Pharmacy Research
Needs-based training that meets country specific competencies in areas of medicines supply and commodity security.
The Chlamydia Screening in Pharmacies (CSiP) study
aims to increase testing for chlamydia among the young population through community pharmacies, by offering a $10 cash incentive to both the participant and the pharmacy. For further information: http://www.canberra.edu.au/media-centre/2011/january/31-chlamydia
The academic staff in Pharmacy have a range of expertise in pharmacy, pharmaceutical care, pharmacology, toxicology, drug metabolism, pharmaceutical science and herbal medicines.
Members of the Pharmacy discipline actively engage in their own research program, directly supervise research project components in the Master of Pharmacy Coursework (767AA) and the Master of Pharmacy Research (887AA), and also participate in the Bachelor of Applied Science Honours offered by the School of Health Sciences, the Master of Applied Science Research (910AA) research programs offered by the Division of Health, Design and Science and the PhD program (232AA) offered by the University of Canberra. This is evidenced in the following lists of research interests/activities, publications and conference presentations.
Research partners and collaborators include:
- The Canberra Hospital
- ACT Government Analytical Laboratory
- Australia Federal Police ACT Policing
- Therapeutic Goods of Australia
- ANU Medical School
- John Curtin School of Medical Research
- Calvary Hospital
- National Centre for Forensic Studies
- Centre for Bio-molecular and Chemical Sciences
- Healthpact Research Centre for Health Promotion and Wellbeing
- National Institute of Complimentary Medicine (NICM) Collaborative Centre in Traditional Chinese Medicine
- National Prescribing Services
Medication and Dementia Care Transitions Project
Medication and Dementia Care Transitions Project aims to explore and identify medication related issues that occur when patients with a dementia diagnosis are managed in the acute care sector and during care transitions. Qualitative information will be obtained from health care professionals and carers of those who have a dementia diagnosis. It will focus on communication pathway identification, communication processes and identification of particular risks due to medication use within current system. The results of this research will inform recommendations to change policies to enable safe and effective medication management for individuals with a dementia diagnosis. The Medication and Dementia Care Transitions Project is funded by the Dementia Collaborative Research Centres and will be conducted from four hospital sites.
The Controlling Head Lice in Primary Schools (CHiPS) study
The Controlling Head Lice in Primary Schools (CHiPS) study aims to identify the most acceptable method of screening primary school children for head lice and distributing oral ivermectin in the school community. The study will commence at two small ACT primary schools and their local community pharmacies in February 2012. The CHiPS study is funded by the ANU Medical School and ACT Health.
Creating a smoke free University of Canberra
The information gained from the research will be used to assist in the design of a smoking cessation clinic at UC to help smokers who wish to quit smoking before the smoke-free campus policy is implemented. This project is funded by the ACT Health Workplace Health Promotion Capacity Building Funding Round.