Prof
Nelson Mandela University
Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
Ilse Truter is a full professor in the Department of Pharmacy and leader of the Drug Utilization Research Unit (DURU) at Nelson Mandela University (NMU) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Ilse holds doctorates in Pharmacy and Business Management, and is a registered pharmacist. She has successfully completed an international accredited Travel Medicine Course, and is a member of the WHO International Working Group for Drug Statistics Methodology. Ilse has authored 120 peer-reviewed research articles, three chapters in books, and 163 articles in local/professional journals. She is a National Research Foundation (NRF) C2 rated researcher. Her research field is pharmacoepidemiology (including drug utilisation research and pharmacoeconomics), and clinical pharmacy. Research focus areas are central nervous system conditions, vaccines and primary health care. Ilse is a member of the South African Pharmacy Council, the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa, and the South African Association of Health Educationalists. Ilse is also a member of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE) and one of the regional leads for the ISPE Africa Chapter. She is a founding member of the Medicines Utilisation Research in Africa (MURIA) group. Ilse has supervised 9 doctoral studies and 21 masters' degrees to completion, and is currently supervising a further 6 postgraduate studies. She has conducted training on drug utilisation research methodology, including the ATC/DDD System, in several African countries, serves as moderator and external examiner for several local and international universities, serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, and reviews articles for a number of other journals.