Rate My Professor Leanne Chalmers

Associate Professor Leanne Chalmers serves as the Director of Pharmacy in the Curtin Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University. She earned her Bachelor of Pharmacy with First Class Honours from Curtin University in 1997 and completed pre-registration training at Fremantle Hospital. Chalmers practised as a pharmacist locally in Western Australia, interstate, and in the United Kingdom. In 2008, she relocated to the University of Tasmania to pursue her PhD, which she completed in 2011, subsequently taking up a lecturer appointment in the same year. She later joined Curtin University, advancing from senior lecturer to associate professor. Her qualifications include BPharm (Hons), PhD, AdPhaM, and SFHEA.

Chalmers' research interests centre on optimising the use of medications in clinical practice, particularly anticoagulation therapy, medication safety, polypharmacy, health literacy, medication adherence, and pharmacy practice, with a focus on atrial fibrillation management. She has contributed to over 115 publications, accumulating more than 2300 citations. Key works include 'Thromboembolism and Mortality in the Tasmanian Atrial Fibrillation Study' (2018, Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics), 'Impact of a clinical pharmacist on medication safety in mental health settings: a retrospective audit' (2022, International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy), 'Strategies for improving guideline adherence of thromboprophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation' (2021, Thrombosis Research), 'Implementation factor mapping of a pilot study of point-of-care INR testing by pharmacists in the community setting' (2022, Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy), and 'Establishment and evolution of a clinical pharmacy mental health service' (2022, Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research). She has served as a special issue editor for the journal Pharmacy on optimising medication management and use of antithrombotic agents. In recognition of her teaching, she received a commendation in the Curtin Student Guild Excellence in Teaching Awards in 2023 and contributes to simulation-based learning in the Bachelor of Pharmacy curriculum. Her work influences clinical pharmacy practices and education in medication management.