BPharm(Hons) PhD AACPA FPS

UMORE

General Responsibilities

Shane graduated with a Bachelor of Pharmacy in 1998 from the University of Tasmania. He was the recipient of a Department of Health and Ageing Quality Use of Medicine scholarship for his PhD. His PhD thesis studied a number of interventions aimed at improving the outcomes of anticoagulation. His interests include Quality use of Medicines (QUM), improving pharmacy practice, reducing adverse medication events and improving patient safety. In late 2003 he was recognized for his expertise in implementing the best available evidence in practice through the receipt of an inaugural NICS fellowship, only one of four offered nationwide and the only fellowship awarded to a non-medical practitioner. In 2005, he was awarded the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Young Pharmacist of the Year Award. He also has an active consulting practice in clinical pharmacy; he provides medication review services to a number of aged care facilities in Tasmania and is also active in providing Home Medication Reviews. He is also part-owner of a community pharmacy which is a component of health service delivery in a rural area of Tasmania. Shane has recently stepped down from the position of Chair of the Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy, a position which he held for 12 months. He is a branch committee member of the Tasmanian branch of the Pharmacy Guild and has recently been voted the President of the Tasmanian Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society and was a national director of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia from 2005 to 2007.

Career Summary

Shane Jackson graduated from the School of Pharmacy, UTAS, with a Bachelor of Pharmacy in 1998 and with First class Honours in 2000. He completed his Doctorate in Pharmacy Practice in 2004. His Doctorate centred on improving the use of anticoagulants and studied a number of ways including using portable INR monitors to improve the management of warfarin in the community.

Nowadays, Shane is a Senior Research Fellow within the Unit for Medication Outcomes Research and Education (UMORE) in the Tasmanian School of Pharmacy. His research interests cover anticoagulation, medication compliance, optimising of medication use in the community, pharmacist-led medication review and policy work surrounding pharmacists place in the healthcare team.

He is a practicing community pharmacist, and is part-owner of a rural community pharmacy. He is also accredited to conduct medication reviews by the Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacists. In 2005, Shane was awarded the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Young Pharmacist of the Year Award.

Since 2008, Shane has been the State President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (Tasmanian branch) and is the National Vice-President of this organisation. Shane is a board member of the Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacists.

Research Interests

Honours thesis title: Outcomes in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF) in Southern Tasmania
PhD thesis title: Interventions designed to improve antithrombiotic use and outcomes in atrial fibrillation (AF)

Supervisor: Professor Greg Peterson

Recent Publications

1 Jackson SL, Peterson GM, Bereznicki LR, Misan G, Vial JH, Jupe DML. Accuracy, clinical usefulness and perceptions of community pharmacy-based INR monitoring in rural Australia. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics 2004

2 Jackson SL, Peterson GM & Vial JH. A community-based educational intervention to improve antithrombotic drug use in atrial fibrillation. Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2004 38:1794-1799

3 Jackson SL & Peterson GM. Health screening in community pharmacy. Australian Pharmacist 2004; 23:760-764

4 Jackson SL & Peterson GM. Rising medication costs in the elderly; a barrier to quality use of medicines in the elderly? Australian Pharmacist 2004; 23:765-767

5 Jackson SL & Peterson GM. Too many holes in the cheese: when medication misadventure results in patient harm Australian Pharmacist 2004; 23:782-787

Research Areas:

• Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacology  Read More
• Pharmacy Practice  Read More
• UMORE  Read More

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