Career Summary
Luke graduated in 2002 from the Tasmanian School of Pharmacy with first class honours. In 2003, he was an inaugural recipient of a National Institute of Clinical Studies PhD Scholarship. His research program was focused on the implementation of strategies to improve the quality use of anticoagulants in the hospital and community settings. In 2006 he was named the National Prescribing Service Quality Use of Medicine student of the year for his work in quality improvement and received the National Pearcey Young Achiever Award for innovative and pioneering achievement in information technology. Luke was the 2007 recipient of the TEMCO Science and Technology Young Achievers Award and in December 2007 received his PhD. Most recently, Luke has been voted to the position of Vice President of the Tasmanian Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and has been awarded the Young Pharmacist of the Year Award for 2008.
Research Interests
BPharm Hons thesis: An evaluation of the usefulness of portable INR monitors in rural Australian medical practice (Supervisor Professor Greg Peterson).
PhD thesis: Improving the quality use of anticoagulants in clinical practice (Supervisor Professor Greg Peterson). A new focus for Luke is the implementation of evidence-based research in the hospital setting. He has already delivered a number of keynote addresses to pharmacists and doctors.
Research Areas:Teaching
Luke commenced as a lecturer of Pharmacy Practice at the Tasmanian School of Pharmacy in 2007.
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