Jodie Coulson
Lecturer in Prescribing and Medicines Optimisation

Teaching

Undergraduate

Jodie teaches pharmacology on the MSc Nursing programme.

On our Bsc Nursing Programme, Jodie is a Stage One seminar lead in the Biological and Pharmacological Aspects of Health and Wellbeing module. She also teaches pharmacology and medicines safety.

Jodie is module lead for Medicines Optimisation on the Nurse Associate apprenticeship programme.

Jodie also teaches evidence based practice on the NA programme.

Postgraduate

Jodie teaches pharmacology on the Independent and Supplementary prescribing programme. She also contributes to the ACP programme.

Publications

Selected publications

• Coulson, J., 2022. Understanding the role of genomics in nursing practice, Nursing Standard Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain): 1987).
• Coulson, J., 2022. Identifying and managing adverse drug reactions to promote medicines.
  adherence and safety. Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain): 1987).
• Coulson, J., 2021. Understanding the pharmacology of the side effects of medicines for effective prevention of adverse drug reactions. Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain): 1987).
• Coulson, J., 2020. Optimising the absorption of medicines. Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain): 1987), 35(7), pp.61-66.  

External activities

Overview

• External examiner UWE – Independent and Supplementary Prescribing programme
• Peer reviewer for Nursing Standard
• Jodie was a panel member at the 2024 Wellcome Connecting Science workshop for educators: How to Teach Genomics, hosted at the Wellcome genome campus in Hinxton.
• Jodie has written a module on the safe use of opioid medications for the SCRIPT national e-learning programme. SCRIPT is designed to encourage safe and effective prescribing and medicines management. It is developed by the University of Birmingham and OCB Media Ltd, and commissioned by Health Education England.