A5000197503- Disaster Response and Management
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Sustainability in Higher Education
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Global Health Care Issues
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
Queensland University of Technology
2016-2024
The University of Queensland
2013-2020
Environmental Earth Sciences
2020
Redland Hospital
2020
Queensland Health
2020
Griffith University
2013-2014
Purdue Pharma (United States)
2005-2006
The purpose of this Consensus Statement is to provide a global, collaborative, representative and inclusive vision for educating an interprofessional healthcare workforce that can deliver sustainable promote planetary health. It intended inform national global accreditation standards, planning action at the institutional level as well highlight role individuals in transforming health professions education. Many countries have agreed 'rapid, far-reaching unprecedented changes' reduce...
Pharmacists are uniquely placed in the community to be of assistance disaster-affected patients. However, roles undertaken by pharmacists disasters identified based on their own experiences and networks. There is currently no definition or acknowledgment pharmacists' disasters.To acquire consensus from an expert panel key opinion leaders within field disaster health throughout four phases-prevention, preparedness, response, recovery.A Delphi study consisting three rounds online surveys was...
Abstract Objectives In the aftermath of a disaster, services provided by pharmacists are essential to ensure continued health and well-being local population. To continue pharmacy services, it is critical that prepared for disasters. A systematic literature review was conducted explore pharmacists’ students’ preparedness disasters factors affect preparedness. Methods This in April 2020 through electronic databases CINAHL, MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, Scopus PsycINFO, two disaster journals....
Given the negative environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals, including their contribution to healthcare's carbon footprint, pharmacists have a role in responding climate and biodiversity crises. Knowledge education are required support transitions environmentally sustainable pharmacy practice (ESPP). The aim this study was explore Australian undergraduate students' knowledge attitudes towards sustainability ESPP curriculum content.Participants were surveyed using an anonymous online...
Abstract Background Extreme heat (EH) events are increasing in frequency and duration cause more deaths Australia than any other extreme weather event. Consequently, EH lead to an increase the number of patient presentations hospitals. Methods Climatic observations for Hobart’s region Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) emergency department admissions data were collected retrospectively study period 2003–2010. A distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) was fitted using a generalized linear with...
Purpose – Pharmaceuticals have played an important role in improving the quality of life human population modern times. However, it must also be acknowledged that both production and use pharmaceuticals a significant, negative impact on environment consequently, health humans wildlife. This is due to embedded carbon pharmaceuticals' manufacture distribution waste generated their manufacture, consumption disposal. Pharmaceutical comprised contaminated (unwanted original containers)...
Pharmaceuticals are used widely in radiography practice but pose an environmental risk. This study explored Australian radiographers' attitude, pharmaceutical waste disposal practices, and knowledge concern regarding the impact of these pharmaceuticals.
The aim of this study was to explore Queensland hospital pharmacists' and pharmacy technicians' knowledge understanding the impact pharmaceuticals on environment handling pharmaceutical waste.This followed a mixed methods research design. Purposive sampling techniques were used recruit 64 pharmacists technicians working in five public private hospitals, metropolitan regional Queensland, Australia. Both quantitative qualitative data collected. Qualitative analysed using both text analytics...
Abstract Background In addition to the traditional logistics role, pharmacists are undertaking important new roles in disasters. Despite this, little is known about level of acceptance these activities by other providers. Problem The aim this study was determine international opinion disaster and health professionals regarding emerging Methods Delegates at World Association for Disaster Emergency Medicine’s (WADEM; Madison, Wisconsin USA) 20 th Congress Toronto, Canada (April 2017) were...
Nature-based social prescribing such as “blue prescription” promotes public health and improvement of individuals with long-term conditions. However, there is limited evidence explaining the relationship contexts, mechanisms, outcomes implementing blue prescription programmes (BPPs) in care settings that could inform policy practice. We conducted a systematic realist review by searching PubMed, Web Science, PsycInfo, Scopus, MEDLINE, CINAHL for articles published English between January 2000...
Abstract Introduction: In a disaster aftermath, pharmacists have the potential to provide essential health services and contribute maintenance of well-being their community. Despite importance in care system, little is known about factors that affect pharmacists’ preparedness associated behaviors. Study Objective: The goal this study was determine influence behaviors Australian pharmacists. Methods: A 70-question survey developed from previous research findings. This released online...
Pharmaceuticals and their packaging have a significant negative impact on the environment providing very strong argument for action part of pharmacists pharmacy technicians to engage with pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs) in workplaces. The aims this research were therefore investigate hospital technicians, 1) factors affecting engagement workplace PEBs, 2) determine if legislated carbon reduction targets UK influenced PEBs compared Australia which does not targets. environmentally...
NHS England has set itself a target of net zero emissions by 2050. Therefore, to address this gap in the literature, study aimed explore engagement with policy on carbon reduction (including awareness Sustainable Development Unit [SDU] and Coalition for Pharmaceuticals Medical Devices [CSPM]) hospital pharmacists England.Semi-structured interviews were conducted 23 working six hospitals across all hierarchical levels. Four interview questions elicited Yes/No responses one generated...
776.1 is a murine IgG1 monoclonal antibody to the human ovarian cancer antigen CA 125 that has unique property of having clear preference for binding cell-associated form antigen. We have examined tumor localization properties and efficacy in subcutaneous OVCAR-3 xenograft mouse model cancer. Biodistribution experiments using 125I-labeled demonstrated peak uptake tumors at 72 hours postinjection, with an average 17.7% injected dose per gram localized tumor. Little other organs was observed....
Objective The aim of this study was to explore whether a relationship exists between the number disasters jurisdiction has experienced and presence disaster-specific pharmacy legislation. Methods Pharmacy legislation specific reviewed for five countries: Australia, Canada, UK, US New Zealand. A binary logistic regression test using generalised estimating equation used examine association by state, province, territory or country they had Results Three six models were statistically...