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APSA Emerging Leaders Award

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Track 3
Track 4
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Eureka Room 1

Speaker

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Dr Liam Koehn
Monash University

Reduced oral absorption and brain-penetration of caffeine in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mice

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

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Biography

Liam completed his PhD in Professor Norman Saunders' laboratory at the University of Melbourne, investigating the permeability of medicines across the blood-brain barrier at different stages of development. He then undertook a postdoctoral fellowship in Professor Barbara Stonestreet's laboratory at Brown University, where he investigated the efficacy and mechanism of action of a novel treatment for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injuries. Liam joined Professor Nicolazzo's laboratory at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2022, where he investigates the pathophysiology of motor neurone disease and the efficacy of novel neuroprotective treatments.
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Dr Jack Janetzki
Lecturer In Pharmacy And Pharmacology
University of South Australia

Risk of aortic aneurysm or dissection following exposure to systemic fluoroquinolone antibiotics

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

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Biography

Jack is a Lecturer in Pharmacy and Pharmacology. Jack is a practicing Pharmacist and has worked in several pharmacies in both rural Victoria and urban South Australia. Jack has a strong interest in improving medication safety which is evident in his clinical practice, research and education of future health professionals. Maintaining clinical practice allows him to draw on real world experiences and incorporate this into his contemporary teaching and research endeavours. Jack is a member of the Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre (QUMPRC) at UniSA. He is also a member of the Local Advisory Committee for Pharmaceutical Defence Limited, a not-for-profit organisation which support pharmacists with risk management advice.
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Dr Sarah Hassan
RMIT University

“Almost like crickets”: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital education

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

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Biography

Sarah Hassan is a pharmacist and PhD graduate from RMIT University. Her research primarily focuses on how antibiotics can be better utilised in the hospital setting, with her thesis investigating surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in orthopaedic surgery and the factors that influence antibiotic guideline adherence. She also has an interest in understanding how education delivery in the hospital system influences guideline uptake and the strategies that can be implemented to enhance uptake of guideline recommendations. She currently works as a community pharmacist and as a sessional academic with the Discipline of Pharmacy at RMIT University.

Chair

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Lisa Kalisch Ellett
University of South Australia

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