Overview
Background
Karen Luetsch's research interests focus on pharmacy and health professional education, pharmacists' attitudes and behaviours in practice and realist research in these settings. In addition patient-centred and interprofessional communication and practice are some of her past and current research topics. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Karen completed her undergraduate pharmacy training and PhD in Germany before moving to Australia in 1995. Karen has a background in hospital pharmacy as specialist pharmacist and manager as well as in the design, management and delivery of educational initiatives to health professionals across all health care settings.
As a senior research fellow at the University of South Australia Karen is undertaking a realist review and evaluation of a major educational programme targeted at optimising the utilisation of bDMARDs in auto-immune diseases.
Availability
- Dr Karen Luetsch is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Fachhochschule Wurzburg-Schweinfurt
- Member, Australian Pharmacy Examining Council, Australian Pharmacy Examining Council
Research interests
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Methodology
Realist reviews / synthesis and evaluations
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Pharmacy and health professional practice
Interprofessional communication and collaboration, behaviour change, attitudes and practice change
Research impacts
The findings of a realist synthesis on medication reviews by pharmacists is influencing practice and policy.
Works
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2017
Conference Publication
Development of interprofessional communication skills for collaborative practice
Luetsch, Karen (2017). Development of interprofessional communication skills for collaborative practice. APSA-ASCEPT 2017 Joint Scientific Meeting, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, 5-8 December 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Pharmacists' personality traits-barriers to practice change?
Luetsch, Karen (2017). Pharmacists' personality traits-barriers to practice change?. International Social Pharmacy Workshop, Aberdeen, Scotland, 19-22 July 2016.
2017
Conference Publication
From Transitions to Transformation - Pharmacists perceptions of developing patient-centred communication skills
Luetsch, Karen and Burrows, Judith (2017). From Transitions to Transformation - Pharmacists perceptions of developing patient-centred communication skills. Monash Pharmacy Education Symposium, Prato Monash Centre, Italy, 9-12 July 2017.
2016
Journal Article
Certainty rating in pre-and post-tests of study modules in an online clinical pharmacy course - a pilot study to evaluate teaching and learning
Luetsch, Karen and Burrows, Judith (2016). Certainty rating in pre-and post-tests of study modules in an online clinical pharmacy course - a pilot study to evaluate teaching and learning. BMC Medical Education, 16 (1) 267, 267. doi: 10.1186/s12909-016-0783-1
2016
Conference Publication
Increasing pharmacists’ capabilities for collaboration in health care teams through successful interprofessional communication
Luetsch, Karen and Rowett, Debra (2016). Increasing pharmacists’ capabilities for collaboration in health care teams through successful interprofessional communication. Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (APSA) and the Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT) Joint Scientific Meeting, Hobart, TAS Australia, 29 November - 2 December 2015. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2016.05.068
2016
Journal Article
Attitudes and attributes of pharmacists in relation to practice change - a scoping review and discussion
Luetsch, Karen (2016). Attitudes and attributes of pharmacists in relation to practice change - a scoping review and discussion. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 13 (3), 440-455.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2016.06.010
2016
Journal Article
The sweet spot for pharmacy
Luetsch, Karen, Rowett, Debra and Punchard, Howard (2016). The sweet spot for pharmacy. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 46 (2), 107-111. doi: 10.1002/jppr.1204
2016
Journal Article
Developing interprofessional communication skills for pharmacists to improve their ability to collaborate with other professions
Luetsch, Karen and Rowett, Debra (2016). Developing interprofessional communication skills for pharmacists to improve their ability to collaborate with other professions. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 30 (4), 458-465. doi: 10.3109/13561820.2016.1154021
2016
Conference Publication
Pharmacists’ attitudes towards practice change and role extension
Luetsch, Karen (2016). Pharmacists’ attitudes towards practice change and role extension. APSA Conference, Sydney, Australia, 2-5 December 2016.
2015
Journal Article
Interprofessional communication training: benefits to practicing pharmacists
Luetsch, Karen and Rowett, Debra (2015). Interprofessional communication training: benefits to practicing pharmacists. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 37 (5), 857-864. doi: 10.1007/s11096-015-0130-3
2015
Conference Publication
Increasing pharmacists’capabilities to integrate into health care teams through successful interprofessional communication
Karen Luetsch and Debra Rowett (2015). Increasing pharmacists’capabilities to integrate into health care teams through successful interprofessional communication. APSA ASCEPT Joint Scientific Meeting 2015, Hobart, 28 November - 2 December 2015.
2013
Journal Article
A national study into the rural and remote pharmacist workforce
Smith, J. D., White, C., Roufeil, L., Veitch, C., Pont, L., Patel, B., Battye, K., Luetsch, K. and Mitchell, C. (2013). A national study into the rural and remote pharmacist workforce. Rural and Remote Health, 13 (Article 2214), 1-11.
2012
Journal Article
Pharmacists for the future
Luetsch, Karen and Burrows, Judy (2012). Pharmacists for the future. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 42 (3)
2012
Conference Publication
‘All in team challenge’ - A novel approach to promote and utilise the NPS Clinical audit tool in a Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Program (PGCPP)
Burrows, Judith and Karen Luetsch (2012). ‘All in team challenge’ - A novel approach to promote and utilise the NPS Clinical audit tool in a Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Program (PGCPP). National Medicine Symposium 2012, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 24-25 May, 2012.
2011
Journal Article
What does the rural pharmacist workforce look like?
Smith, Janie D., White, Col, Luetsch, Karen, Roufiel, Louise, Battye, Kristine and Pont, Lisa (2011). What does the rural pharmacist workforce look like?. Australian Pharmacist, 30 (12), 1037-1039.
2010
Journal Article
ChemInform abstract: enantiopure DAVA-Derivatives. Part 3. synthesis of all four stereoisomers of 2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-aminopentanoic acid (2-Me-4-OH- DAVA)
Heredeis, C. and Luetsch, K. (2010). ChemInform abstract: enantiopure DAVA-Derivatives. Part 3. synthesis of all four stereoisomers of 2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-aminopentanoic acid (2-Me-4-OH- DAVA). ChemInform, 24 (21), no-no. doi: 10.1002/chin.199321216
2010
Conference Publication
QUM presentations - do they change consumers' attitudes to and understanding of medicines?
Luetsch, Karen, Anderson, Kristen, Burrows, Judith and Walker, Lucy (2010). QUM presentations - do they change consumers' attitudes to and understanding of medicines?. National Medicine Symposium 2010, Melbourne, Australia, 26-28 May 2010.
2008
Conference Publication
A Collaborative Approach to Quality Use of Analgesic Medications on Rural and Remote Queensland
Luetsch, Karen, Lum, Elaine, Burrows, Judith, Hall, Tony and Rees, Karen (2008). A Collaborative Approach to Quality Use of Analgesic Medications on Rural and Remote Queensland. National Medicines Symposium (NMS 2008), Canberra, Australia, 6-9 July 2008.
2006
Conference Publication
Teleconferences for rural community pharmacists - a successful model for continuing education
Luetsch, Karen and Burrows, Judith Ann (2006). Teleconferences for rural community pharmacists - a successful model for continuing education. National Medicine Symposium 2006, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 7-9 June 2006.
1994
Journal Article
ChemInform abstract: amino acids. Part 15. synthesis of enantiopure DAVA-derivatives (5- amino-4-hydroxypentanoic acids) from (S)-glutamic acid
Heredeis, C., Luetsch, K. and Waibel, D. (1994). ChemInform abstract: amino acids. Part 15. synthesis of enantiopure DAVA-derivatives (5- amino-4-hydroxypentanoic acids) from (S)-glutamic acid. ChemInform, 25 (16), no-no. doi: 10.1002/chin.199416243
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Karen Luetsch is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The Australian Pharmacy Residency Program: What works, for whom, and why
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Mr Karl Winckel
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Exploration of resilience in pharmacy students and pharmacists.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Karen Whitfield
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