Qualifications:
PhD(NMU)

Professional Affiliations:

• I am registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) (as a practicing pharmacist)
• I am a registered tutor and assessor with the SAPC
• South African Pharmacy Council’s Committee of Experts for the Review of Competence Standards (2016-7). This Committee was tasked with reviewing the current pharmacy profession competence standards and developing a draft document of new competence standards which are in line with current practice and the International Federation of Pharmacy’s competency standards framework
• Working Group for the Standard Development of the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Council for Higher Education and SAPC) (2019- present)
• Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa
• Member of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Teaching:

• Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacy management, Over-the-counter prescribing for minor ailments, Chronic disease management, Healthcare systems in South Africa, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Evidence-based Practice

Research:

Pharmacy education, Professional identity, Pharmacist’s role in primary care, pharmacovigilance.

Recent research projects:

• Pharmaceutical care in the primary healthcare environment
• Role of the pharmacist in care for older persons
• Role of the patient in adverse drug reporting

 

 

Selected publications:

• Burton, S., Boschmans, S.-A., & Hoelson, C. (2013). Self-Perceived Professional Identity of Pharmacy Educators in South Africa. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 77(10), 210. doi:10.5688/ajpe7710210
• Bobbins, A. C., Burton, S., & Fogarty, T.-L. (2020). Different models of pharmaceutical services and care in primary healthcare clinics in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: Challenges and opportunities for pharmacy practice. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 12(1). doi:10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2323
• Ndzamela, S., & Burton, S. (2020). Patients and healthcare professionals’ experiences of medicine stock-outs and shortages at a community healthcare centre in the Eastern Cape. South African Pharmaceutical Journal, 87(5), 37i-37m.

Book chapters:

• Burton, S., & Kubashe, N. (2019). Corporatization of Community Pharmacy. In Z. U. D. Babar (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy (Vol. 2, pp. 278-288): Elsevier.

Peer-reviewed conference proceedings:

• Pharmacy SNOW Symposium, Breckenridge Colorado, January 2019. Paper presented: “Education driving patient care: Teaching for transformation”
• International Symposium on Pharmaceutical Education, July, Monash University, Prato, Italy, Paper presented: Listening to the life stories of older people: an opportunity for transformative learning, Poster presented: Simulation learning: Integrating clinical knowledge into the dispensing process.

Awards and grants:

• Honorary Associate Professor - School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham (2016 – present)
• Nelson Mandela University Distinguished Teacher Award (2016-2020)

Web presence:

• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sue_Burton

Recent former students:

27 Masters students and two PhD students supervised to completion (list available on request)

Hobbies and interests:

Gardening, exploring nature, beach walking, and swimming