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Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Ahsan Saleem is a Research Fellow in Medication Management at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University. He holds a PharmD and a PhD in health literacy and quality use of medicines, and brings a rich blend of experience across academic research, teaching, and clinical and community pharmacy practice.
Dr Saleem has expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, systematic reviews, clinical trials, codesign, implementation science, and the validation of patient-reported outcome measures. His research is grounded in improving medication safety, health literacy, and health outcomes—particularly for older adults and culturally and linguistically diverse populations.
Research interests
His work spans four key domains:
- Quality Use of Medicines
- Health Literacy and Medication Communication
- Knowledge Translation and Workforce Development
- Patient Preferences and Experiences
Dr Saleem is open to research collaborations and associate supervision opportunities in any of these research areas or related topics.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Queensland
External positions
Visiting Researcher, Barwon Health
Research area keywords
- Residential aged care
- quality use of medicines
- medication safety
- medication communication
- health literacy
- deprescribing
- frailty
- pain management
- quality of care
- pharmacy practice
- translating evidence into practice
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Pilot implementation of the mod-REFS frailty screening tool in an Australian home care provider to improve client health and well-being
Saleem, A., Elder, K., Smedley, P., Ogrin, R. & Lowthian, J. A., Jun 2025, In: Australasian Journal on Ageing. 44, 2, 10 p., e70056.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Promoting holistic wellbeing in general practice through social prescribing
Yodkitudomying, C., Saleem, A., Fineberg, D., Robinson, E., Rendell, K., Lowthian, J., Fiddes, K., Yerolemou, A. & Ogrin, R., Jul 2025, In: Australian Journal of General Practice. 54, 7, p. 490-491 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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A qualitative exploration of challenges recruiting older adults for Being Your Best, a co-designed holistic intervention to manage and reduce frailty: lessons learnt amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne, Australia
Saleem, A., Appannah, A., Meyer, C., Hutchinson, A. M., Mills, A., Smit, D. V., Boyd, L., Rose, M., Sutherland, F., O'Keefe, F. & Lowthian, J. A., May 2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 5, 9 p., e082618.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Health literacy in Pakistani migrants in Australia—An emerging and neglected culturally and linguistically diverse community
Saleem, A., Steadman, K. J. & La Caze, A., Apr 2024, In: Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 35, 2, p. 321-331 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Pharmacist role in tackling loneliness and social isolation through social prescribing: What is Loneliness & Why Should Pharmacists Care?
Ogrin, R., Kirschner, J., Rendell, K. & Saleem, A., Sept 2024, Australasian Pharmacy, 2024, 97, p. 56-61 6 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article › Other
Open Access
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Social Prescribing in Pharmacy – What exactly does it mean?
Saleem, A. (Speaker), Ogrin, R. (Speaker) & Kirschner, J. (Speaker)
22 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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PLoS ONE (Journal)
Saleem, A. (Editorial board member)
2024 → 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility