Oral presentations 9: Clinical pharmacology & Tony Smith QUM Prize
Tracks
Track 1
Thursday, December 11, 2025 |
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Speaker
Dr Emily Reeve
Senior Research Fellow
Monash University
Adverse drug withdrawal event identification and adjudication
Biography
Dr Emily Reeve is a Senior Research Fellow and NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow. She is Deputy Theme Lead of the Centre for Medicine Use and Safety at Monash University and Chair of the Australian Deprescribing Network (ADeN). Dr Reeve worked as a clinical pharmacist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital before completing a PhD at the University of South Australia.
Miss Cassandra Lai
Pharmacy Student
The University Of Sydney
Beyond blood: feasibility of saliva-based assays for antiviral therapeutic drug monitoring
Biography
Cassandra is an Honours student in the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Management program at the Sydney Pharmacy School, The University of Sydney. Her research in clinical pharmacology examines saliva as a non-invasive matrix for antiviral therapeutic drug monitoring, with the goal of improving dosing precision, ensuring quality use of medicines, and reducing toxicity risks in vulnerable patient populations such as transplant recipients. She is passionate about personalised medicine, improving patient outcomes through innovative monitoring strategies, and translating research into clinical practice.
Miss Temitope Esther Afolabi
Phd Student
University Of Sydney
Medication data collection in Frailty Intervention Through Specific Therapies (FITTEST) trial participants
Biography
With a keen interest in geriatric medicine, research and education, I am currently undertaking my Doctor of Philosophy at The University of Sydney under main supervisor Professor Sarah Hilmer. My research centres round co-designing digital solutions for older people, that optimises medication management and promotes collaboration with health care practitioners.
Ms Kerry Watts
Senior Policy Officer, Advanced Therapeutics
NSW Ministry of Health
Navigating Complexity: Developing a Regulatory Pathway for Advanced Therapeutics in Australia
Biography
Kerry Watts is an expert consultant pharmacist in compounding and research, working in NSW Office for Health and Medical Research as senior officer in training, education and regulatory compliance for health system preparedness to deliver advanced therapeutics as standard of care. Kerry has recently embarked on a PhD with the University of Sydney to explore the impact of collaboration with government and academia to improve knowledge, understanding and compliance to regulation and improve patient access to advanced therapeutics.
Jeffery Wang
The University Of Sydney
What support Healthcare Professionals need to deprescribe opioids at transitions of care
Biography
Jeffery Wang is a hospital pharmacist and early career researcher completing a Master of Philosophy at the University of Sydney, with his thesis titled 'Opioid deprescribing in patients at transitions of care'.
Dr Aili Langford
Lecturer, Research Fellow
The University of Sydney
Patient Decision-Aids for Pain Medication Management: A Scoping Review
Biography
Dr Aili Langford is a pharmacist, Lecturer and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHRMRC) Emerging Leader Research Fellow at the Sydney Pharmacy School. Dr Langford’s research focuses on reducing medication-related harm through deprescribing.
