Overview
Background
Associate Professor Chris Freeman is a leading pharmacist, educator, and clinician-researcher with national recognition and international impact in Safe and Quality Use of Medicines. He is currently appointed as the inaugural Conjoint Associate Professor of Safe and Effective Medication Research at the University of Queensland and Metro North Health, Consultant Pharmacist at Camp Hill Healthcare, and Board Director of the Brisbane South PHN. A/Prof Freeman has served at the highest professional position within the Australian pharmacy sector, as National President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (2018-22).
A/Prof Freeman’s research theme focusses on the Safe and Quality use of Medicines, specifically relating to developing the evidence to support future roles for pharmacists in collaborative healthcare settings, reducing harm from inappropriate medication use, and tailoring therapy through personalised medicine. He has been a productive researcher relative to opportunity, with more than 80 publications, and secured $7Min competitive research grants and fellowships from a range of funders including NHMRC (including the prestigious TRIP Fellowship), MRFF, and HCF Research Foundation.
A/Prof Freeman has been recognised for his contributions to the advancement of patient care, research, and the pharmacy profession through awards such as the PSA’s Young Pharmacist of the Year, the Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy’s Consultant Pharmacist of the Year, the James Cook University’s Outstanding Early Career Alumni Award, and Fellowships of PSA and the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Availability
- Associate Professor Chris Freeman is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Pharmacy, James Cook University
- Postgraduate Diploma, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Fellow, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
- Fellow, Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences, Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences
Works
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2022
Journal Article
Beyond dispensing: better integration of pharmacists within the Australian primary healthcare system
Hong Thai, Thao Thi, Chen, Gang, Lancsar, Emily, de New, Sonja, Banwell, Cathy, Freeman, Christopher and Spinks, Jean (2022). Beyond dispensing: better integration of pharmacists within the Australian primary healthcare system. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 2 100109, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100109
2022
Conference Publication
Telepharmacy: the way of the future?
Barwick, Anna, Freeman, Christopher, Caffery, Liam and Smith, Anthony (2022). Telepharmacy: the way of the future?. Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (APSA), Perth, WA, Australia, 29 November-2 December 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Quality metrics for enhanced performance of an NGS panel using single-vial amplification technology
Barua, Subit, Hsiao, Susan, Clancy, Emily, Freeman, Christopher, Mansukhani, Mahesh and Fernandes, Helen (2022). Quality metrics for enhanced performance of an NGS panel using single-vial amplification technology. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 77 (1), 46-53. doi: 10.1136/jcp-2022-208536
2022
Conference Publication
Virtual Pharmacist Service
Barwick, Anna, Freeman, Christopher, Caffery, Liam and Smith, Anthony (2022). Virtual Pharmacist Service. Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT-22), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 9-11 November 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Feasibility of a collaborative pharmacist prescribing model for patients with chronic disease(s) attending Australian general practices: a preliminary study
Percival, Matthew, Freeman, Christopher and Cottrell, Neil (2022). Feasibility of a collaborative pharmacist prescribing model for patients with chronic disease(s) attending Australian general practices: a preliminary study. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 45 (2), 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s11096-022-01488-3
2022
Conference Publication
Clinical impact of Antibiograms as an intervention to optimise antimicrobial prescribing and patient outcomes - a systematic review
Khatri, Dipti, Falconer, Nazanin, De Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Gray, Len, Paterson, David and Freeman, Chris (2022). Clinical impact of Antibiograms as an intervention to optimise antimicrobial prescribing and patient outcomes - a systematic review. APSA-ASCEPT Conference, Perth, WA, Australia, 29 November-2 December 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Mapping Australian pharmacy school curricula for content related to pharmacogenomics
Venugopal, Maija-Liisa, Yong, Faith R., Krzyzaniak, Natalia, La Caze, Adam and Freeman, Christopher (2022). Mapping Australian pharmacy school curricula for content related to pharmacogenomics. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 8 100192, 100192. doi: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2022.100192
2022
Journal Article
Workforce development for better management of physical comorbidities among people with serious mental illness
McNamara, Kevin P., Rosenbaum, Simon, Rocks, Tetyana, Manias, Elizabeth, Freeman, Christopher R., Shee, Anna Wong, Schlicht, Katherine G., Calder, Rosemary V., Moloney, Johanna and Morgan, Mark (2022). Workforce development for better management of physical comorbidities among people with serious mental illness. Medical Journal of Australia, 217 (S7), s39-s42. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51705
2022
Journal Article
Enhanced primary care after hospitalization: General practitioner, pharmacist and patient feedback from the REMAIN HOME trial
Foot, Holly, Kirkpatrick, Carl, Russell, Grant, Sturman, Nancy, Cossart, Amelia and Freeman, Christopher (2022). Enhanced primary care after hospitalization: General practitioner, pharmacist and patient feedback from the REMAIN HOME trial. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 19 (3), 510-516. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2022.09.014
2022
Journal Article
Benchmarking bioinformatics approaches for tumour mutational burden evaluation from a large cancer panel against whole-exome sequencing
Pang, Jiuhong, Xia, Hongai, Mi, Shijun, Zhang, Wen, Pendrick, Danielle, Freeman, Christopher, Fernandes, Helen, Mansukhani, Mahesh and Hsiao, Susan J. (2022). Benchmarking bioinformatics approaches for tumour mutational burden evaluation from a large cancer panel against whole-exome sequencing. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 76 (4), 276-280. doi: 10.1136/jcp-2022-208385
2022
Journal Article
Impact of pharmacist and physician collaborations in primary care on reducing readmission to hospital: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Foot, Holly, Scott, Ian, Sturman, Nancy, Whitty, Jennifer A., Rixon, Kylie, Connelly, Luke, Williams, Ian and Freeman, Christopher (2022). Impact of pharmacist and physician collaborations in primary care on reducing readmission to hospital: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 18 (6), 2922-2943. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.07.015
2022
Journal Article
A multimodal intervention to optimise antimicrobial use in residential aged care facilities (ENGAGEMENT): protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial
Falconer, Nazanin, Paterson, David L., Peel, Nancye, Welch, Alyssa, Freeman, Christopher, Burkett, Ellen, Hubbard, Ruth, Comans, Tracy, Hanjani, Leila Shafiee, Pascoe, Elaine, Hawley, Carmel and Gray, Leonard (2022). A multimodal intervention to optimise antimicrobial use in residential aged care facilities (ENGAGEMENT): protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial. Trials, 23 (1) 427. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06323-8
2022
Journal Article
Polypharmacy in Australian veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder upon admission to a mental health facility: A retrospective chart review
Mellor, Rebecca, Khoo, Andrew, Saunders-Dow, Elise, Raguz, Ella, Taing, Meng-Wong, Hanjani, Leila Shafiee, Freeman, Chris and Crawford, Darrell (2022). Polypharmacy in Australian veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder upon admission to a mental health facility: A retrospective chart review. Drugs - Real World Outcomes, 9 (3), 347-357. doi: 10.1007/s40801-022-00298-3
2022
Journal Article
3D printing: potential clinical applications for personalised solid dose medications
Krueger, Liam, Miles, Jared A., Steadman, Kathryn J., Kumeria, Tushar, Freeman, Christopher R. and Popat, Amirali (2022). 3D printing: potential clinical applications for personalised solid dose medications. Medical Journal of Australia, 216 (2), 64-67. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51381
2021
Journal Article
Impact of a policy change restricting access to codeine on prescription opioid-related emergency department presentations: an interrupted time series analysis
Elphinston, Rachel A., Connor, Jason P., de Andrade, Dominique, Hipper, Linda, Freeman, Chris, Chan, Gary and Sterling, Michele (2021). Impact of a policy change restricting access to codeine on prescription opioid-related emergency department presentations: an interrupted time series analysis. Pain, 162 (4), 1095-1103. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002115
2021
Journal Article
Reducing Medical Admissions and Presentations Into Hospital through Optimising Medicines (REMAIN HOME): a stepped wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial
Freeman, Christopher R., Scott, Ian A., Hemming, Karla, Connelly, Luke B., Kirkpatrick, Carl M., Coombes, Ian, Whitty, Jennifer, Martin, James, Cottrell, Neil, Sturman, Nancy, Russell, Grant M., Williams, Ian, Nicholson, Caroline, Kirsa, Sue and Foot, Holly (2021). Reducing Medical Admissions and Presentations Into Hospital through Optimising Medicines (REMAIN HOME): a stepped wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial. The Medical Journal of Australia, 214 (5), 212-217. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50942
2021
Conference Publication
Time dependence of the p/He ratio in cosmic rays according to the force-field approximation
Corti, Claudio, Bindi, Veronica, Consolandi, Cristina, Freeman, Christopher, Kuhlman, Andrew, Light, Cristopher, Palermo, Matteo and Wang, Siqi (2021). Time dependence of the p/He ratio in cosmic rays according to the force-field approximation. 36th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC), Madison, WI United States, 24 July - 1 August 2019. Trieste, Italy: SISSA Medialab. doi: 10.22323/1.358.1069
2021
Conference Publication
Test of validity of the force-field approximation with AMS-02 and PAMELA monthly fluxes
Corti, Claudio, Bindi, Veronica, Consolandi, Cristina, Freeman, Christopher, Kuhlman, Andrew, Light, Cristopher, Palermo, Matteo and Wang, Siqi (2021). Test of validity of the force-field approximation with AMS-02 and PAMELA monthly fluxes. 36th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC), Madison, WI United States, 24 July - 1 August 2019. Trieste, Italy: SISSA Medialab. doi: 10.22323/1.358.1070
2020
Journal Article
Undertaking medication review by telehealth
Shafiee Hanjani, Leila, Bell, J. Simon and Freeman, Christopher (2020). Undertaking medication review by telehealth. Australian Journal of General Practice, 49 (12), 826-831. doi: 10.31128/ajgp-06-20-5461
2020
Journal Article
Provision of home medicines reviews in Australia: linking population need with service provision and available pharmacist workforce
Spinks, Jean, Birch, Stephen, Wheeler, Amanda J., Nissen, Lisa, Freeman, Christopher, Thai, Thao and Byrnes, Joshua (2020). Provision of home medicines reviews in Australia: linking population need with service provision and available pharmacist workforce. Australian Health Review, 44 (6), 973-982. doi: 10.1071/ah19207
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The implementation and evaluation of a Telepharmacy model of care
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Smith, Professor Liam Caffery
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing and implementing a community pharmacy Practice-Based Research Network: A realist review and evaluation
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing and Implementing a Community Pharmacy Practice Based Research Network to Translate Evidence into Practice
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring a role for antibiograms as an antimicrobial stewardship tool in Residential Aged Care Facilities
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Len Gray
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Doctor Philosophy
Pharmacy ethics and the opioid crisis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Adam La Caze
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Doctor Philosophy
Pharmacy ethics and the opioid crisis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Adam La Caze
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Doctor Philosophy
Leveraging implementation science concepts to improve the translation of healthcare services that improve Quality Use of Medicines
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nagham Ailabouni
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Doctor Philosophy
Leveraging implementation science concepts to improve the translation of healthcare services that improve Quality Use of Medicines
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jean Spinks, Dr Nagham Ailabouni
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring a role for antibiograms as an antimicrobial stewardship tool in Residential Aged Care Facilities
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Len Gray, Dr Nazanin Ghahreman-Falconer
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Implementing a collaborative pharmacist prescribing model for patients with chronic disease(s) attending Australian general practices: a feasibility study
Associate Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Minimising potentially inappropriate polypharmacy in community living older people: A multi-phase, mixed methods study to develop and pilot a general practitioner-led deprescribing intervention in primary care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Scott
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