Dr Renly Lim

Senior Research Fellow UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

City East Campus (P6-38)
tel +61 8 830 22307

email Renly.Lim@unisa.edu.au

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About me

Ageing
Medication
Digital health
Pharmacist
Engagement

Renly Lim was born and grew up in Malaysia. She completed her pharmacy degree in Scotland, her PhD in Malaysia, and has work experience in the UK, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia. She is an NHMRC Early Career Fellow at the Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre. Her research interests include integrating digital health to improve medicine safety among older people, identifying associations between medicine use and health outcomes, health program evaluation and community engagement for malaria elimination. She is the UniSA ECR Representative and the clinical research leader of the ReMInDAR trial evaluating a novel pharmacist service to prevent frailty and adverse events.

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Research

Research focus

Clinical Sciences
Public Health and Health Services
Medical and Health Sciences
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2023	Dorj, G, Nair, NP, Bereznicki, L, Thu-Kelly, L, Pratt, N, Kalisch Ellet, L, Andrade, A, Rowett, D, Whitehouse, J, Widagdo, I, Bilton, RL, Lim, R & Roughead, E 2023, 'Risk factors predictive of adverse drug events and drug-related falls in aged care residents: secondary analysis from the ReMInDAR trial', Drugs and Aging, online, pp. 1-10. Open access 1
2022	Andrade, AQ, Lim, R, Kelly, T-L, Parfitt, G, Pratt, N & Roughead, EE 2022, 'Wrist accelerometer temporal analysis as a prognostic tool for aged care residents: a sub-study of the ReMInDAR trial', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, online, pp.1-10. Open access
2022	Dorj, G, Lim, R, Ellett, LK, Kelly, T-L, Andrade, A, Widagdo, I, Pratt, N, Bilton, R & Roughead, E 2022, 'Medicine-related problems: a recurrent issue among residents living in nursing homes', Frontiers in Pharmacology, vol. 13, pp. 1-9. Open access
2022	Lim, R & Sullivan, L 2022, 'Collaboration between the FIP Young Pharmacists Group and Academic Pharmacy Section: what impact have we had on early career professionals?', Pharmacy Education, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 1-6.
2022	Lim, R, Ellett, LMK, Semple, S & Roughead, EE 2022, 'The extent of medication-related hospital admissions in Australia: a review from 1988 to 2021', Drug Safety, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 249-257. Open access 8 5 84
2022	Lim, R, Kelly, T-L, Andrade, AQ, Kalisch Ellett, LM, Bilton, R, Dorj, G, Pratt, NL & Roughead, EE 2022, 'Frailty trajectory over one year among residential aged care (nursing home) residents', Frontiers in Medicine, vol. 9, article no. 1010444, pp. 1-8. Open access
2022	Lim, R, Thornton, C, Stanek, J, Ellett, LK & Thiessen, M 2022, 'Development of a web-based system to report medication-related adverse effects: design and usability study', JMIR Formative Research, vol. 6, no. 10, pp. 1-10. Open access
2022	Meilianti, S, Oliveira, R, Okoya, F, Ercolin, L, Mill, D, Obidiegwu, O, Uzman, N & Lim, R 2022, 'How are groups of early career pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists contributing to global health and policy development: A cross-sectional survey', Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, online, pp. 1-7.
2022	Roughead, EE, Pratt, NL, Parfitt, G, Rowett, D, Kalisch-Ellett, LM, Bereznicki, L, Merlin, T, Corlis, M, Kang, AC, Whitehouse, J, Bilton, R, Schubert, C, Torode, S, Kelly, T-L, Andrade, AQ, Post, D, Dorj, G, Cousins, J, Williams, M & Lim, R 2022, 'Effect of an ongoing pharmacist service to reduce medicine-induced deterioration and adverse reactions in aged-care facilities (nursing homes): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial (the ReMInDAR trial)', Age and Ageing, vol. 51, no. 4, article no. afac092, pp. 1-9. Open access 2 3 97
2022	Shahimi, NH, Goh, C-H, Mat, S, Lim, R, Koh, VCA, Nyman, SR, Tan, MP & Lim, E 2022, 'Psychological status and physical performance are independently associated with autonomic function', BioMedical Engineering OnLine, vol. 21, no. 1, article no. 29, pp. 1-19. Open access 22
2022	Shahimi, NH, Lim, R, Mat, S, Goh, C-H, Tan, MP & Lim, E 2022, 'Association between mental illness and blood pressure variability: a systematic review', BioMedical Engineering OnLine, vol. 21, article no. 19. Open access 4 3 197
2021	Lim, R, Kalisch Ellett, L, Roughead, EE, Cheah, PY & Masnoon, N 2021, 'Patient-reported questionnaires to identify adverse drug reactions: a systematic review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 22, article no. 11877, pp. 1-17. Open access 3 2 7
2021	Lim, R, Moffat, AK, Young, R & Kalisch Ellett, LM 2021, 'Use of medicines in adults with autism spectrum disorder in Australia', Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 410-414. Open access
2021	Loh, HC, Lim, R, Lee, KW, Ooi, CY, Chuan, DR, Looi, I, Kah Hay, Y & Abdul Karim Khan, N 2021, 'Effects of vitamin E on stroke: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis', Stroke and Vascular Neurology, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 109-120. Open access 8 6 4
2020	Kalisch Ellett, L & Lim, R 2020, 'We need to do better: most people with dementia living in aged care facilities use antipsychotics for too long, for off-label indications and without documented consent', International Psychogeriatrics, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 299-302. Open access 3 3 8
2020	Lim, R, Bereznicki, L, Corlis, M, Kalisch Ellett, LM, Kang, AC, Merlin, T, Parfitt, G, Pratt, NL, Rowett, D, Torode, S, Whitehouse, J, Andrade, AQ, Bilton, R, Cousins, J, Kelly, L, Schubert, C, Williams, M & Roughead, EE 2020, 'Reducing medicine-induced deterioration and adverse reactions (ReMInDAR) trial: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in residential aged-care facilities assessing frailty as the primary outcome', BMJ Open, vol. 10, no. 4, article no. e032851, pp. 1-9. Open access 5 5
2020	Manikkath, J, Matuluko, A, Leong, A, Ching, D, Dewart, C, Lim, R, Meilianti, S & Uzman, N 2020, 'Exploring young pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists' needs and expectations within an international pharmacy organization: findings from a need's assessment survey', Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, vol. 16, no. 12, pp. 1677-1685. 3 2 13
2020	Parfitt, G, Post, D, Kalisch Ellett, L, Lim, R, Penington, A, Corlis, M & Roughead, E 2020, 'A cross-sectional assessment of the relationship between sedative medication and anticholinergic medication use and the movement behaviour of older adults living in residential aged care', PEERJ, vol. 8, no. e9605, pp. 1-9. Open access 6
2019	Brown, P, Zhou, Y, Li, J, Lim, R, You, Y, Li, Y, Le, TD & Cao, Z 2 explicit authors and 1 consortia; internal authors (nos.3, 4, 5, 6, 7) are listed as part of the RELISH Consortium 2019, 'Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document similarity detection in biomedical literature search', Database : The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation, article no. baz085, pp. 1-66. Open access 13 12 27
2019	Chan, BT, Ahmad Bakir, A, Al Abed, A, Socrates, D, Leong Neng, C, Ooi, EH, Renly, L & Einly, L 2019, 'Impact of myocardial infarction on intraventricular vortex and flow‐energetics assessed using computational simulations', International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, vol. 35, no. 6, article no. e3204, pp. 1-17. 8 6
2019	Gillam, MH, Kerr, M, Pratt, NL, Lim, R & Roughead, EE 2019, 'Mesh use in urogynaecological procedures between 2005 and 2016: an Australian cohort study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 105-109. Open access 4 4 4
2019	Lim, R, Kalisch Ellett, L, Widagdo, I, Pratt, N & Roughead, E 2019, 'Analysis of anticholinergic and sedative medicine effects on physical function, cognitive function, appetite and frailty: a cross-sectional study in Australia', BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 9, pp. 1-9. Open access 16 15
2019	Lim, R, Liong, ML, Lim, KK, Leong, WS & Yuen, KH 2019, 'The minimum clinically important difference of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaires (ICIQ-UI SF and ICIQ-LUTSqol)', Urology, vol. 133. pp. 91-95. 24 21
2019	Roughead, EE, Lim, R, Ramsay, E, Moffat, A & Pratt, N 2019, 'Persistence with opioids post discharge from hospitalisation for surgery in Australian adults: a retrospective cohort study', BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 4, article no. e023990, pp. 1-6. Open access 19 19 30
2018	Kalisch Ellett, LM, Lim, R, Pratt, NL, Kerr, M, Ramsay, EN, Leblanc, T V, Barratt, JD & Roughead, EE 2018, 'Reducing hypnotic use in insomnia management among Australian veterans: Results from repeated national interventions', BMC Health Services Research, vol.18, no. 1, article no. 626, pp. 1-10. Open access 3 4 11
2018	Lim, E, Lim, R, Suhaimi, A, Chan, B & Wahab, A 2018, 'Treatment of chronic back pain using indirect vibroacoustic therapy: a pilot study', Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, vol. 31, no. 6, pp. 1041-1047. Open access 3 3 17
2018	Lim, R, Kerr, M & Roughead, EE 2018, 'Use of medicines and health services for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among a cohort of Australians over 50 years', International Journal Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, vol. 2018, no. 13, pp. 3085-3093. Open access 3 3 5
2018	Lim, R, Liong, M, Leong, W, Khan, N & Yuen, K 2018, 'Sexual function in couples with or without female incontinent partners: correlates and predictors', Urology, vol. 112, pp. 46-51. Open access 4 4 9
2018	Lim, R, Liong, ML, Lau, YK & Yuen, KH 2018, 'Responsiveness of the Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction in couples with incontinent partners', European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, vol. 222, pp. 109-112. Open access
2018	Lim, R, Liong, ML, Lau, YK, Leong, WS, Khan, NAK & Yuen, KH 2018, 'Effect of pulsed magnetic stimulation on sexual function in couples with female stress urinary incontinence partners', Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 260-268. Open access 4 4 2
2018	Lim, R, Liong, ML, Leiong, WS & Yuen, KH 2018, 'Which outcome measures should be used in stress urinary incontinence trials?', BJU International, vol. 121, no. 5, pp. 805-810. Open access 10 10 3
2018	Lim, R, Liong, ML, Leong, WS, Khan, NAK & Yuen, KH 2018, 'Effect of pulsed magnetic stimulation on quality of life of female patients with stress urinary incontinence: an IDEAL-D stage 2b study', International Urogynecology Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 547-554. Open access 11 11 5
2018	Lim, R, Liong, ML, Leong, WS, Khan, NAK & Yuen, KH 2018, 'Patients' perception and satisfaction with pulsed magnetic stimulation for treatment of female stress urinary incontinence', International Urogynecology Journal, vol. 29, no. 7, pp. 997-1004. Open access 7 5 1
2018	Lim, R, Liong, ML, Leong, WS, Lau, YK, Khan, KAN & Yuen, KH 2018, 'The impact of stress urinary incontinence on individual components of quality of life in Malaysian women', Urology, vol. 112, pp. 38-45. Open access 11 10 5
2018	Lim, R, Tripura, R, Peto, TJ, Sareth, M, Sanann, N, Davoeung, C, Nguon, C & Cheah, PY 2018, 'Drama as a community engagement strategy for malaria in rural Cambodia', Wellcome Open Research, vol. 2, article no. 95, pp. 1-17. Open access 4 4
2018	Nguon, C, Dysoley, L, Davoeung, C, Sovann, Y, Sareth, M, Kunthea, P, Vuth, S, Sovann, K, Kol, K, Heng, C, Rouen, S, Peto, TJ, Tripura, R, Lim, R & Cheah, PY 2018, 'Art and theatre for health in rural Cambodia', Global Bioethics, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 16-21. Open access 15 12
2018	Peto, TJ, Tripura, R, Davoeung, C, Nguon, C, Nou, S, Heng, C, Kunthea, P, Adhikari, B, Lim, R, James, N, Pell, C & Cheah, PY 2018, 'Reflections on a community engagement strategy for mass antimalarial drug administration in Cambodia', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 98, no. 1, pp. 100-104. Open access 21 19 12
2017	Lim, R, Liong, ML, Khan, NAK & Yuen, KH 2017, 'Validity and reliability of the Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction in couples with incontinent partners', Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 142-146. 5 5
2017	Lim, R, Liong, ML, Lau, YK & Yuen, KH 2017, 'Validity, reliability, and responsiveness of the ICIQ-UI SF and ICIQ-LUTSqol in the Malaysian population', Neurourology and Urodynamics, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 438-442. 27 25
2017	Lim, R, Liong, ML, Leong, WS, Karim Khan, NA & Yuen, KH 2017, 'Pulsed magnetic stimulation for stress urinary incontinence: 1-year followup results', The Journal of Urology, vol. 197, no. 5, pp. 1302-1308. Open access 31 26 22
2016	Lim, R, Liong, ML, Leong, WS, Khan, NAK & Yuen, KH 2016, 'Effect of stress urinary incontinence on the sexual function of couples and the quality of life of patients', The Journal of Urology, vol. 196, no. 1, pp. 153-158. 44 41 32
2015	Lim, R, Lee, SWH, Tan, PY, Liong, ML & Yuen, KH 2015, 'Efficacy of electromagnetic therapy for urinary incontinence: a systematic review', Neurourology and Urodynamics, vol. 34, no. 8, pp. 713-722. 22 19 5
2015	Lim, R, Liong, ML, Leong, WS, Khan, NAK & Yuen, KH 2015, 'Magnetic stimulation for stress urinary incontinence: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial', Trials, vol. 16, no. 1, article no. 279, pp. 1-11. Open access 19 15 2

Reports

Year	Output
2022	Lim, R, Umoiyoho, I, Tieu, J, Matuluko, A & Gutierrez, M 2022, FIP YPG mentorship programme implementation and evaluation report, International Pharmaceutical Federation, Netherlands.
2021	Ercolin, L, Anang, I, Osae, L, Chinwuba, OO, Oliveira, RS & Lim, R 2021, Guideline for establishing an early career pharmaceutical organisation, International Pharmaceutical Federation, Netherlands.
2021	Lim, R & Sullivan, L 2021, Global pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists: twenty years of FIP YPG - the International Pharmaceutical Federation Young Pharmacists Group. Past, present, future, International Pharmaceutical Federation, Netherlands. Open access
2021	Mantel-Teewisse, A, Khatri, B, Uzman, N, Meilianti, S, Acosta Gomez, J, Yi, W, Azzopardi, L, Rijcken, C, Bennara, K, Gulpinar, G, Hassan, H, Etukakpan, A, Leong Pik Kay, A, Aungst, T, Aslani, P, Mirzaei, A, Matuluko, A, Lim, R & Wang, XY 2021, FIP digital health in pharmacy education: Developing a digitally enabled pharmaceutical workforce, International Pharmaceutical Federation, Netherlands. Open access
2021	Oliveira, R, Meilianti, S, Obidiegwu, O, Ercolin, L, Okoya, F, Mill, D & Lim, R 2021, Role of early-career pharmaceutical groups in global health, International Pharmaceutical Federation, Netherlands. Open access
2020	Lim, R, Semple, S, Kalisch Ellett, L & Roughead, L 2020, Medicine safety: aged care, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Australia. Open access
2020	Matuluko, A, Oluwagbade, E, Meilianti, S, Bennara, K, Okoya, F, Duggan, C, Uzman, N, Paulino, E, Pauletti, G, Lim, R & Leong, A 2020, Career development toolkit for early career pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists, International Pharmaceutical Federation, Netherlands.
2020	Oliveira, R, Ercolin, L, Meilianti, S, Uzman, N, Paulino, E, Lim, R & Matuluko, A 2020, Assessment of established YPG organisations, International Pharmaceutical Federation, Netherlands.
2019	Duggan, C, Galbraith, K, Bates, I, Bader, L, Renly, L & Uzman, N and 21 other authors 2019, FIP global advanced development framework: supporting the advancement of the profession, International Pharmaceutical Federation, Netherlands. Open access
2019	Lim, R, Semple, S, Kalisch Ellett, L & Roughead, L 2019, Medicine safety: take care, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Australia. Open access
2019	Meilianti, S, Manikkath, J, Matuluko, A, Lim, R, Leong, A, Ching, D & Dewart, C 2019, Member needs assessment report, International Pharmaceutical Federation, Australia.

Other outputs

Lim R, Peto TJ, Rupam T, Cheah PY. Village drama against malaria. The Lancet. 2016; 388(10063):2990.

Lim R. 2016. Village drama against malaria (VDAM) evaluation report: A public engagement initiative funded by a Wellcome Trust Provision for Public Engagement Grant.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Aevice Health	SINGAPORE
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (SA Branch)	AUSTRALIA
Battambang Provincial Health Department	CAMBODIA
Bournemouth University	UNITED KINGDOM
Cara Inc. Woodville	AUSTRALIA
Duke-NUS Medical School	SINGAPORE
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Griffith University	AUSTRALIA
Helping Hand Aged Care	AUSTRALIA
Helping Hand Organisation	AUSTRALIA
International Pharmaceutical Federation	NETHERLANDS
Island Hospital	UNITED STATES
Island Hospital, Malaysia	MALAYSIA
Lam Wah Ee Hospital	MALAYSIA
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	UNITED KINGDOM
Mahidol University	THAILAND
Ministry of Health Malaysia	MALAYSIA
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
Monash University Malaysia	MALAYSIA
National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control	CAMBODIA
Nnamdi Azikiwe University	NIGERIA
Pailin Provincial Health Department	CAMBODIA
Pharmacy Improvement Centre Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Southern Cross Care (SA)	AUSTRALIA
Tunku Abdul Rahman University College	MALAYSIA
UCSI University	MALAYSIA
University Kebangsaan Malaysia	MALAYSIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Amsterdam	NETHERLANDS
University of Malaya	MALAYSIA
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of Oxford	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Science, Malaysia	MALAYSIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Tasmania	AUSTRALIA
University Of Tunku Abdul Rahman	MALAYSIA
University of Western Australia	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
SA Tall Poppy Award Australian Institute of Policy and Science	2022
President International Pharmaceutical Federation Young Pharmacists Group	2021
Early Career Pharmacist Award Pharmaceutical Society of Australia SA/NT	2020
President-Elect International Pharmaceutical Federation Young Pharmacists Group	2020
Best Poster Award 79th FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences	2019
Ethics Committee Member, Joint Ethics Committee on Clinical Studies School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USM and Hospital Lam Wah Ee	2019
Grant Coordinator, Young Pharmacists Group International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)	2019
Plenary Speaker Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society National Pharmacists Convention	2019
Vice Chancellor's Award for Public Engagement with Research University of Oxford	2019
Early Career Fellowship National Health and Medical Research Council	2018
Ethics Committee Member, Joint Ethics Committee on Clinical Studies School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USM and Hospital Lam Wah Ee	2018
Grant Coordinator, Young Pharmacists Group International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)	2018
Plenary Speaker International Conference on Medication Safety, University of Surabaya	2018
SA Fresh Scientist Science in Public	2018
Winner, Winnovation Award (Open) Women in Innovation SA	2018
Clinical Research Prize QRS-International, Liechtenstein	2016
Ethics Committee Member, Joint Ethics Committee on Clinical Studies School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USM and Hospital Lam Wah Ee	2016
Finalist, Asia's Best Paper 14th Urological Association of Asia (UAA) Congress, Singapore	2016
Best Oral Presentation in Urology 24th Malaysian Urological Conference (MUC), Johor Bahru, Malaysia	2015

Other

Community drama to promote awareness of malaria prevention
Columnist at DosingHealth
Pint of Science, Adelaide, Australia
Café Scientifique, Bangkok, Thailand

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Evaluate the implementation of a pharmacist in a consultant-led ward round and assess the reduction in medication related harm and the impact on drug related therapy in SA public hospitals	Current
Medication safety in older Australians with chronic illnesses	Current
Medication-related hospital admissions in adults with mental health conditions	Current
Predictive Modelling for Safety Signal Detection with Biologic Medicines	Current
The extended role of pharmacy professionals and the effectiveness of pharmacist-led service in the management of delirium among elderly patients in a resource-limited setting: the case of Ethiopia	Current

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Dr Renly Lim

About me

About me

UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

About me

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Experience

Qualifications

Work history

Research

Research focus

Projects

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Outputs

Journal Articles

Reports

Other outputs

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

SA Tall Poppy Award

President

Early Career Pharmacist Award

President-Elect

Best Poster Award

Ethics Committee Member, Joint Ethics Committee on Clinical Studies

Grant Coordinator, Young Pharmacists Group

Plenary Speaker

Vice Chancellor's Award for Public Engagement with Research

Early Career Fellowship

Ethics Committee Member, Joint Ethics Committee on Clinical Studies

Grant Coordinator, Young Pharmacists Group

Plenary Speaker

SA Fresh Scientist

Winner, Winnovation Award (Open)

Clinical Research Prize

Ethics Committee Member, Joint Ethics Committee on Clinical Studies

Finalist, Asia's Best Paper

Best Oral Presentation in Urology

Other

Teaching & student supervision

Courses and programs

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