I am an Enterprise Fellow in Pharmacy, working in UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences and the Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre. My research focusses on identifying and resolving quality use of medicines issues in older people. From 2016-2021 I held an NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development fellowship, which investigated the role of medicines in causing or worsening cognitive impairment. Since 2004, I have worked on the Veterans’ MATES program which aims to improve the quality use of medicines and health outcomes for veterans. My research interests include quality use of medicines, medication safety, dementia and pharmacoepidemiology. I am also interested in studying how pharmacists can improve the... Read more
About me
I am an Enterprise Fellow in Pharmacy, working in UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences and the Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre. My research focusses on identifying and resolving quality use of medicines issues in older people. From 2016-2021 I held an NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development fellowship, which investigated the role of medicines in causing or worsening cognitive impairment. Since 2004, I have worked on the Veterans’ MATES program which aims to improve the quality use of medicines and health outcomes for veterans. My research interests include quality use of medicines, medication safety, dementia and pharmacoepidemiology. I am also interested in studying how pharmacists can improve the quality use of medicines and reduce medication related harm for patients.
I have supervised PhD students undertaking research investigating the role of pharmacists in the detection, prevention and treatment of delirium in elderly hospital patients; multimorbidity, polypharmacy and the identification of patients at high risk of adverse medicine events; and the prevalence and types of medication related problems experienced by people with dementia. I currently supervise PhD students investigating the role of hospital pharmacists in reducing medication related harm through participation in ward rounds, and the extent and preventability of medication related hospital admissions in people with mental health conditions.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) University of South Australia
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Large scale evidence generation for the utilisation and safety of biologic medicines, NHMRC - Project Grant, 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2023
Citizen Science, Health and Wellbeing Project, Office for Ageing Well, 01/02/2020 - 18/03/2022
Veterans' Medicines Advice and Therapeutics Education Services (Veterans' MATES) Program, Cwth Dept of Veterans' Affairs, 01/09/2015 - 31/12/2021
Consumer and clinician led priority setting for the NNIDR MEDicines and DEMentia (MEDDEM) National Research Action Plan, Australian Association of Gerontology Research Trust, 01/01/2020 - 21/12/2021
Medicine-associated dementia and cognitive impairment: identifying the problem, reducing the harm, NHMRC - ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship, 01/08/2016 - 30/06/2021
CVC Mental Health Pilot, Cwth Dept of Veterans' Affairs, 03/01/2018 - 31/12/2020
ReMinDAR Trial: Reducing medicine induced deterioration and adverse reactions trial, Department of Health, 15/09/2017 - 30/06/2020
Use of antipsychotic medicines for people aged 65 years and over: A review undertaken for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Northern Sydney Area Health Service, 15/04/2019 - 29/11/2019
Research
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.
Year | Output |
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2023 |
Open access
4
|
2023 |
Open access
1
2
1
|
2023 |
Open access
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2023 |
Open access
|
2023 |
Open access
10
|
2022 |
Open access
1
1
6
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2022 |
1
1
7
|
2022 |
Open access
3
|
2022 |
Open access
1
1
143
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2022 |
Open access
6
5
97
|
2022 |
Open access
1
|
2021 |
Open access
15
12
18
|
2021 |
Open access
6
7
5
|
2021 |
Open access
1
1
9
|
2021 |
Open access
4
|
2021 |
Open access
4
4
7
|
2021 |
Open access
4
2
7
|
2021 |
Open access
1
1
|
2021 |
Open access
10
7
9
|
2021 |
Open access
2
2
26
|
2020 |
Open access
2
2
3
|
2020 |
15
15
7
|
2020 |
Open access
5
4
17
|
2020 |
Open access
4
4
3
|
2020 |
Open access
4
3
8
|
2020 |
Open access
3
3
5
|
2020 |
6
6
|
2020 |
Open access
8
6
|
2020 |
11
9
9
|
2020 |
2
2
5
|
2020 |
3
|
2020 |
|
2020 |
Open access
|
2020 |
Open access
1
6
|
2019 |
2
2
|
2019 |
Open access
10
10
12
|
2019 |
Open access
2
2
4
|
2019 |
Open access
13
10
21
|
2019 |
Open access
4
2
|
2019 |
Open access
4
|
2019 |
3
3
|
2019 |
4
4
24
|
2019 |
Open access
18
16
|
2019 |
1
|
2019 |
Open access
12
11
8
|
2019 |
Open access
7
8
|
2019 |
Open access
2
2
1
|
2018 |
17
15
|
2018 |
Open access
1
|
2018 |
Open access
4
4
11
|
2018 |
Open access
3
3
|
2018 |
Open access
7
14
|
2018 |
5
5
7
|
2018 |
40
39
19
|
2018 |
Open access
8
7
9
|
2018 |
Open access
19
17
3
|
2018 |
Open access
122
120
23
|
2017 |
Open access
8
7
1
|
2017 |
Open access
6
6
2
|
2017 |
4
4
13
|
2017 |
2
2
|
2017 |
Open access
52
53
18
|
2017 |
Open access
1269
1180
371
|
2017 |
Open access
20
17
18
|
2017 |
Open access
14
14
9
|
2016 |
15
12
28
|
2016 |
5
4
7
|
2016 |
17
17
|
2015 |
Open access
6
6
7
|
2015 |
|
2015 |
6
6
4
|
2015 |
Open access
14
12
10
|
2014 |
Open access
20
18
5
|
2014 |
Open access
17
17
3
|
2014 |
Open access
86
75
10
|
2014 |
16
15
3
|
2014 |
14
21
1
|
2014 |
Open access
29
26
13
|
2014 |
Open access
16
12
4
|
2014 |
26
25
2
|
2013 |
8
|
2013 |
Open access
26
26
1
|
2013 |
Open access
|
2013 |
11
11
1
|
2013 |
53
51
4
|
2012 |
Open access
54
45
|
2012 |
28
22
|
2011 |
Open access
13
|
2011 |
Open access
58
45
|
2011 |
28
29
|
2010 |
10
7
|
2010 |
Open access
50
36
|
2010 |
Open access
11
7
|
2009 |
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Year | Output |
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2020 |
Open access
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2020 |
Open access
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2019 |
Open access
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External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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ANU College of Health & Medicine | AUSTRALIA |
Austin Health | AUSTRALIA |
Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (SA Branch) | AUSTRALIA |
Bond University | AUSTRALIA |
Bupa Health Foundation (formerly MBF Foundation) | AUSTRALIA |
Cara Inc. Woodville | AUSTRALIA |
Central Adelaide Local Health Network Incorporated | AUSTRALIA |
Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences | MALAYSIA |
Dementia Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Department of Veterans Affairs | AUSTRALIA |
Flinders Medical Centre | AUSTRALIA |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
Hanyang University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
Healthy Care Services Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
Helping Hand Aged Care | AUSTRALIA |
Helping Hand Organisation | AUSTRALIA |
Home Support Services | AUSTRALIA |
Metro South Health | AUSTRALIA |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
National Geriatric Hospital of Vietnam | VIET NAM |
National Health Insurance Service | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
NPS MedicineWise | AUSTRALIA |
Parliament House, Canberra | AUSTRALIA |
Pharmacy Improvement Centre Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
Private Individual | AUSTRALIA |
Queensland Health | AUSTRALIA |
Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Southern Cross Care (SA) | AUSTRALIA |
Sung Kyun Kwan University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
Therapeutic Goods Administration | AUSTRALIA |
University College London | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
University of California, Los Angeles | UNITED STATES |
University of East Anglia | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of Otago | NEW ZEALAND |
University of Oxford | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Southampton | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Victoria University | AUSTRALIA |
Yonsei University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
Yonsei University College of Medicine | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Conference organising committee member for 2020 NHMRC NNIDR Australian Dementia ForumNHMRC National Institute for Dementia Research |
2019 |
ECR/MCR Accelerator group memberNHMRC National Institute for Dementia Research |
2019 |
Invited presentation in the PSA APSA Research: Enabling Research in Practice stream of the conferencePharmaceutical Society of Australia |
2019 |
Best reviewerPharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety (International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology) |
2018 |
Best Veterans Health PaperJournal of Military and Veterans Health Awards |
2018 |
Conference co-chair for the 2018 APSA annual conferenceAustralasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (APSA) |
2018 |
Executive committee memberAustralasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (APSA) |
2018 |
Delivery of 'Advanced Drug Utilisation' pre-conference workshopsInternational Society for Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management Conference |
2017 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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109950 - Evaluation and optimisation of a state-wide electronic chemotherapy prescribing system | Current |
Avoiding the harm: safe medication care pathways in hospitals | Current |
Comparison of different methods to assess adherence to weekly methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine | Current |
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 |
Pharmacogenomics to achieve precision dosing of fluoropyrimidines (FP) in cancer patients | Current |
An investigation of methods for developing clinical prediction models for time-to-event outcomes following joint replacement | Completed |
Enhancing Australia's pharmaco-surveillance capacity: a validation of sequence symmetry analysis method | Completed |
Medication related problems in people with dementia | Completed |
Multimorbidity, polypharmacy and the identification of patients at high risk of adverse medicine events | Completed |
Targeting medicines in the prevention of delirium in older patients: a principal role for pharmacists | Completed |