Oral presentations 3: Clinical pharmacology
Tracks
Track 3
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 |
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Speaker
Prof Murray Barclay
Clinical Pharmacologist/gastroenterologist
Christchurch Hospital
Pharmacokinetics, and efficacy/safety, of thioguanine suppositories in patients with refractory proctitis
Biography
Murray Barclay is a Clinical Pharmacologist and Gastroenterologist at Christchurch Hospital and Clinical Professor with the University of Otago. His research areas of interest include pharmacokinetics, therapeutic drug monitoring, pharmacogenetics, various aspects of inflammatory bowel disease, thiopurines, and biologic drugs.
Associate Professor Daniel Wright
Associate Professor
University Of Sydney
Is one-dose-for-all suitable for low dose colchicine in patients with gout?
Biography
Dan Wright is an Associate Professor in Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Sydney. His research interests span clinical pharmacology, pharmacometrics, and medication adherence. He has expertise in modelling and simulation and the quantitative analysis of medication adherence data. His research platform aims to enhance the quantitative understanding of how drug treatments impact human biology and to explore the sources of variability in drug response between individuals. He uses this information to improve outcomes for patients through individualised dosing. Dan conducts research across several therapeutic areas notably cardiology, nephrology, transplant medicine and rheumatology.
A/Prof Matt Doogue
Clinical Pharmacologist
University of Otago & Health New Zealand
Is it time to replace the ‘prescription’ with the medication management plan?
Biography
Matt Doogue is a clinical pharmacologist passionate about clinical pharmacology in patient care. He has clinical and academic roles in clinical pharmacology and as a physician in a busy acute general medicine service. His interests include quality use of medicines, adverse drug reactions, clinical decision support, and therapeutic drug monitoring.
Ms Maya Bishop
PhD Candidate
University of Melbourne
Therapeutic benefits of megadose sodium ascorbate for blood pressure management in sepsis
Biography
Maya Bishop is a first-year PhD candidate at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, under the supervision of Professor Yugeesh Lankadeva. Her doctoral research investigates megadose sodium ascorbate as a novel therapy to improve blood pressure regulation and brain function in sepsis, a life-threatening condition with high mortality and limited treatment options. This work is embedded within the Translational Cardiovascular and Renal Research Group and contributes to therapies that are already progressing to multi-centre clinical trials across Australia.
Maya holds a Bachelor's degree (Honours) specialising in Biomedical Science and a Master’s in Cancer Research. She has also worked as a sessional academic and junior anatomist, contributing to teaching and student learning in the field of biomedical science. With over ten years of combined research and academic experience, she is dedicated to advancing translational therapies that improve survival and long-term recovery for critically ill patients.
Dr Joshua Inglis
Clinical Pharmacologist
Flinders Medical Centre
Predictors of non-cardiovascular readmissions in multimorbid adults with heart failure
Biography
Joshua Inglis is a Clinical Pharmacologist working across digital health, medication safety and hospital medicine. He is currently completing his PhD on improving medication-related outcomes for older adults living with multimorbidity.
Miss Xenia Nastatos
Research Assistant
University Of Sydney
Co-design of medication management resources for people with dementia in the community
Biography
I am a registered pharmacist currently working as a research assistant for the School of Pharmacy at the University of Sydney. Our current research project is focused on co-designing medication management resources for people with dementia and carers in both community and aged care setting. My research interests/experience span across aged care, dementia, health economics and oncology.
