Oral Presentations 15: Pharmacoepidemiology 2
Tracks
Track 7
| Tuesday, July 14, 2026 |
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Speaker
Ms Toni Michael
The University of Sydney
Age-stratified trends in prescribing of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation medications in Australia, 2016-2024
2:30 PM - 2:45 PMBiography
Toni Michael is a Clinical Pharmacology PhD candidate from the School of Pharmacy at the University of Sydney (supervised by A/Prof. Sophie Stocker). Her research is on understanding the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of commonly prescribed fertility mediations to inform optimal use of medications in practice.
Mr Sam Wade
Phd Candidate
Centre For Medicine Use And Safety, Monash University
Sequence symmetry analysis of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist and neuropsychiatric conditions
2:45 PM - 3:00 PMBiography
Sam is a PhD student in the Centre for Medicine Use and Safety at Monash University. Sam holds a Bachelor of Science, and a Master of Pharmaceutical Science from Monash University. Sam’s research focuses on the identification and validation of computable phenotypes in pharmacoepidemiologic research, to enable reproducible research on the safety and efficacy of medications in novel populations.
Miss Yannee Liu
PhD Candidate
Monash University
What are the trends and costs of potentially inappropriate medications in Australia?
3:00 PM - 3:15 PMBiography
Yannee Liu is a PhD candidate from the Centre of Medicine Use and Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Monash University. Yannee's research focuses on exploring the impact of potentially inappropriate medicine use in older adults. Yannee is a clinical pharmacist.
Dr Georgina Hughes
Adelaide University
Microbiology testing around the time of antibiotic initiation in aged care homes
3:15 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Dr Georgina Hughes is an early career pharmacist researcher and works as a Research Fellow at the University of South Australia. Georgina's research focuses on using real-world data to support quality use of medicines among older people who access aged care services. Georgina undertook her PhD with UniSA and the Registry of Senior Australians. Her PhD used big data to explore the real-world use and safety of antidepressant medicines among older people living in aged care homes. Georgina is passionate about research that informs the safe and effective use of medicines and the best utilisation of pharmacists' skills within aged and healthcare systems to optimise care and overall outcomes for older people.
Dr Jeffrey Pradeep Raj
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy Of Higher Education, Manipal
Vaccine hesitancy and willingness-to-Pay for a Mpox Vaccine: a pan-Indian study
3:30 PM - 3:45 PMBiography
Dr. Jeffrey Pradeep Raj, MBBS, MD, DM (Gold Medalist), AFAMS, MBA, is a faculty at the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, India and a registered PhD Scholar. Trained in Clinical Pharmacology at Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, he has extensive expertise in clinical trials, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacometrics, and health economics. His research focuses on vaccine hesitancy, discrete choice experiments, precision dosing, and ethical conduct of clinical research in low- and middle-income settings. He has authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications, including contributions to The Lancet Global Burden of Disease collaborations, and serves on the editorial boards of international journals including PLOS ONE and BMC Pharmacology & Toxicology. Dr. Raj is a frequent invited speaker at international pharmacology and health economics congresses.
Prof Manish Bajpai
Professor
King George's Medical University
Nosocomial Infections: Influence on Antimicrobial Use and Economic Burden in ICU
3:45 PM - 4:00 PMBiography
Dr. Manish Bajpai, MBBS, MD, FRCP (Edinburg), is a Professor in the Department of Physiology at King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, India. His primary areas of interest are cardiovascular physiology and physiology education. Dr. Bajpai has authored 40 original publications in peer-reviewed indexed journals, reflecting his significant contributions to the field. He has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the APPI Best Teacher Award (2023) and the Prof. R. C. Shukla Oration Award for Cardiovascular Physiology from the Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India (APPI). He is an active member of professional societies such as the American Physiological Society, the International Society of Heart Research, and the Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India. Through his research, teaching, and professional engagement, Dr. Bajpai has made notable contributions to cardiovascular science and the education of future physiologists in India.
Session chair
Manish Bajpai
Professor
King George's Medical University
Alene Yong
Research Fellow
Monash University