Fields of Research

Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice
Respiratory diseases
Health services and systems
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Pharmaceutical sciences
Health and community services
Preventative health care
Basic pharmacology
Paediatrics
Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy
Health promotion
Community child health
Health economics
Aged health care
Disease surveillance
Infant and child health
Residential client care
Toxicology (incl. clinical toxicology)
Health informatics and information systems
Health counselling
Primary health care

Research Objectives

Clinical health
Other health
Preventive medicine
Neonatal and child health
Health related to ageing
Treatment of human diseases and conditions
Health education and promotion
Evaluation of health outcomes
Expanding knowledge in the health sciences
Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions
Evaluation of health and support services
Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services)
Efficacy of medications
Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health)
Health policy evaluation
Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum
Public health (excl. specific population health)
Higher education
Behaviour and health
Health status (incl. wellbeing)

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A community pharmacy intervention program to improve the management of asthma: uptake and effectiveness; Pharmacy Practice Research Summit 2010
A community pharmacy intervention program to improve the quality use of asthma medication: participant satisfaction; National Medicines Symposium 2010
A community pharmacy intervention program to improve the quality use of asthma medication: uptake and effectiveness; National Medicines Symposium 2010
A community pharmacy intervention to improve the management of asthma: participant satisfaction; Pharmacy Practice Research Summit 2010
A community pharmacy-based intervention to improve the quality use of asthma medication; National Medicines Symposium 2009
A community pharmacy-based intervention to improve the quality use of asthma medication; National Medicines Symposium 2009
A novel multi-mode education program to enhance asthma care by pharmacists; American journal of pharmaceutical education
A review of the management of childhood asthma in Tasmania; APSA 2011 Annual Conference
A systematic review on risk factors and associated outcomes of hospital readmission in COPD; APSA Annual Conference
A targeted approach to improve asthma control using community pharmacists; Frontiers in Pharmacology
Adherence to management guidelines for childhood asthma in Australia; Australian Family Physician
Adherence to oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation: an Australian survey; Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Adverse drug reaction-related hospitalisation in older patients - A prospective analysis in two hospitals; APSA Annual Conference 2016
Adverse drug reaction-related hospitalizations in elderly Australians: A prospective cross-sectional study in two Tasmanian hospitals; Drug Safety
Anticoagulation knowledge in patients with atrial fibrillation: an Australian survey; International journal of clinical practice
Authors' Reply to Mona Kargar and Colleagues' Comment on 'Adverse Drug Reaction-Related Hospitalizations in Elderly Australians: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Two Tasmanian Hospitals'; Drug Safety
Beta-blockers in asthma; Australian Pharmacist
COPD is an important health issue in an ageing population; Australian Pharmacist
COPD: the looming epidemic with ageing; 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
Describing drivers of and barriers to persistence with tiotropium in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A mixed-methods approach; International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Development of a Score to Predict Hospitalisation due to Adverse Drug Reactions in Older Patients; 2015 Joint APSA-ASCEPT Annual Conference
Development of a Score to Predict Hospitalisation due to Adverse Drug Reactions in Older Patients; 2015 Joint APSA-ASCEPT Annual Conference
Diagnosis and management of early COPD in Australia: views from the coal face; 2015 Joint APSA-ASCEPT Annual 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
Emergency department presentations of febrile children to an Australian public hospital; Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Factors associated with overestimation of asthma control: a crosssectional study in Australia; Journal of Asthma
Gaps in anticoagulation knowledge in patients with atrial fibrillation; ASCEPT ASM / 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting
Healthcare expenditure and its socio-demographic and clinical predictors in Australians with poorly controlled asthma; PLoS One
Hospital readmission due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a longitudinal study; International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Hospitalization in older patients due to adverse drug reactions - the need for a prediction tool; Clinical Interventions in Aging (Online)
How can pharmacists improve asthma control in the community?; Australian Pharmacist
Implementation of mouth rinsing after use of inhaled corticosteroids in Australia; International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
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
Inhaled anticholinergic medications: their role in COPD and adverse cardiovascular events; Australian Pharmacist
Initial diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia: views from the coal face; Internal Medicine Journal
Innovative IT solutions to improve the management of warfarin; National Medicines Symposium 2009
Integrating pharmacy and registry data strengthens clinical assessments of patient adherence; Frontiers in Pharmacology
Interprofessional education for pre-clinical medicine, paramedicine and pharmacy students; Medical Education
Knowledge, beliefs and management of childhood fever among nurses and other health professionals: a cross-sectional survey; Nurse Education Today
Learning together: The paramedic, pharmacy and medical student experience of interprofessional education; PAIC 2019
Medication regimen complexity index prediction of adverse drug reaction–related hospital admissions; The Annals of Pharmacotherapy
Parental knowledge, beliefs and management of childhood fever in Australia: a nationwide survey; Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Patient uptake and outcomes following pharmacist-initiated referrals to general practitioners for asthma review; n p j Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
Perceived feasibility of a community pharmacist-led asthma intervention: a qualitative follow-up study; APSA annual Conference Aus-CRS Symposium Hobart
Perceived feasibility of a community pharmacy-based asthma intervention: a qualitative follow-up study; National Medicines Symposium 2010 medicines in peoples lives
Perceived feasibility of a community pharmacy-based asthma intervention: a qualitative follow-up study; Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Persistence of Adverse drug reaction-related hospitalization risk following discharge; International journal of environmental research and public health
Pharmacist-delivered asthma management services - what do patients think?; Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Pharmacist-initiated general practitioner referral of patients with suboptimal asthma management; Pharmacy World and Science
Pharmacists experience of and perspectives about recruiting patients into a community pharmacy asthma service trial; Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Prediction of hospitalization due to adverse drug reactions in elderly community-dwelling patients (The PADR-EC Score); PLoS One
Preventing adverse drug reactions after discharge: protocol for a randomised controlled trial in older people; APSA 2021 Annual Conference
Preventing adverse drug reactions after hospital discharge (PADR-AD): Protocol for a randomised-controlled trial in older people; Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Prospective identification versus administrative coding of adverse drug reaction‐related hospitalizations in the elderly: a comparative analysis; Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
Readmissions to hospital due to adverse drug reactions in elderly Australians; ISPOR 22nd Annual International Conference
Repeat adverse drug reaction-related hospital admissions in elderly Australians: a retrospective study at the Royal Hobart Hospital; Drugs & Aging
Repeat Adverse Drug Reactions-related Hospital Admissions in Elderly Australians; International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 22nd Annual International Meeting
Rethinking the gold standard - The feasibility of randomized controlled trials within health services effectiveness research; Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP
Review of the management of childhood asthma in Tasmania; Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Risk factors and associated outcomes of hospital readmission in COPD: a systematic review; Respiratory Medicine
Risk factors for all-cause hospital readmission following exacerbation of COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis; European Respiratory Review
Strategies to manage asthma; Australian Pharmacist
Strategies to manage COPD; Australian Pharmacist
The burden of hospital admissions for adverse drug reactions in Tasmania; National Medicines Symposium 2021
The effect of knowledge and expectations on adherence to and persistence with antidepressants; APSA 2014 Annual Conference
The effect of knowledge and expectations on adherence to and persistence with antidepressants; Patient Preference and Adherence
The role of a community pharmacist in asthma management
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 sustainability of a community pharmacy intervention to improve the quality use of asthma medication; National Medicines Symposium 2010 medicines in people’s lives
The use of pharmacy medication records to prompt GP referral of patients with suboptimal asthma management; Australian Asthma Conference 208
Under-utilisation of COPD management guidelines in Australian general practice; Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand annual scientific meeting
Understanding medication persistence in patients with COPD; National Medicines Symposium 2010
Understanding medication persistence in patients with COPD; Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Conference
Understanding the discrepancy between perceived and actual asthma control in Australia; 2015 Joint APSA-ASCEPT Annual Conference
Uptake and effectiveness of a community pharmacy intervention programme to improve asthma management; Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics,
What are the health and socioeconomic impacts of allergic respiratory disease in Tasmania?; Australian Health Review
When asthma and COPD overlap each other; Australian Pharmacist
“My Ventolin controls my asthma” Understanding patients’ asthma perceptions to improve medication adherence; 2017 Australasian Asthma Conference

Research Projects

Adverse drug reaction-related hospital admission in elderly Australians with dementia; Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)
Building on Success: The Sustainability and National Feasibility of a Community Pharmacy Intervention to Improve the Management of Asthma; Asthma Foundations of Australia (ASMFA)
Getting Asthma Under Control; Department of Health (Cth) (DoH)
Investigating the burden of childhood fever on Tasmanian families and the Royal Hobart Hospitals Emergency Department.; Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (RHHRF)
Pharmacy Dispensing Records to Identify and Educate Patients with Suboptimal Asthma Management; Department of Health and Aged Care (DHA)
Preventing Adverse Drug Reactions in the Elderly; HCF Health and Medical Research Foundation (HCF)
Understanding the discrepancy between perceived and actual asthma control in Australia; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
What is the economic impact of allergic respiratory disease in Tasmania?; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
A Review of the Management of Childhood Asthma in Tasmania
Understanding respiratory persistence in Australian patients with COPD

Research Candidate Supervision

A Retrospective Study of Adverse Drug Reactions Ocurring in Elderly Patients at Tertiary Hospitals, Tasmania, Australia