Assoc. Prof. PharmDr. Daniela Fialová, PhD.

Previous Education and Emplyoment

1998 – M.Sc.- Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University in Prague

2006 – Ph.D.- Clinical Pharmacy - Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University in Prague

2001- Board Certification in Clinical Pharmacy, Institute for Postgraduate Education in Healthcare, Prague, Department for Postgraduate Education in Clinical Pharmacy

2003- present- Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University in Prague and Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 1^st Faculty of Medicine, Prague

2008- 2014- Head of the Department for Postgraduate Education in Clinical Pharmacy, Institute for Postgraduate Education in Healthcare, Prague

2014- present- Head of the University Educational Clinical Pharmacy Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

Experience abroad (courses, study stays)

2002- Summer school "Health and Ageing in EU Countries", Spain

2003- Clinical course "Patient Centered Teaching for Clinical Pharmacists and Clinical Teachers", Malta

2002- Study stay in clinical pharmacy, University of Wisconsin and College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, USA

2003- Study stay in clinical pharmacy in geriatrics, Lothian Primary Care NHS Trust- Pharmacy Service, Edinburgh, Scotland

2004- Study stay in geriatric pharmacoepidemiology, Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Italy (3 months)

2006- Study stay in clinical pharmacy and pharmacoepidemiology, University of Bordeaux, France

2009- Research Fellow of the International InterRAI Corporation, Geriatric Medication CAPs

Research Interests

Impact of processes of ageing on therapeutic value of medications, development of explicit criteria of inappropriate medications/drug procedures in geriatric patients, geriatric pharmacoepidemiology, impact of suboptimal drug prescribing on seniors´ health, morbidity and mortality, ageing and clinical pharmacy

Teaching

Clinical pharmacy, clinical pharmacy-drug risks, pharmaceutical care in geriatrics (Faculty of Pharmacy), rational geriatric pharmacotherapy, applied geriatric pharmacology (Dept of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 1^st Faculty of Medicine- postgraduate courses)

Lectures, seminars and courses in rational geriatric pharmacotherapy for clinical pharmacists, pharmacists, physicians, nurses (postgraduate and continuing education organized by Czech Chamber of Pharmacists or the Czech Professional Pharmaceutical and Medical Societies)

Organization of and participation in educational courses of the University Educational Clinical Pharmacy Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University

Professional Memberships

• Board Member of the Section of Clinical Pharmacy, Czech Pharmaceutical Society J. E. Purkyně

• Member of the Scientific Panel of Agency for Healthcare Research, Czech Republic

• Member of the Czech Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology

• Invited Full Fellow of the International InterRAI Corporation

• Member of the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy

• Member of the Editorial Board of the Czech Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy, invited Reviewer of the Journals Drugs & Aging and Drugs Safety

Grants

Main investigator- “Interactions on CYP450 enzyme isoforms- key for evaluation of risks of pharmacotherapy in the elderly”- Grant Agency of the Charles University 95/2001 (2001-2003) 

Main investigator- „Risks of drug regimens with high anticholinergic activity- impact on health and consuption of health services in seniors“- Grant Agency of the Charles University 138/2004 (2004-2006)

Co-investigator- „Increase in the quality of prescription to seniors- validation of tools for the purposes of drug policy in the Czech Republic“, IGA 10-029-4 (2009-2011)

Researcher-  European „Aged in Home Care” project (ADHOC)- 5th Framework Programme of the European Commission (2000-2004)

Researcher-  European „Services and Health in the Elderly” project (SHELTER)- 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission (2009-2014)

Research Cooperation-  European project „Participation of Elderly in Clinical Trials (PREDICT)”- 7^th Framework Programme of the European Commission (2008-2011)

Management Committee Member, EU COST Action “Ageism –multinational, interdisciplinary perspective”

Awards

1996, 1997, 1998- Award of the Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy

2005 – French Award for Pharmacy, French Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic

2005- Scientific Award of the Czech Medical Society J.E. Purkyně

2006- Scientific Award of Dr. Paul Janssen, Czech Republic

Publications

more than 20 publications in international journals (total IF > 48), more than 30 publications in national journals

H-index: 10, citations: 680

invited speaker at 8 international conferences/symposia, oral presentations at >10 scientific meetings, presentations (oral/poster presentations) at international conferences

Selected publications (international, top 12):

1. Fialová D, Topinková E, Gambassi G, et al. Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use among Home Care Elderly Patients in Europe. JAMA 2005 (March 16); 293 (11): 1348-1358 (IF= 21,455)

2. Fialová D, Onder G. Medication errors in elderly people: contributing factors and future perspectives. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2009; 67(6): 641-5 (IF= 3.578)

3. Spinewine A, Fialová D, Byrne S. The role of the pharmacist in optimizing pharmacotherapy in older people. Drugs Aging. 2012; 29(6): 495-510. Review (IF= 2.646)

4. Ayalon L, Fialová D, Areán PA, Onder G. Challenges associated with the recognition and treatment of depression in older recipients of home care services. Int Psychogeriatr. 2010; 22(4): 514-22 (IF= 2.478)

5. Lukas A, Mayer B, Fialová D, et al. Treatment of Pain in European Nursing Homes: Results from the Services and Health for Elderly in Long TERm Care (SHELTER) Study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2013; 14(11): 821-31 (IF= 5.302)

6. Onder G, Liperoti R, Foebel A, Fialova D, et al.; SHELTER project. Polypharmacy and mortality among nursing home residents with advanced cognitive impairment: results from the SHELTER study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2013; 14(6): 450.e7-12 (IF= 5.302)

7. Lukas A, Mayer B, Fialová D, et al. Pain characteristics and pain control in European nursing homes: cross-sectional and longitudinal results from the Services and Health for Elderly in Long TERm care (SHELTER) study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2013; 14(6): 421-8 (IF= 5.302)

8. Vetrano DL, Tosato M, Colloca G, Topinkova E, Fialova D, et al.; SHELTER Study. Polypharmacy in nursing home residents with severe cognitive impairment: results from the SHELTER Study. Alzheimers Dement. 2013; 9(5): 587-93 (IF= 14.483)

9. Onder G, Liperoti R, Fialova D, et al. Polypharmacy in nursing home in Europe: results from the SHELTER study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2012; 67(6): 698-704 (IF= 4.314)

10. Agrawal A, Aronson JK, Britten N, Ferner RE, de Smet PA, Fialová D, et al. Medication errors: problems and recommendations from a consensus meeting. Members of Expert group of Erice on Medication Errors, Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2009; 67(6): 592-8 (IF= 3.578)

11. Catananti C, Liperoti R, Settanni S, Lattanzio F, Bernabei R, Fialova D, et al. Heart failure and adverse drug reactions among hospitalized older adults. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2009; 86(3): 307-10 (IF= 6.85)

12. Sørbye LW, Garms-Homolová V, Henrard JC, Jónsson PV, Fialová D, et al. Shaping home care in Europe: the contribution of the Aged in Home Care project. Maturitas. 2009; 62(3): 235-42 (IF= 2.093)