BPharm(Hons) AACPA

CSA255, CSA256 Dispensing Supervisor, NPSDUE Program Coordinator

General Responsibilities

Manages the development, implementation and evaluation of the Multicentre Drug Use Evaluation Program. This program, funded by the National Prescribing Service, will examine hospital drug use in a number of conditions.

Demonstrator for year 3 and 4 dispensing classes.

Anna graduated with a BPharm in 2001 from the University of Tasmania. She then spent a year in a local community pharmacy completing the Graduate Accreditation Program. After successfully gaining full registration, she spent some time exploring different areas of Pharmacy, including a diverse range of community settings and Hospital Pharmacy. At the end of 2003, she commenced her Honours degree; working on a Project funded by the Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care’s Medication Safety Innovation Awards Program. This project aimed to improve medication management post hospital discharge, through patient education and improved transfer of medication information. Upon successful completion of this project, she commenced work on the Med-e-Support Project, funded by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. Most recently, Anna completed her honours thesis.

Research Interests

Honours thesis title: Implementation and evaluation of a hosptial discharge medication management program.

Anna graduated with a BPharm in 2001 from the University of Tasmania. She then spent a year in a local community pharmacy completing the Graduate Accreditation Program. After successfully gaining full registration, she spent some time exploring different areas of Pharmacy, including a diverse range of community settings and Hospital Pharmacy. At the end of 2003, she commenced her Honours degree; working on a Project funded by the Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care’s Medication Safety Innovation Awards Program. This project aimed to improve medication management post hospital discharge, through patient education and improved transfer of medication information. Upon successful completion of this project, she commenced work on the Med-e-Support Project, funded by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. Anna is now the Tasmanian Project Manager for the National Prescribing Service’s Drug Use Evaluation Project.

Teaching

Supervise, demonstrate and counsel in undergraduate classes.

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