Rate My Professor Rhiannon Braund

Braund's expertise encompasses clinical pharmacy practice, safe and effective medicine use including adverse drug reactions and patient therapy optimisation, medication adherence, wastage and disposal practices, environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals, and enhanced health service delivery through transition of care pathways and health teams. Her research has produced key publications such as 'Disposal practices for unused medications around the world' (Tong, Peake, Braund; 2011, Environment International), 'A systematic review and meta-analysis of pharmacist-led fee-for-services medication review' (Hatah, Braund, Tordoff, Duffull; 2014, British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology), 'Proton pump inhibitor use: systematic review of global trends and practices' (Shanika, Reynolds, Pattison, Braund; 2023, European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology), 'Disposal practices for unused medications in New Zealand' (Braund, Peake, Shieffelbien; 2009, Environment International), 'The Life-cycle of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment' (Peake, Braund, Tong, Tremblay; 2015, Elsevier), and 'The role of topical growth factors in chronic wounds' (Braund, Hook, Medlicott; 2007, Current Drug Delivery). With over 3,000 citations on Google Scholar, her work addresses medication adherence support, polypharmacy, and pharmacovigilance in Aotearoa New Zealand. In teaching, she received the Prime Minister’s Supreme Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award in 2012 for sustained excellence, employing problem-based learning to prepare future pharmacists as safe, competent professionals. She serves as editor for the Springer Advanced Clinical Pharmacy series.