Fields of Research

Health services and systems
Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice
Pharmaceutical sciences
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Health informatics and information systems
Preventative health care
Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
Basic pharmacology
Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases)
Respiratory diseases
Residential client care
Aged health care
Virtual and mixed reality
Decision making
Community child health
Health care administration
Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy
Paediatrics
Sub-acute care
Tumour immunology
Geriatrics and gerontology

Research Objectives

Clinical health
Health related to ageing
Other health
Preventive medicine
Evaluation of health and support services
Teaching and instruction technologies
Expanding knowledge in the health sciences
Health education and promotion
Public health (excl. specific population health)
Neonatal and child health
Nursing
Behaviour and health
Evaluation of health outcomes
Health status (incl. wellbeing)

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A 12-month follow-up study of 'RedUSe': a trial aimed at reducing antipsychotic and benzodiazepine use in nursing homes; International Psychogeriatrics: The Official Journal of The Interntional Psychogeriatric Association
A community pharmacy-based intervention to improve the quality use of asthma medication; National Medicines Symposium 2009
A multifaceted pharmacist intervention to improve antihypertensive adherence: a cluster-randomized, controlled trial (HAPPy trial); Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Adherence to antiretroviral drug therapy in adult patients who are HIV-positive in Northwest Ethiopia: a study protocol; BMJ Open
Adverse drug reactions and clinical outcomes in patients initiated on antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cohort study from Ethiopia; Drug Safety
An effective approach to decrease antipsychotic and benzodiazepine use in nursing homes: the RedUSe project; International Psychogeriatrics: The Official Journal of The Interntional Psychogeriatric Association
An effective approach to reduce antipsychotic and benzodiazepine use in aged care homes: the RedUSe project; ERA: National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing
An internet-based method for extracting nursing home resident sedative medication data from pharmacy packing systems: descriptive evaluation; Journal of Medical Internet Research
Antiretroviral adherence and treatment outcomes among adult Ethiopian patients; 2015 Joint APSA-ASCEPT Annual Conference
Antiretroviral adherence and treatment outcomes among adult Ethiopian patients; 2015 Joint APSA-ASCEPT Annual Conference
Antiretroviral adherence and treatment outcomes among adult Ethiopian patients; Aids Care
Attitudes of Australian pharmacists towards practice-based research; Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Authors’ Reply to Cotton and Nicol’s Comment on ‘‘Adverse Drug Reactions and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Initiated on Antiretroviral Therapy: A Prospective Cohort Study from Ethiopia’’; Drug Safety
Computer-Assisted Learning. Does it have a place in continuing professional education?; Australian Pharmacist
Data-mining of medication records to improve asthma management; Medical Journal of Australia
Data-mining of pharmacy medication records to improve the management of asthma; Medicines design to delivery
Development and evaluation of a computer-assisted instruction package in clinical pharmacology for nursing students; Computers In Nursing
Dished out like hot chips – current psychotropic use in aged care homes; 49th AAG Conference
Drivers and barriers of tiotropium persistence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; The Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand and The Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science 2009 Annual Scientific Meetings
Effects of a mobile app called Quittr, which utilizes premium currency and games features, on improving engagement with smoking cessation intervention: Pilot randomized controlled trial; JMIR Serious Games
Efficacy of a Pharmacist-Managed Intervention for Improved Blood Pressure Control in Patients with Elevated Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Subgroup Analysis of the HAPPY RCT; Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting and the International Society for Heart research Australasian Section Annual Scientific Meeting
Expansion of the reducing sedatives (RedUSe) project to Australian Nursing Homes; 32nd International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International
Facilitating quality use of medicines (QUM) between hospital and community the MedeSupport trial; Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia and New Zealand Healthcare Pharmacists Association 2nd Combined Conference
Facilitating quality use of medicines between hospital and community (Med-E-Support)
Final outcomes of the ‘RedUSe’ expansion: a national multi-strategic, interdisciplinary initiative aimed at reducing antipsychotic and benzodiazepine use in Australian Long Term Care Homes; 18th IPA International Congress
Final results of the ‘RedUSe’ expansion: a national multi-strategic, interdisciplinary initiative aimed at reducing antipsychotic and benzodiazepine use in Australian Aged Care Homes; 49th AAG Conference
Hypertension adherence program in pharmacy (HAPPY trial): Baseline data; Pharmacy Practice Research Summit 2010
Hypertension adherence program in pharmacy (HAPPY Trial): Methodology; Pharmacy Practice Research Summit 2010
Improving the management of warfarin in aged care facilities utilising an innovative IT solution; Medicines design to delivery
Improving the management of warfarin in aged-care facilities utilising innovative technology: a proof-of-concept study; International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Information technology and the RedUSe project: reducing the use of sedative medicines in residents of aged care facilities; National Medicines Symposium 2014. Medicines in Health: Shaping our Future
Innovative IT solutions to improve the management of warfarin; National Medicines Symposium 2009
Med e Support: improving medication management at the community-hospital interface; National Medicines Symposium 2006 - Quality use of medicines: balancing beliefs, benefits and harms
More action needed: psychotropic prescribing in Australian residential aged care; Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Pharmacist-initiated general practitioner referral of patients with suboptimal asthma management; Pharmacy World and Science
Pharmacy Simulator: A 3D computer-based virtual patient simulator for training community pharmacists; Pharmacy Simulator: A 3D computer-based virtual patient simulator for training community pharmacists
Psychotropic medication use in Australian Long Term Care Homes; 18th IPA International Congress
Quittr: the design of a video game to support smoking cessation; JMIR Serious Games
Reducing the Use of Sedative medication in aged care facilities: Implementation of the ‘RedUSe’ project into everyday practice
Reducing the Use of Sedative medication in aged care facilities: Implementation of the ‘RedUSe’ project into everyday practice
RedUSe: reducing antipsychotic and benzodiazepine prescribing in residential aged care facilities; Medical Journal of Australia
Review of the management of childhood asthma in Tasmania; Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Simulation Platform Enabling the Rapid Development of Immersive 3D Simulated Learning Experiences; Australasian Simulation Congress 2016
The HAPPY Trial: a community pharmacy - based intervention for improving patient adherence to antihypertensive medicines; National Medicines Symposium 2010
The RedUSe project: A multi-faceted, interdisciplinary quality improvement initiative aimed at reducing sedative use in Australian Aged Care Homes (ACHs); 5th NHMRC Symposium
The sustainability of a community pharmacy intervention to improve the management of asthma; Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Annual Conference
The sustainability of a community pharmacy intervention to improve the quality use of asthma medication; Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
The use of pharmacy medication records to prompt GP referral of patients with suboptimal asthma management; Australian Asthma Conference 208
Understanding medication persistence in patients with COPD; Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Conference
Working inter-professionally to 'RedUSe' antipsychotic and benzodiazepine use in aged care homes; National Medicines Symposium 2010

Research Projects

Increasing Community Pharmacy Involvement in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease; Department of Health and Aged Care (DHA)
Pharmacy Dispensing Records to Identify and Educate Patients with Suboptimal Asthma Management; Department of Health and Aged Care (DHA)
Pharmacy-Based Model Enabling Patient Self-Monitoring of Warfarin: Development and Evaluation; Department of Health and Aged Care (DHA)
Reducing the use of sedative medication in aged care facilities (Implementation of the 'RedUSe' project into everyday practice); Department of Health and Aged Care (DHA)
Wound Registry; Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre (CRCWMI)
Medicines Australia Continuing Education Program
Understanding respiratory persistence in Australian patients with COPD

Research Candidate Supervision