Bharm(Hons)(Curtin) MPS MSHP

PhD candidate

General Responsibilities

After graduating from Curtin University of Technology with First Class Honours in 1997, Leanne completed her pre-registration training at Fremantle Hospital and Health Service, Western Australia, as the 1998 Pharmacy Trainee of the Year. She continued to practice there as a pharmacist until a three year sojourn in the UK between 2001 and 2003. In 2004, she returned to Western Australia to assume two part-time roles- as a Lecturer in Pharmacotherapy at the School of Pharmacy at Curtin University, and a Clinical Pharmacist in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery at Fremantle Hospital. During this time she was involved in the supervision of a number of Honours and Masters students, as well as a number of small quality improvement projects and drug utilisation reviews. Leanne relocated to Hobart in July 2008 to enroll in a PhD program in the School of Pharmacy.

Research Interests

Leanne's areas of interest include the provision of the quality medication-related services at the continuum of care, especially for continuum of care, especially for cardiology patients, and pharmacy education. Her PhD thesis is entitled “The role of community pharmacy in post hospital management of patients initiated on warfarin”. Supervisors: Professor Greg Peterson, Dr Luke Bereznicki, Dr Shane Jackson.