HOSPITAL pharmacist Dr Lisa Pont is being recognised by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for her outstanding research into the systemic need for the better use of medicines in aged care settings.
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA)congratulated Dr Pont for her research 'Driving Change in Aged Care pharmacy practices through data', which was announced last week as one of the ten best Australian health and medical research projects chosen from among the thousands of current NHMRC-funded projects.
Pont said her research demonstrated the value of using routinely collected health data to monitor the impact of polypharmacy in aged care facilities.
"Polypharmacy is extremely common in aged care which can lead to many problems such as incorrectly prescribed doses," Pont said.
"By using real-world data, we can arm people with the appropriate tools and support needed to enact change."
As the incoming president of the International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology and outgoing Director of the SHPA, Dr Pont is now collaborating with colleagues around the world on the use of data in pharmacy research.
"At the moment, you're either a data analyst, or you're a pharmacist, but I think that's changing...the use of data is becoming much more essential in healthcare delivery."
Read Pont's research HERE.
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