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Kirstie Galbraith

Senior Lecturer

Coordinator of Master of Clinical Pharmacy

BPharm, Victorian College of Pharmacy; Grad Dip Hosp Pharm, Monash University; BCPS, USA

Phone: +61 3 9903 9586
Fax: +61 3 9903 9629
E-mail: kirstie.galbraith@vcp.monash.edu.au

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Hospital Pharmacists Australia
  • Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association
  • American Society of Health Systems Pharmacy
  • American College of Clinical Pharmacy
  • Board of Pharmaceutic Specialties

Professional Activities

  • Endocrinology Writing Group, Therapeutic Guidelines Limited
  • Committee of Specialty Practice in Clinical Pharmacy
  • Examiner for Pharmacy Board Victoria

Research Interests

  • Drug related admissions
  • Clinical service provision and documentation
  • Clinical education and training of pharmacists
  • The continuum of quality use of medicines
  • Hospital / community liaison
  • Medication risk management
  • Benefits of clinical pharmacy services
  • Preceptor training

Recent Grants

  1. Marriott J, Taylor S, Bull R, Simpson M, Leversha A, Galbraith K, Howarth H, Best D, Rose M. An Australian national strategy for pharmacy preceptor education and support. Rural and Remote Pharmacy Workforce Development Program. Rural and Remote Infrastructure Grants Program 2002($AUS 174,302)
  2. Marriott J, Taylor S, Bull R, Simpson M, Leversha A, Galbraith K, Howarth H, Best D, Rose M. Evaluation of a national strategy and curriculum for pharmacy preceptor education and support in Australia. Rural and Remote Pharmacy Workforce Development Program. Rural and Remote Infrastructure Grants Program 2003 ($AUS148,293 )
  3. Carroll M, Galbraith K, Dooley MJ. Clinical pharmacy technicians - opportunity for development and standardisation. Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia. Abbott Australasia Hospital Pharmacy Research Grant 2001 ($AUS 10,000)
  4. Abbott Australasia Hospital Pharmacy Research Grant 1998. SHPA Casemix Working Party and Committee of Specialty Practice in Clinical Pharmacy. Standardisation of documentation of clinical pharmacist activities. ($AUS20,000)

Significant Publications

  1. Dooley MJ, Allen KB, Doecke CJ, Galbraith KJ, Taylor GR, Bright J, Carey DL. A prospective multicentre study of pharmacist initiated changes to drug therapy and patient management in acute care government funded hospitals. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2004; 57(4): 513-21
  2. Carroll M, Galbraith K, Dooley MJ. Potential support roles for pharmacy technicians in provision of clinical pharmacy services J Pharm Pract Res 2003; 33(3): 186-94
  3. Rayner CR, Galbraith KJ, Marriott JL, Duncan GJ. A critical evaluation of the therapeutic range of indinavir. Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2002; 36(7): 1230-7
  4. Dooley MJ, Galbraith K, Burgess N, McLennan DN. Multicentre Pilot Study of a Standard Approach to Document Clinical Pharmacy Activity. Aust J Hosp Pharm 2000; 30: 150-6
  5. Dooley M. Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Committee of Specialty Practice in Clinical Pharmacy, In Johnstone JM, Vienet MD, editors Practice Standards and Definitions The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia, Melbourne SHPA, 1996.
  6. Dartnell JA, Anderson RP, Chohan V, Galbraith K, et al. 'Hospitalisation for adverse events related to drug therapy: incidence, avoidability and costs', Med J Aust 1996; 164: 659-62.

'Getting Smarter- an educational video for new clinical pharmacists', Produced by the SHPA Committee of Speciality Practice in Clinical Pharmacy.