Dr Karen Luetsch
Dr

Karen Luetsch

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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

  • Methodology

    Realist reviews / synthesis and evaluations

  • 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.

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64 works between 1991 and 2025
All (64) Journal Article (45) Book Chapter (1) Conference Publication (18)

61 - 64 of 64 works

1994

Journal Article

Synthese enantiomerenreiner DAVA-Derivate (5-Amino-4-hydroxypentansäuren) aus S-Glutaminsäure

Herdeis, Claus, Luetsch, Karen and Waibel, Dagmar (1994). Synthese enantiomerenreiner DAVA-Derivate (5-Amino-4-hydroxypentansäuren) aus S-Glutaminsäure. Archiv der Pharmazie, 327 (1), 41-47. doi: 10.1002/ardp.19943270108

Synthese enantiomerenreiner DAVA-Derivate (5-Amino-4-hydroxypentansäuren) aus S-Glutaminsäure

1993

Journal Article

Enantiopure DAVA-derivatives. Part III. Synthesis of all 4 stereoisomers of 2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-aminopentanoic acid

Herdeis, Claus and Luetsch, Karen (1993). Enantiopure DAVA-derivatives. Part III. Synthesis of all 4 stereoisomers of 2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-aminopentanoic acid. Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 4 (1), 121-131. doi: 10.1016/S0957-4166(00)86022-X

Enantiopure DAVA-derivatives. Part III. Synthesis of all 4 stereoisomers of 2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-aminopentanoic acid

1991

Journal Article

Role of nitric oxide formation in the down regulation of haemodynamics and the release of noradrenaline and adrenaline

Halbruegge, T., Luetsch, K., Thyen, A. and Graefe, K. H. (1991). Role of nitric oxide formation in the down regulation of haemodynamics and the release of noradrenaline and adrenaline. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 344 (6), 720-727. doi: 10.1007/BF00174757

Role of nitric oxide formation in the down regulation of haemodynamics and the release of noradrenaline and adrenaline

1991

Journal Article

Vasodilatation by endothelium-derived nitric oxide as a major determinant for noradrenaline release.

Halbruegge, T., Luetsch, K., Thyen, A. and Graefe, K. H. (1991). Vasodilatation by endothelium-derived nitric oxide as a major determinant for noradrenaline release.. Journal of Neural Transmission, Supplement, 34, 113-119.

Vasodilatation by endothelium-derived nitric oxide as a major determinant for noradrenaline release.

Availability

Dr Karen Luetsch is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Use and utility of electronic patient records in pharmacy practice

    This research project will investigate how pharmacists access and utilise electronic patient records, e.g. the Myhealthrecord

  • Transitions from clinician to manager and leader

    This project will explore how clinicians make the transition to managers or leaders within health care.

  • A realist review and evaluation of entrustable professional activities (EPA)

    This project will use realist approaches to reseraching why, for whom and under which circumstances EPAs advance pharmacy students' learning and practice development.

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploration of resilience in pharmacy students and pharmacists

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Karen Whitfield

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Australian Pharmacy Residency Program: What works, for whom, and why

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Mr Karl Winckel

Completed supervision

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