PHARMACIST Dr Emily Reeve has been honoured among finalists in the Bupa Health Foundation 2016 Emerging Health Research Award.
Dr Reeve's research, at the Kolling Institute at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital, focuses on withdrawing medications that are high risk or unnecessary for people with dementia, earning her a place among five finalists for the award.
Her current project will develop and implement de-prescribing guidelines for instances where risks associated with medicines outweigh the benefits.
Bupa said Dr Reeve was already an emerging leader in this area, having developed the world's first questionnaire to understand patients' attitudes to de-prescribing, which had been adopted in Australia, Europe and North America.
Bupa's overall award winner was Brisbane-based Associate Professor Gail Garvey of the Menzies School of Health Research, honoured for her work in improving cancer treatment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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