A5071752641- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Cognitive and psychological constructs research
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Pharmacy and Medical Practices
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
The University of Queensland
2015-2024
Princess Alexandra Hospital
2022
Mater Research
2020
Greenslopes Private Hospital
2012
West Virginia University
2003
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
2001-2002
Withington Community Hospital
1999
University of Manchester
1997
University of Staffordshire
1986
Pharmacists are viewed as highly trained yet underutilised and there is growing support to extend the role of pharmacist within primary health care sector. The integration a into general practice medical centre not new concept however novel approach in Australia evidence supporting this currently limited. This study aimed describe opinions local stakeholders South-East Queensland on Australian environment. A sample practitioners, consumers, pharmacists managers were invited participate focus...
Interprofessional education (IPE) programs aim to improve collaboration between health- and social-care professionals optimize clinical outcomes. Such are complex design, evaluation of effectiveness is difficult. Combining qualitative quantitative data may provide greater understanding how a program affects participants what aspects influential on attitudes behavior. This study used semi-structured interviews interpretative phenomenological analysis explore undergraduate student perspectives...
Objective To investigate whether integrating pharmacists into general practices reduces the number of unplanned re-admissions patients recently discharged from hospital. Design, setting Stepped wedge, cluster randomised trial in 14 southeast Queensland. Participants Adults one seven study hospitals during days preceding recruitment (22 May 2017 ‒ March 2018) and prescribed five or more long term medicines, having a primary discharge diagnosis congestive heart failure exacerbation chronic...
ABSTRACT Aim Immunosuppressant medication non‐adherence can result in allograft rejection and loss. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence barriers adherence with immunosuppressant medications, an adult renal transplant cohort. Methods Kidney recipients completed a self‐report survey consisting five validated questionnaires (Basel Assessment Adherence Immunosuppressive Medications Scale (BAASIS), Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire, Therapy Barrier Scale, Brief‐Illness...
Objective To determine if a targeted and tailored intervention based on discussion informed by validated adherence scales will improve medication adherence. Design Prospective randomised trial. Setting 2 community pharmacies in Brisbane, Australia. Methods Patients recently initiated cardiovascular or oral hypoglycaemic within the past 4–12 weeks were recruited from two pharmacies. Participants identified as non-adherent using Medication Adherence Questionnaire (MAQ) into control group. The...
People with decompensated cirrhosis are often prescribed a complex regimen of therapeutic and prophylactic medications. In other chronic diseases, polypharmacy increases the risk medication misadventure medication-related problems (MRPs), associated increased morbidity, mortality, health care costs. This study examined MRPs in cohort ambulatory patients history who were enrolled randomized controlled trial pharmacist-led, patient-oriented education intervention assessed association between...
To describe the effect of integrating a pharmacist into general practice team on timeliness and completion pharmacist-conducted medication reviews.A was integrated an Australian inner-city suburb medical centre to provide reviews for patients. A retrospective analysis with two time periods conducted: pre-integration post-integration pharmacist. In effort obtain measure external validity data were compared from Division General Practice in which is located.There 70 patients referred review...
To investigate the impact of medication beliefs, illness perceptions and quality life on adherence in people with decompensated cirrhosis.One hundred adults cirrhosis completed a structured questionnaire when they attended for routine outpatient hepatology review. Measures self-reported (Morisky Medication Adherence Scale), beliefs surrounding medications (Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire), medicines (Brief Illness Perception (Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire) were examined. Clinical...
Abstract Many patients with chronic disease do not possess the knowledge and skills required to access interpret appropriate health information. A pilot study in people liver cirrhosis ( n = 50) identified that only 54% of could recall being given written information by a clinician 64% had self‐sought information, most commonly using Internet. reported difficulties understanding material majority wanted more accessible educational booklet was well received participants 85% reporting it...
Abstract Background Medication counselling opportunities are key times for pharmacists and patients to discuss medications patients’ concerns about their therapy. Communication Accommodation Theory ( CAT ) describes behavioural, motivational emotional processes underlying communication exchanges. Five strategies (approximation, interpretability, discourse management, expression interpersonal control) permit identification of effective communication. Objective To invoke investigate used by...
Cirrhosis patients are prescribed multiple medications for their liver disease and comorbidities. Discrepancies between medicines consumed by those documented in the medical record may contribute to patient harm impair management. The aim of present study was assess magnitude types discrepancies among patient-reported record-documented with cirrhosis, examine factors associated such discrepancies.Fifty who attended a hospital hepatology outpatient clinic were interviewed using questionnaire...
Medication harm affects between 5 and 15% of hospitalised patients, with approximately half the events considered preventable through timely intervention. The Adverse Inpatient Event (AIME) risk prediction model was previously developed to guide a systematic approach patient prioritisation for targeted clinician review, but frailty not tested as candidate predictor variable.
ABSTRACT Background Integrating pharmacists into general practice is not a novel concept. However, it new to Australia and evidence supporting this role limited. Aim To seek the views of pharmacists, practitioners consumers on integrating practice. Method Questionnaires were used elicit opinions Results 1038 participants (829 167 consumers, 42 practitioners) completed survey. Commonly agreed roles for in included drug information medication review. Perceived barriers service provision...