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Dr Johnson George

Dr Johnson George

Lecturer

BPharm Bangalore University (India)
MPharm Chennai University (India)
PhD Monash University
GCHE Monash University

Telephone: +61 3 9903 9178
Fax: +61 3 9903 9629
Email: johnson.george@pharm.monash.edu.au

Centre for Medicine Use and Safety

Research interests

  • Adherence (compliance) to treatment
  • Quality use of medicines in the elderly
  • Pharmacist (non-medical) prescribing
  • Smoking cessation
  • Chronic respiratory conditions
  • Complementary and alternative medicine

Education

Coordinator, Pharmacy Practice III A & IIIB

Teaches the following topics in Bachelor of Pharmacy

  • Adherence
  • Ethics
  • Pharmacoepidemiology
  • Renal failure
  • Chronic respiratory conditions

Representative publications

  1. George J, Elliott RA, Lee CY, Stewart DC, Bailey MJ, Stewart K. Interventions for enhancing medicine use by older adults prescribed multiple medicines. Cochrane Review (Title registered; now in Protocol stage)
  2. Lam P, Elliott RA, George J. Impact of a self-administration of medications program on elderly inpatients' competence to manage medications. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics (in press)
  3. Ta NM, George J. Management of COPD in Australia after the publication of national guidelines. Internal Medicine Journal (in press)
  4. Stewart D, George J, Bond CM, Diack L, McCaig D, Cunningham S. Views of pharmacist prescribers, doctors and patients on pharmacist prescribing implementation. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2009; 17:89-94
  5. Stewart D, George J, Diack L, Bond CM, McCaig D, Cunningham S, Munro K, Pfleger D. A cross sectional survey of the Scottish general public’s awareness, views and attitudes to non-medical prescribing. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2009; 43:1115-21.
  6. Stewart D, George J, Bond CM, McCaig D, Diack L. Exploring patients' perspectives of pharmacist supplementary prescribing in Scotland. Pharmacy World & Science.2008; 30(6):892-7.
  7. George J, Elliott R, Stewart D. A systematic review of interventions to improve medication taking in elderly patients prescribed multiple medications. Drugs & Aging. 2008; 25(4):307-324.
  8. George J, Cleland J, Bond C, McCaig D, Cunningham S, Diack L, Stewart D.   Views of pharmacists and mentors on experiential learning for pharmacist supplementary prescribing trainees. Pharmacy World & Science.2008; 30(3):265-71
  9. George J, Bond C, McCaig D, Cleland J, Cunningham S, Diack L, Stewart D.   Experiential learning as part of pharmacist supplementary prescribing training: feedback from trainees and their mentors. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2007; 41:1031-8.
  10. George J, Kong DCM, Stewart K. Adherence to disease management programs in patients with COPD. International Journal of COPD. 2007; 3:253-62
  11. George J, Shalansky S. Predictors of Refill Nonadherence in Patients with Heart Failure. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 2007; 63(4):488-493
  12. George J, Munro K, McCaig D, Stewart D. Risk factors for medication misadventure among residents in sheltered housing complexes. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 2007 Feb; 63(2):171-6   
  13. George J, Munro K, McCaig D, Stewart D. Prescription medications: beliefs, experiences, behaviour and adherence of sheltered housing residents. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2006; 40:2123-9.
  14. George J, Kong DCM, Santamaria N, Ioannides-Demos L, Stewart K. Adherence to Disease Management Interventions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: Patients’ Perspectives. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. 2006; 36:279-286
  15. George J, McCaig D, Bond C, Cunningham S, Diack L, Watson A, Stewart D.   Supplementary prescribing: early experiences of pharmacists in Great Britain. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2006; 40(10):1843-50
  16. George J, Mackinnon A, Kong DCM, Stewart K. Development and Validation of the Beliefs & Behaviour Questionnaire (BBQ). Patient Education & Counseling. 2006; 64:50-60
  17. George J, Vuong T, Bailey MJ, Kong DCM, Marriott J, Stewart K. Development and validation of the medication-based disease burden index. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2006; 40:645-650.
  18. George J, Kong DCM, Thoman R, Stewart K. Factors associated with medication nonadherence in patients with COPD. Chest. 2005; 128:3198-3204
  19. George J, Ioannides-Demos L, Santamaria N, Kong DCM, Stewart K. Use of complementary and alternative medicines by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Medical Journal of Australia. 2004; 181:248-251
  20. George J, Phun YT, Bailey MJ, Kong DCM, Stewart K. Development and validation of the Medication Regimen Complexity Index. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2004; 38:1369-1376.

External appointments

  • Honorary Research Fellow, The Alfred Hospital
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
  • Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Pharmacy Practice