Overview
Background
Professor Susan Tett is a registered pharmacist with research interests in Quality Use of Medicines (improving how medicines are used) and clinical pharmacokinetics (optimising medicine doses)
Sue completed her PhD in 1988. Since this time she has been in research positions and in academia at Sydney University, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney and at the University of Queensland. She has over 150 peer reviewed research publications and over 200 conference presentations and is on Editorial Board of Clinical Pharmacokinetics. Sue was Head of the School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland 1996-2004 and Deputy Executive Dean & Associate Dean Research for the Faculty of Health Sciences 2006-2010, including periods as Acting Executive Dean.
Susan Tett has been a member of many Australian national and State advisory committees, including Pharmaceutical Health and Rational use of Medicines Committee 1996-2004, Pharmaceutical Sub-Committee of the Australian Drug Evaluation Committee 1995-2004, Pharmaceutical Industry Working Group 2003-10 , Pharmaceutical Partnerships Program Committee of the Industry Research & Development Board 2003-09, and has participated in NHMRC Project Grant Review Panels and Fellowships Panels. She was also Councillor for the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (Queensland Branch) and was the Australian Pharmacist of the Year in 1999, for her contributions to pharmacy education and research.
Sue’s research interests are directed towards optimising the clinical use of medications. General areas of research include quality use of medicines, clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Sue supervises a number of postgraduate students and is actively involved in innovation in the pharmacy profession, pushing the professional boundaries. She is committed to enhancing the role of the health care team in optimising consumer health outcomes.
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Sue Tett is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), University of Sydney
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney
Research interests
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Clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
Many projects being undertaken to define better dosing options to give improved patient outcomes - eg. in people who have received organ transplants (tacrolimus, mycophenolate, sirolimus) or who need other immunosuppressants (eg. leflunomide in people with rheumatoid arthritis).
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Quality use of Medicines
Numerous projects designed to improve how medicines are used - particular interests in health care teams, including consumers; rural health; medication use and misuse and international comparisons of prescription medication use
Works
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2008
Journal Article
Clinical pharmacology: Opportunities for educating new practitioners: An Australian perspective
Tett, S. E. (2008). Clinical pharmacology: Opportunities for educating new practitioners: An Australian perspective. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 83 (6), 921-924. doi: 10.1038/clpt.2008.49
2008
Book
Understanding and improving prescribing practice
Ostini, Remo and Tett, Sue (2008). Understanding and improving prescribing practice. St Lucia, QLD Australia: UQ Blue Care Research & Practice Development Centre.
2008
Book
Multicentre drug use evaluation in hospitals: Acute Postoperative Pain Management Project APOP
Pulver, Lisa, Taylor, Donna, Tett, Susan E., Coombes, Judith and Petrie, Andrew (2008). Multicentre drug use evaluation in hospitals: Acute Postoperative Pain Management Project APOP. Not available:
2008
Conference Publication
Early calcineurin inhibitor and mycophenolate mofetil exposure and acute rejection and drug toxicity after renal transplantation
Brooks, E. K., Johnson, D. W., Staatz, Christine E., Taylor, P. J. and Tett, Susan E. (2008). Early calcineurin inhibitor and mycophenolate mofetil exposure and acute rejection and drug toxicity after renal transplantation. Australian Health and Medical Research Congress (AHMRC) 2008, Brisbane, Australia, 16-21 November 2008. Sydney, Australia: AHMRC.
2008
Conference Publication
Choosing an intervention to reduce the use of benzodiazepine and related compounds in Australia
Smith, Alesha J. and Tett, Susan E. (2008). Choosing an intervention to reduce the use of benzodiazepine and related compounds in Australia. ISPE 24th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management, Copenhagen, Denmark, 17 - 20 August 2008. Chichester, West Sussex, U. K.: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/pds.1631
2008
Conference Publication
Optimising acute postoperative pain management: Making a difference
Wai, A., Mackson, J. M., Kaye, K. I., Maxwell, D. J., McIntosh, K. A., Robertson, M. B., Tompson, A., Loh, S. F., Reeves, A., Pulver, L. K., Taylor, D. and Tett, S. E. (2008). Optimising acute postoperative pain management: Making a difference. 6th Australasian Conference on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Christchurch, NZ, 1-3 September 2008.
2008
Conference Publication
Pattern of mycophenolate prescribing in Australian kidney and cardiac transplant recipients
Staatz, Christine E., Smith, Alesha and Tett, Susan E. (2008). Pattern of mycophenolate prescribing in Australian kidney and cardiac transplant recipients. National Medicines Symposium 2008, Canberra, 14-16 May 2008.
2008
Conference Publication
Optimising hospital management of acute postoperative pain: A national quality improvement initiative
Wai, A., Maxwell, D., Kaye, K., McIntosh, K., Robertson, M., Tompson, A., Peterson, G., Reeves, A., Pulver, L., Tett, S. and Mackson, J. (2008). Optimising hospital management of acute postoperative pain: A national quality improvement initiative. National Medicines Symposium, Canberra, Australia, 14-16 May 2008.
2008
Conference Publication
Is there an association between the range of benzodiazepines available and the quality of prescribing?: An international comparison of Canada and Australia using administrative data
Kisely, Steve, Smith, Alesha, Sketris, Ingrid, Cooke, Charmaine, Gardner, David and Tett, Sue (2008). Is there an association between the range of benzodiazepines available and the quality of prescribing?: An international comparison of Canada and Australia using administrative data. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Academy of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Vancouver, Canada, 4 September 2008.
2008
Journal Article
Perception of prescription medicine sample packs among Australian professional, government, industry, and consumer organizations, based on automated textual analysis of one-on-one interviews
Kyle, G. J., Nissen, L. M. and Tett, S. E. (2008). Perception of prescription medicine sample packs among Australian professional, government, industry, and consumer organizations, based on automated textual analysis of one-on-one interviews. Clinical Therapeutics, 30 (12), 2461-2473. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2008.12.016
2008
Conference Publication
Involvement in a national multicentre DUE: An evaluation by participating Queensland hospitals
Coombes, J. A., Pulver, L. K., Taylor, D. R. and Tett, S. E. (2008). Involvement in a national multicentre DUE: An evaluation by participating Queensland hospitals. 2008 National Medicines Symposium, Canberra, Australia, 14-16 May 2008.
2008
Conference Publication
Comparisons of mycophenolate usage in Northern European and Australian transplant populations
Smith, Alesha, Staatz, Christine E. and Tett, Susan E. (2008). Comparisons of mycophenolate usage in Northern European and Australian transplant populations. 9th World Conference on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Quebec, Canada, 27 July - 1 August 2008. Oakville, ON, Canada: Pulsus Group.
2008
Journal Article
Development of a sufficient design for estimation of fluconazole pharmacokinetics in people with HIV infection
Roos, J. F., Kirkpatrick, C. M. J., Tett, S. E., MaLachlan, A. J. and Duffull, S. B. (2008). Development of a sufficient design for estimation of fluconazole pharmacokinetics in people with HIV infection. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 66 (4), 455-466. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2008.03247.x
2008
Conference Publication
Taking academic detailing to hospitals: The APOP experience
Pulver, L. K., Taylor, D. R., Tett, S. E., Rowett, D. and Wai, A. (2008). Taking academic detailing to hospitals: The APOP experience. National Medicines Symposium 2008, Canberra, Australia, 14-16 May 2008.
2007
Journal Article
Diagnostic accuracy of cystatin C compared to serum creatinine for the estimation of renal dysfunction in adults and children- A meta-analysis
Roos, J. F., Doust, J., Tett, S. E. and Kirkpatrick, C. M. J. (2007). Diagnostic accuracy of cystatin C compared to serum creatinine for the estimation of renal dysfunction in adults and children- A meta-analysis. Clinical Biochemistry, 40 (5-6), 383-391. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2006.10.026
2007
Journal Article
What happened to the prescribing of other COX-2 inhibitors, paracetamol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs when rofecoxib was withdrawn in Australia?
Barozzi, N. and Tett, S. E. (2007). What happened to the prescribing of other COX-2 inhibitors, paracetamol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs when rofecoxib was withdrawn in Australia?. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 16 (11), 1184-1191. doi: 10.1002/pds.1451
2007
Conference Publication
Mycophenolic acid AUC on day 5 post-renal transplant and related outcomes in the early post-operative period
Staatz, Christine, Wong, Jenny, Taylor, Paul, Johnson, David and Tett, Susan (2007). Mycophenolic acid AUC on day 5 post-renal transplant and related outcomes in the early post-operative period. 10th International Congress of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring & Clinical Toxicology, Nice, France, 9-14 September, 2007. New York: Lippincott-Raven. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e31813797e8
2007
Conference Publication
Perceived barriers to acetaminophen prescribing, especially following rofecoxib withdrawal from the market
Barozzi, N. and Tett, S.E. (2007). Perceived barriers to acetaminophen prescribing, especially following rofecoxib withdrawal from the market. 4th Canadian Therapeutics Congress, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 27-30 May 2007. Canada: Pulsus Group Inc.
2007
Conference Publication
Analgesic use and communication at discharge in postoperative patients: APOP initiative.
Wai, A., McIntosh, K. A., Robertson, M., Reeves, A., Pulver, L. K., Tett, S. E., Maxwell, D. J., Kaye, K. I., Tompson, A., Peterson, G. A. and Loukas, K. (2007). Analgesic use and communication at discharge in postoperative patients: APOP initiative.. SHPA 28th Federal Conference 2007, Convention Centre, Sydney Australia, 8 - 11 November 2007.
2007
Conference Publication
The Australian rise of Esomeprazole - Is expenditure on samples a contributor?
Kyle, Greg, Nissen, Lisa and Tett, Sue (2007). The Australian rise of Esomeprazole - Is expenditure on samples a contributor?. 23rd International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Quebec City Canada, 19-22 August, 2007. UK: Bell and Bain Ltd.. doi: 10.1002/pds.1461
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Sue Tett is:
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Available projects
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Towards optimal dosing of new immunosuppressant drugs in solid organ transplants
Improving dosing of immunosuppressant medications in people who have received solid organ transplants. Studies with tacrolimus, mycophenolate or sirolimus can be offered
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International comparisons of medicines use, investigating pharmaceutical policy and other influences on usage
International comparisons of the use of prescription medicines are important to improve the quality use of medicines across different jurisdictions. Lessons learned from one area can be translated into interventions to be applied to improve medicine use across a number of different health care systems
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Factors affecting prescribing and use of medicines, including the influence of various marketing strategies (eg. free prescription medicine samples), the influence of location (eg. rural, remote) and
Many factors are know to affect prescribing and use of medicines. Projects in this area will be designed to investigate specific aspects of these factors eg. effects of remote location, influence of free sample medications etc etc
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Drug usage evaluation across different jurisdictions
Drug usage evaluation, including the feedback, intervention and re-evaluation stages can influence how medicines are prescribed and used. Multicentre studies can have wide ranging influence, and studies across several jurisdictions (eg. hospital/community; public/private) can influence quality use of medicines in sustainable ways across large geographical areas. Projects are offered in the areas, particularly focussing on multi-disciplinary teams and multi-jurisdictional influences
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Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of the Newer Immunosuppressant Drug
Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Geographical differences, national and international, in the utilization of the benzodiazepine and antidepressant groups of medicines
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE AND COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (CAM) - CONCORDANCE AND PERSPECTIVES OF CONSUMERS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND CAM PRACTITIONERS
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
Use of leflunomide in rheumatoid arthritis
Principal Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
Pharmacokinetic studies with sirolimus and tacrolimus
Principal Advisor
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2002
Doctor Philosophy
POPULATION PHARMACOKINETICS AND PHARMOCODYNAMICS OF THE NEW IMMUNOSUPRESSANT DRUGS
Principal Advisor
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2002
Doctor Philosophy
QUALITY USE OF MEDICINES: FROM DUE TO RURAL COMMUNITY PHARMACY PRACTICE
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Maree Smith
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating Prediction Methods for Estimating Tacrolimus, Mycophenolate and Prednisolone Exposure Following Adult Kidney Transplantation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Christine Staatz
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Individualising immunosuppressant therapy in autoimmune disease to improve patient outcomes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Christine Staatz
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Prescription medicine samples and therapy initiation. Developing a best practice system with community pharmacists in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lisa Nissen
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
Optimising the assesssment of renal function and determining the renal elimination of drugs using various methodologies
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- Clinical pharmacokinetics
- Clinical pharmacy
- Medicine - quality use of
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacy - clinical
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