Professor Andrew Gilbert

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Dr. Andrew Gilbert is: Professor; Director of The Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences University of South Australia Adelaide 5000 South Australia

Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre

School of Pharmaceutical Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Homepage

• Pharmacy Practice Research; practice development and practice change
• Medicines Policy; Quality Use of Medicines and Medicines Safety.
• Pharmacoepidemiology
• Public Health
• Health Psychology

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia

The Australasian Pharmaceutical Sciences Assosication

Federation Internationale Pharmaceutic

International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology

Soth Australian Pharmacy Board

Doctor of Philosophy (University of Adelaide)

Diploma of Applied Psychology (University of Adelaide)

Bachelor of Pharmacy (University of Adelaide)

• Development, implementation and evaluation of medicines policy
• Practice-based research; implementation and evaluation of new practices
• Continuing professional education
• Public health research
• Pharmacoepidemiology

Zhang Y, Vitry AI, Roughead EE, Ryan P and Gilbert A. Co-morbidity and the utilisation of health care for Australian veterans with diabetes. Diabetic medicine 2010, 27(1): 65-71 IF: 3.172

Caughey GE , Ramsay EN , Vitry AI, Gilbert AL, Luszcz MA, Ryan PJ, Roughead, EE. Comorbid chronic diseases, discordant impact on mortality in the elderly; a 14 year longitudinal population study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Epub ahead of print 30th June, 2009. IF: 3.186.

Alderman CP, Gilbert AL. A Qualitative Investigation of Long-Term Zopiclone Use and Sleep Quality Among Vietnam War Veterans with PTSD. Ann Pharmacother 2009; 43: 1576 - 1582. IF: 2.305

Roughead EE, Barratt JD, Ramsay E, Pratt N, Ryan P, Peck R, Killer G, Gilbert A; The effectiveness of Collaborative Medicine Reviews in Delaying Time to Next Hospitalization for Patients With Heart Failure in the Practice Setting Results of a Cohort Study; Circulation-Heart Failure, 2(5):424-428, 2009.

Alderman, C; Condon, JT; Gilbert, AL An open label study of Mirtazapine as treatment for combat related PTSD. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2009:43 Epub ahead of print IF:2.153

Vitry, A., Hoile, A.P., Gilbert, A.L., Esterman, A. and Luszcz M. The risk of falls and fractures associated with persistent use of psychotropic medications in elderly people. Arch Gerontol Geriatr, 2009 May 5. [Epub ahead of print]. Impact Factor 1.311

Gilbert, A. What will it take for Pharmacy Practice to Change? Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. 2009;39(1):4-5.(Invited Editorial)

Benrimoj, SI; Gilbert, A; Neto, ACD, et al. National implementation of standards of practice for non-prescription medicines in Australia Pharmacy World and Science 2009;31(2): 230-237 IF: 0.764

Vitry A, Gilbert A, Mott K, Rao D, March G. Provision of medicines information in Australian community pharmacies. Pharmacy World and Science. 2009; 31(2):154 -7. IF: 0.764

Roughead, E.E., Ramsay, E.N., Pratt, N.L., Ryan, P., Gilbert, A.L. Proton pump inhibitors and the risk of antibiotic use and hospitalisation for pneumonia. Med J Aust. 2009; 190 (3): 114-116 IF: 2.537

Roughead, EE; Vitry, A.I., Preiss, K., Barratt, J.D., Gilbert, A.L., Ryan, P. Assessing overall duration of recommended cardiovascular medicines in veterans with established cardiovascular disease. Eur J Cardiov Prev R, July 9, 2009. Impact Factor:2.361

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Pharmacy, Psychology

• Medicines Policy
• Medication use in the elderly
• Pharmacy "issues"