Overview
Background
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I am a pharmacoepidemiologist and Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) specialist.
Since completing a Bachelor of Pharmacy in 1995, I have been fortunate to work in a broad variety of roles contributing to better health outcomes for all Australians.
My research focuses on identifying and evaluating the use of prescription medicines, and related health-services, to undertand if medicines are accessible to populations in need and used appropriately and safely.
Key populations included in my research are the Australian aged care community, patients receiving services in acute care (hospitals), mental health populations, clinical pharmacist activities, and populations using novel medicines (e.g. Monoclonal Antibiodies and Cell and Gene Therapy).
The outcomes of my research seek to deepen our understanding of the strengths and limitations of health care systems to inform the safety and quality of health care and health policy.
Availability
- Dr Jodie Hillen is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Pharmacy, University of South Australia
- Masters (Coursework) of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Newcastle
- Doctor of Philosophy of Pharmacy, University of South Australia
Works
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2025
Other Outputs
Defining Opioid Safety and Quality Indicators (SQIs) for Metro North Health
Mutashar, Abdullah, Canning, Martin, Hillen, Jodie, Fahim, Magid, Ailabouni, Nagham and Freeman, Christopher (2025). Defining Opioid Safety and Quality Indicators (SQIs) for Metro North Health. Herston, QLD, Australia: Metro North Health.
2025
Other Outputs
Benefits and harms associated with chemical restraint use in Metro North Health
Freeman, Chris, Canning, Martin, Ailabouni, Nagham, Hillen, Jodie, Smith, Kasey, Van Der Veen, Claudia, Pham, Kim, Pham, Nhi and Wessling, Ninranee (2025). Benefits and harms associated with chemical restraint use in Metro North Health. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2025
Journal Article
Medicines Policy in Action: The Impact on Volume and Cost of Biologic Medicines After Biosimilar Introduction
Hillen, Jodie Belinda, Stanford, Ty, Ward, Michael, Duszynski, Katherine, Tong, Xinning, Li, Shirley Xeu, Wong, Ian and Pratt, Nicole (2025). Medicines Policy in Action: The Impact on Volume and Cost of Biologic Medicines After Biosimilar Introduction. Value in Health Regional Issues, 50 101173, 101173-50. doi: 10.1016/j.vhri.2025.101173
2025
Journal Article
Vaccination in Aged Care in Australia: A Retrospective Study of Influenza, Herpes Zoster, and Pneumococcal Vaccination
Wiblin, Stephen, Lai, Yuen, Soulsby, Natalie and Hillen, Jodie (2025). Vaccination in Aged Care in Australia: A Retrospective Study of Influenza, Herpes Zoster, and Pneumococcal Vaccination. Vaccines, 13 (7), 766-7. doi: 10.3390/vaccines13070766
2025
Journal Article
Systematic Evaluation of Australian Risk Management Plans for Biologic Medicines
Ho, Jun Ni, Hillen, Jodie Belinda, Daniels, Benjamin, Lim, Renly and Pratt, Nicole (2025). Systematic Evaluation of Australian Risk Management Plans for Biologic Medicines. Drug Safety, 48 (9) e00708, 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s40264-025-01557-2
2025
Journal Article
Variation in the potentially inappropriate use of antipsychotic and benzodiazepine medications among individuals receiving residential medication management reviews
Sawan, Mouna J, Clough, Alexander J, Hillen, Jodie, Zullo, Andrew R, Moga, Daniela C, Soulsby, Natalie and Gnjidic, Danijela (2025). Variation in the potentially inappropriate use of antipsychotic and benzodiazepine medications among individuals receiving residential medication management reviews. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 33 (3), 332-339. doi: 10.1093/ijpp/riaf028
2025
Journal Article
Long-term follow-up after authorization of gene therapy: leveraging real-world data
de Haart, Karin, Asao, Keiko, Ataher, Quazi, Geier, Jamie, Hillen, Jodie, Huang, Kui, Mol, Peter G.M., Rivera, Donna, Wang, Huifen, Yang, Hong, Zhan, Siyan, Hoogendoorn, Wilhelmina E. and Bloem, Lourens T. (2025). Long-term follow-up after authorization of gene therapy: leveraging real-world data. Drug Discovery Today, 30 (5) 104337. doi: 10.1016/j.drudis.2025.104337
2025
Journal Article
Quality indicators for safe and effective use of medications in long-term care settings: A systematic review
Gutteridge, Daria S., Calder, Annabel H., Stasinopoulos, Jacquelina, Javanparast, Sara, Caughey, Gillian E., Hillen, Jodie B., Stafford, Andrew C., Peterson, Gregory M., Inacio, Maria C., Khadka, Jyoti, Kalisch Ellett, Lisa M., Jackson, Shane L., Hibbert, Peter D., Cations, Monica L., Corlis, Megan E., Yu, Solomon C., Clark, Malcom J., Soulsby, Natalie R., Manias, Elizabeth, Yoo, Grace H.-Y. and Sluggett, Janet K. (2025). Quality indicators for safe and effective use of medications in long-term care settings: A systematic review. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 91 (11) bcp.70242, 3054-3069. doi: 10.1002/bcp.70242
2024
Conference Publication
Chemical restraint in acute care. A consensus driven definition for standardised reporting.
Hillen, Jodie, Canning, Martin, Ailabouni, Nagham and Freeman, Chris (2024). Chemical restraint in acute care. A consensus driven definition for standardised reporting.. Medicines Management 2024, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 14-16 November 2024.
2024
Journal Article
Consumer perceptions of direct-to-consumer electronic prescription services in Queensland, Australia
Cossart, Amelia R., Kennedy, Eloise, Yong, Faith R., Hillen, Jodie B. and Freeman, Christopher R. (2024). Consumer perceptions of direct-to-consumer electronic prescription services in Queensland, Australia. Digital Health, 10, 20552076241294184-10. doi: 10.1177/20552076241294184
2024
Other Outputs
Defining and evaluating chemical restraint use in Metro North Health
Freeman, Chris, Canning, Martin, Ailabouni, Nagham, Hillen, Jodie, Alker, Hunter, Hart, Grace and Soen, Dicky (2024). Defining and evaluating chemical restraint use in Metro North Health. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2024
Journal Article
Intravenous iron staining: real-world incidence, preventability, and mitigation tools from a long-term quality improvement project
Canning, Martin L., Hillen, Jodie B., Kashiwagi, Maya, Alizadeh, Negin and Freeman, Christopher R. (2024). Intravenous iron staining: real-world incidence, preventability, and mitigation tools from a long-term quality improvement project. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 36 (4) mzae096. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzae096
2024
Conference Publication
Intravenous iron staining – evaluation of a 7-year quality improvement project
Canning, Martin, Hillen, Jodie, Kashiwagi, Maya, Alizadeh, Negin and Freeman, Chris (2024). Intravenous iron staining – evaluation of a 7-year quality improvement project. Herston Health Precinct 2024, Brisbane, QLD Australia, September 2024.
2024
Journal Article
Simplifying medication regimens for residents of aged care facilities: pharmacist and physician use of a structured five-step medication simplification tool
Sluggett, Janet K., Stasinopoulos, Jacquelina, Sylvester, Cyan, Wong, Wei Jin, Hillen, Jodie, Hughes, Georgina A., Yu, Solomon, Clark, Malcolm, Bell, J Simon, Corlis, Megan, Teng, Loui Sa, Newton, Lisa, Piovezan, Ronaldo D., Yu, David, Carter GDipClinPharm, Lynda and Soulsby, Natalie (2024). Simplifying medication regimens for residents of aged care facilities: pharmacist and physician use of a structured five-step medication simplification tool. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 20 (8), 733-739. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2024.04.008
2024
Journal Article
What is pharmacoepidemiology and how does it inform clinical care?
Hillen, Jodie (2024). What is pharmacoepidemiology and how does it inform clinical care?. The Senior Care Pharmacist, 39 (7), 240-241. doi: 10.4140/tcp.n.2024.240
2024
Journal Article
Comparison of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults with and without dementia receiving residential medication management reviews
Sawan, Mouna J., Clough, Alexander, Hillen, Jodie, Soulsby, Natalie and Gnjidic, Danijela (2024). Comparison of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults with and without dementia receiving residential medication management reviews. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 43 (3), 628-635. doi: 10.1111/ajag.13316
2024
Other Outputs
Intravenous iron staining: evaluation of a 7-year quality improvement project to mitigate a preventable adverse drug event
Freeman, Chris, Canning, Martin, Kashiwagi, Maya, Alizadeh, Negin and Hillen, Jodie (2024). Intravenous iron staining: evaluation of a 7-year quality improvement project to mitigate a preventable adverse drug event. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2023
Other Outputs
Connecting nurses to nurses: a model for best practice care of skin cancer in Australia
Hillen, Jodie, Sharma, Yukti, Birchall, Laura, McNamara, Claire and Beardmore, Renae (2023). Connecting nurses to nurses: a model for best practice care of skin cancer in Australia. Barton, ACT, Australia: Evohealth.
2023
Journal Article
Impact of introducing infliximab biosimilars on total infliximab consumption and originator infliximab prices in eight regions: an interrupted time-series analysis
Peng, Kuan, Blais, Joseph E, Pratt, Nicole L, Guo, Jeff Jianfei, Hillen, Jodie B, Stanford, Tyman, Ward, Michael, Lai, Edward Chia-Cheng, Shin, Ju-Young, Tong, Xinning, Fan, Min, Cheng, Franco W T, Wu, Jing, Yeung, Winnie W Y, Lau, Chak-Sing, Leung, Wai Keung, Wong, Ian C K and Li, Xue (2023). Impact of introducing infliximab biosimilars on total infliximab consumption and originator infliximab prices in eight regions: an interrupted time-series analysis. BioDrugs, 37 (3), 409-420. doi: 10.1007/s40259-023-00589-3
2022
Other Outputs
Shining a light: radiotherapy cancer treatment in Australia
Beardmore, Renae, MacNamara, Claire, Rizvi, Farwa and Hillen, Jodie (2022). Shining a light: radiotherapy cancer treatment in Australia. Barton, ACT, Australia: Evohealth.
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