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Personal information:

Nationality: Bulgarian

Date of Birth: 8th of February 1972

Place of Birth: Sofia, Bulgaria 

Marital status: married
Spoken Languages: Bulgarian, English, Russian, German 


Work Experience:
2008 till now:
Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria 
Associate Professor 
Main activities: teaching, instruction, scientific work and research
 

2001 -2008:
Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria 
Assistant Professor 
Main activities: teaching, instruction, scientific work and research

1999-2001:
Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria
Research fellow
Main activities: scientific work and research

1997-2001:
Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria
PhD student
Main activities: scientific work and research


Education and training:
1986-1991 
Secondary Education with language skills: First English Language School -Sofia, Bulgaria, graduated with gold medal

 

1991-1996 
Higher Education: Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria
Title of qualification: MSc (pharmacy)

 

1996-1998

Postgraduate specialization education course: Technical University - Sofia, Bulgaria

Title of qualification: Specialist in marketing and management

 

March, 1998 -Specialization course in Potsdam, Germany, McGill University
MEASUREMENT IN HEALTH CARE
 

June, 1999 - Specialization course in Syracuse, Italy, Harvard School of Public Health 
MEDITERRANEAN SCHOOL OF MEDICAL STATISTICS AND CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
 

June, 2000 - Specialization course in Syracuse, Italy, Harvard School of Public Health 
MEDITERRANEAN SCHOOL OF MEDICAL STATISTICS AND CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

 

1997-2000

PhD: Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria
Title of qualification: PhD (pharmacy) - thesis “Research on the chronic patient’s compliance”

 

2000-2003

Postgraduate specialization education course: Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria

Title of qualification: Specialist in Organization and economic of distribution and pharmaceutical practice

 

July, 2003 - Further education course, Federation of the scientific-technological unions, Sofia, Bulgaria

METHODOLOGICAL BASES OF THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES

 

April, 2005 - Further education course on HOSPITAL PHARMACY “PharmAssist”, module 2/2005;
Union of the Pharmacists in Bulgaria, GlaxoSmithKline-Bulgaria

 

April, 2005 - Further education course on PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETING, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria,
Institute D'Administration Des Entreprises, Universite de Nantes, France

 

March-April, 2006 - Specialization in the Department of Social Pharmacy, Pharmacoepidemiology, Pharmacotherapy and Pharmaceutical care, RUG University of Groningen, the Netherlands  

PHARMACEUTICAL CARE

 

2004-2007

Postgraduate specialization education course: Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria

Title of qualification: Specialist in Organization and economic of pharmaceutical manufacturing

 

2008-2009

Postgraduate specialization education course: Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria

Title of qualification: Specialist in Clinical Pharmacy

 

November 2009

Interdisziplinäre Forschungen der Kulturerbe auf dem Balkan, Unterstützt von Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung

 

Memberships in academic and professional associations:

1999-2003 - Member of the Academic Council, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria

Since 1999 - Casher of EURO DURG -Bulgaria

Since 2000 - Member of the Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Society

Since 2005 - Member of  International Society of History of Pharmacy

2008-2009; Since 2010 - Member of the Faculty Council, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria

Since 2009 - Socrates/Erasmus Coordinator for the Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria

Since 2009 - European Association of Faculties of Pharmacy Coordinator for the Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria

Since 2010 - Head of the Ethical Commission of the Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Union


Skills:
 Written and oral communication; Computer skills (Windows, Excel, Word, Power Point, professional software) 

Driving License: Clear

Some recent publications:

1. Zl. D. Dimitrova, V. B. Petkova: Cancer, drug medication and noncompliance, Boll Chim Farm, Milano, 139, 3: 146-148,  2000.

2. Zl. D. Dimitrova, V. B. Petkova: The compliance of the community and private pharmacies’ patients, Boll Chim Farm, Milano, 139, 6:126-129, 2000.

3. V. B.Petkova, Zl.D.Dimitrova, I. Getov:  An attempt for complex assessment of the elderly patients’ compliance, Boll Chim Farm, Milano, 140, 2:103-107, 2001.

4. V. Petkova, Zl. Dimitrova: Asthma, drug medication and noncompliance, Boll Chim Farm, Milano, 141, 5: 355-356, 2002.

5. V. Petkova, Zl. Dimitrova: Pharmaceutical practice, Pharmaceutical carе and pharmacy education in Bulgaria, Pharmacy Education, London, 3 (3): 205-207, 2003.

6. Petkova, V., Georgiev St., Dimitrova Zl. Research on the implementation of the pharmaceutical care in the pharmacy practice of Sofia, Bulgaria, full text proceedings of the 11th Panhellenic pharmaceutical congress, Athens, Greece, 29-31, March, 2003, European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Vol.28, 2003, No1, p.81-82 /available on CD-ROM/;

7. Petkova V: The role of information for improvement of patients’ treatment in Bulgaria, Centr. Eur. J. Publ. Hlth., 12 (2): 69-74, 2004.

8. V.Petkova, A. Antonova, Zl.Dimitrova: The pharmaceutical care and self-treatment. Sofia, Healthcare management, 6, 20-26, 2004, (in Bulgarian)

9. V. Petkova: The economical effect of a pharmaceutical education on patients with asthma, full text proceedings of the 12th Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Congress, Athens, 2005, European Journal of Drug Metabolism and pharmacokinetics, Vol. 30, 2005, 38.  /available on CD-ROM/;

10. V. Petkova: Evaluation of the impact of a pharmaceutical care program on patients with asthma, Ankara Ecz. Fac. Der., 34 (4) 251-262, 2005

11. V. Petkova: Physicians, pharmacists and patients’ compliance with chronic treatment in Bulgaria, Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety, Vol. 15, 8, 607-612, 2006

12. V. Petkova, St. Georgiev, Zl. Dimitrova, M. Radivoeva: Implementation of pharmaceutical care knowledge in Bulgarian community pharmacies, Pharmacy education, Vol 6 (2), 107-110, 2006

13. V. Petkova, G. Petrova: Pilot project for education of patients with type 2 diabetes by pharmacists, Acta Diabetologica, Vol 43 (2), pp 34-42, 2006

14. Petkova V., Ivanova A, Petrova G.: Eduaction of patients with diabetes in the community pharmacies (pilot project in Bulgaria), J. Fac. Pharm Ankara, Ankara, 35(2), 111-124, 2006

15. O. Palaveev, Zl. Dimitrova, N. Ovcharova, V. Petkova, M. Sefanova, St. Ivanova: Assessment of the decreased productivity of patients with diabetes type 2 in the Clinical Endocrynological Center Sofia, Bulgaria. Pharmacy Practice, 4(4), 204-207, 2006

16. V. Petkova, G. Petrova: Educating patients with type 2 diabetes in community pharmacy. Hospital Pharmacy Europe, 32, 61-62, 2007

17.  K. Todorova, Palaveev O, Petkova V., Stefanova M., Dimitrova Zl.: A pharmcoeconomical model for choice of a treatment for pregnant women with gestational diabetes. Acta Diabetologica, Vol. 44(3), 144-148, 2007

18. V. Petkova: Pharmaceutical care for asthma patients: a community pharmacy based pilot project. Allergy and asthma proceedings,Volume 29, Number 1, 1/2 , 55-61, 2008

19. Naboko D., V.Petkova and Zl. Dimitrova: Combination of different marketing strategies for increase of the antismoking drug sales. Journal of Medical Marketing,  8, 144–150, 2008

20. V. Petkova: Education of diabetic  patients on insulin therapy in community pharmacies, full text proceedings of the 14th Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Congress, Athens, 2009, European Journal of Drug Metabolism and pharmacokinetics, Vol. 34, 2009, 33.  /available on CD-ROM/

21. V. Petkova, Dimitrov, M: Compliance and drug forms - is there any interference?, full text proceedings of the 14th Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Congress, Athens, 2009, European Journal of Drug Metabolism and pharmacokinetics, Vol. 34, 2009, 78.  /available on CD-ROM/

22. V. Petkova, Ibrahim A, Georgiev St.: Self-treatment pharmacist's responsibility or pure marketing?, full text proceedings of the 14th Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Congress, Athens, 2009, European Journal of Drug Metabolism and pharmacokinetics, Vol. 34, 2009, 33.  /available on CD-ROM/

23. Petkova VB: Eductaion for arthritis patients: a community based pilot project. Pharmacy Practice, 2009, 7(2):88-93

 

 

Books:

1. Social pharmacy and pharmaceutical legislation, Practical handbook, G. Petrova,  D. Dimitrov, M. Stefanova, I. Getov, V. Petkova, T. Todorov, Sofia, Infopharma, 2002,  ISBN: 954-91153-1-3 (in Bulgarian);

2. Pharmaceutical care, Zl. Dimitrova, V. Petkova, Sofia, St. Cyril and St. Methodius University Printing House, 2005, ISBN: 954-07-2127-Х (in Bulgarian);

3. Social pharmacy and pharmaceutical legislation, Practical handbook, second revised edition G. Petrova,  I. Getov, V. Petkova, M. Stefanova, T. Todorov, J. Antonova, As. Stoimenova, Sofia, Infopharma, 2005, ISBN: 954-91153-4-8 (in Bulgarian);

4. Practical book in Pharmaceutical care, V.Petkova, 2008, Sofia, Simel Press Publishing house, ISBN: 978-954-9487-50-3 (in Bulgarian);

5. Pharmaceutical care, second edition, Zl. Dimitrova, V. Petkova, Stanislav Gueorguiev, Sofia, St. Cyril and St. Methodius University Printing House, 2009, ISBN: 978-954-07-2868-1 (in Bulgarian);

6. Compendium of history of pharmacy, V. Petkova, 2009, Sofia, Simel Press Publishing house, ISBN: 978-954-9487-66-4 (in Bulgarian).