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Kevin Mc Namara

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Lecturer

BSc(Pharm) Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
MSc(Community Health) Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)

Telephone: +61 3 9903 9030
Fax: +61 3 9903 9629
Email: kevin.mcnamara@pharm.monash.edu.au

Research interests

  • Management of chronic disease risk factors
  • Public health and health promotion
  • Rural pharmacy practice
  • Cardiovascular disease prevention
  • Knowledge translation and professional development in clinical practice

Education

  • Lectures to undergraduate students in areas related to health promotion and biostatistics
  • Develops professional development programs for community pharmacists

Representative publications

  1. Chapman A, Bunker S, Dunbar A, Philpot B, Mc Namara K, Baird A, et.al. Rural Smokers: a prevention opportunity for GPs. Australian Family Physician (in press)
  2. Janus ED, Bunker SJ, Kilkkinen A, Mc Namara K, Philpot B, Tideman P, et.al.   The Prevalence, Detection and Treatment of Hypertension in Rural Australia; the Greater Green Triangle Risk Factor Study 2004-2006. Internal Medical Journal 2008; 38(12):879-886doi:10.1111/j.1445-5994.
  3. Mc Namara K, Duncan G, Marriott JM, Mc Dowell J. Community pharmacists’ preferences for continuing education delivery. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions (in press)
  4. Schoo AM, Mc Namara KP, Stagnitti KE, Jan Lier. Clinical placement and rurality of career commencement: a pilot study. Rural and Remote Health 2008 (8):964 (online). Available from: http://www.rrh.org.au
  5. Schoo AM, Stagnitti KE, Mc Namara KP. The evolution of a state-wide continuing education program for allied health professionals. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 2008;(15);2:60-66.
  6. Mc Namara K, Marriott JM, Duncan G. What makes continuing education effective: perspectives of community pharmacists. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2007; 15:313-317.
  7. Marriott J, Duncan G, Mc Namara K. Barriers to pharmacist participation in continuing education in Australia. Pharmacy Education. 2007; 7(1):11-17.
  8. Mc Namara K. Acceptability of video-conferencing for the delivery of education to rural pharmacists. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. 2006; 36(3):187-9.
  9. Mc Namara K. Measuring health promotion activities in rural community pharmacy. Australian Journal of Rural Health. 2006; 14:168.
  10. O’Dowd T, Mc Namara K, Kelly A, O’Kelly F. Out of hours Co-operatives: general practitioner satisfaction with governance and working arrangements. European Journal of General Practice. 2006; 12 (1):15-18.

External appointments

  • National Institute of Clinical Studies – National Prescribing Service Quality Use of Medicines Fellow 2008-2010
  • Research Fellow in Rural Pharmacy, Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health, Flinders University and Deakin University.