Dr Nazanin Ghahreman-Falconer

Lecturer

School of Pharmacy
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

Overview

Dr Ghahreman-Falconer is a registered pharmacist and a lecturer in Medicines Management and Pharmacy Practice at the School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland. She course coordinates in the Master of Clinical Pharmacy Program. Dr Ghahreman-Falconer has worked as a pharmacist both in community and hospital settings for 20 years, and is passionate about improving patient safety and the quality of care we deliver our patients. She currently works one day per week at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, in a senior research role to build research capacity in the pharmacy department and across Metro South Health by mentoring aspiring hospital pharmacists. Her research interests include risk prediction modelling, medication safety and clinical informatics to optimise patient care. She supervises HDR and Honours students conducting research on machine learning in clinical practice, and extended scope pharmacy services in acute care settings. Dr Ghahreman-Falconer provides academic oversight to the RECARD Study (Medical Research Futures Fund: MRFMMIP000044), a program of research focused on reducing preventable medication related hospitalisations in high-risk cardiovascular patients. Her work as a research conjoint at the Princess Alexandra Hospital enables her to stay abreast of clinical needs, clinician workflows, digital hospital changes and what is needed at the coal face. She is the chair of the Pharmacy Research in Metro South (PRIMS) committee. Dr Falconer is also an affiliate within the Centre for Health Service Research UQ. She is an active member of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) and serves on the Research Leadership Committee.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Publications

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Supervision

  • Master Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

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Available Projects

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Publications

Journal Article

Conference Publication

Other Outputs

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision

Possible Research Projects

Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.