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Dr Safeera Hussainy

Dr Safeera Hussainy

Lecturer

BPharm(Hons) Monash University
PhD Monash University

Telephone: +61 3 9903 9176
Fax: +61 3 9903 9169
Email: safeera.hussainy@pharm.monash.edu.au

Centre for Medicine Use and Safety

Research interests

  • Palliative care
  • Obesity
  • Sexual health
  • Professional practice
  • Pharmacy education

Education

Teaching commitments

  • Co-ordinator, Pharmacy Practice II
  • Co-ordinator, Palliative care unit, Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice (GCPP)/Masters in Clinical Pharmacy (MClinPharm)/Masters in Pharmacy Practice (MPharmPrac)
  • Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice I and II; and in Clinical Pharmacy IV

Projects

  • Aesclepia project, Pharmatopia
  • Community Pharmacist Palliative Care project, Department of Human Services
  • International 2009 Pharmacy Education Symposium

Areas of expertise

  • Palliative care
  • Professional practice

Representative publications

  1. Hussainy SY. Literature review of Nurofen Zavance. Aust Pharm 2009 (submitted).
  2. Hussainy SY, Beattie J, Nation RL, et al.Palliative care for patients with cancer: What are the educational needs of community pharmacists? Supportive Care in Cancer. 2008; 14(2):177-184.
  3. Hussainy SY, Marriot JL, Beattie J, Dooley MJ, Nation RL. Recruitment strategies for palliative cancer care patients. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2008 (submitted).
  4. Hussainy SY, Marriot JL, Beattie J, Dooley MJ, Nation RL. Using focus groups to develop the curriculum for a palliative cancer care online educational program for community pharmacists. Pharmacy Education. 2007 (submitted).
  5. Hussainy SY. Clinical Review: The long good bye. Pharmacy News. 2009 Feb; 27-29.
  6. Hussainy SY. Breaking barriers: Confident, comfortable and confidential - how to diagnose and treat STIs. Pharmacy News. 2008 Nov; 16-19.
  7. Hussainy SY. Allergic conjunctivitis. Causes, treatments and management of red eye: disease state management. Pharmacy News. 2008 Mar; 19-22.

External appointments

  • Steering Group Member, Community Pharmacist Palliative Care Project, Department of Human Services, Melbourne, Australia.