifelong learning support system includes a clinical ladder with 10 steps of skills development. In: BRUNO, A., GALBRAITH, K. and BATES, I., eds., Advanced Practice and Specialisation in Pharmacy: Global Report 2015 International Pharmaceutical Federation. 36-37
• ARAKAWA, N., 2015. Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Japan. 75(3), 137-139
• ARAKAWA, N. and YAMAMURA, S., 2014. . In: BRUNO, A., ROUSE, M., TOFADE, T. and BATES, I., eds., Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Education in Pharmacy: Global Report International Pharmaceutical Federation.
• NAOKO, A., CARRASQUEIRA, J. and JOHN, C., 2013. . In: BRUNO, A. and BATES, I., eds., 2013 FIPEd Global Education Report International Pharmaceutical Federation.
• BATES, I., BRUNO, A. and ARAKAWA, N., 2013. Part3: Global Education Description. In: BRUNO, A. and BATES, I., eds., 2013 FIPEd Global Education Report International Pharmaceutical Federation.
• YAMAMURA, S., TAKEHIRA, R., OIDE, S., YAMAMOTO, N. and ARAKAWA, N., 2012. . In: GAL, D. and BATES, I., eds., 2012 FIP Global Pharmacy Workforce Report International Pharmaceutical Federation.
• ARAKAWA, N., Chapter 2: 4. Formulary management in the UK. In: MASUHARA, K., ed., Formulary Management [JAPANESE] Yakuji Nippo.