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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Jenni Ilomaki is a Senior Lecturer with expertise in clinical pharmacy, epidemiology and public health. Jenni leads a dynamic and expanding research group focused on analyses of administrative claims data. Jenni and her team collaborate with a range of government and non-government organisations in Australia and internationally. Jenni has published >100 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and obtained AUD >$3.2 million in grant funding. Jenni is the former Chair of the Pharmacoepidemiology Special Interest Group of the Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT). She is Science Lead of Monash Addiction Research Centre and Executive Editor of British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.
Jenni graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) from the University of Kuopio in 1999, and Master of Science (Pharmacy) in 2004. In 2000, Jenni was instrumental in establishing Finland’s first drug information centre KLIK. From 2002-2005 KLIK responded to more than 27,000 inquiries from consumers, pharmacies and hospitals across Finland. In 2006-2007, Jenni was a visiting scholar at the University of Florida Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy.
Jenni then returned to Finland and undertook a PhD in alcohol epidemiology at the Department of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition at the University of Eastern Finland. During her PhD Jenni published the first application of a marginal structural model in alcohol epidemiology. For this landmark work the Finnish Epidemiological Society named Jenni the Young Epidemiologist of the Year 2011. The Finnish Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Research recognised Jenni’s work by awarding her the Best Thesis in Pharmaceutical Sciences 2010-2011.
Jenni was Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of South Australia from 2011-2014, during which time she analysed data and prepared reports on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs and NPS MedicineWise.
Research interests
Quality use of medicines; medicine safety and effectiveness; improving health through conducting large population studies; and developing innovative epidemiological methods.
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):
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Making chemotherapy curative: Blocking neural signalling to prevent TNBC relapse
Sloan, E., Ilomaki, J. & Botteri, E.
1/01/20 → 30/04/23
Project: Research
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An international common data model for improving medicines management for people with dementia and comorbid conditions
Bell, S., Ilomaki, J., Sluggett, J., Hilmer, S. N., Wong, I. C. K., Fang, G., Howard, K. & Quirke, T.
Dementia Australia Research Foundation Ltd
1/03/19 → 1/03/23
Project: Research
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Pathways to potentially preventable hospitalisations among residents of aged care services
Bell, S., Sluggett, J. & Ilomaki, J.
1/08/17 → …
Project: Research
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Preventing recurrent hip fractures: are people with dementia prescribed evidence-based treatments?
Ilomaki, J., Bell, S., Wong, I. C. K. & Thorpe, J.
Dementia Australia Research Foundation Ltd
1/05/20 → 1/05/22
Project: Research
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Long-acting reversible contraception use after medical abortion is associated with reduced likelihood of a second medical abortion
Grzeskowiak, L. E., Rumbold, A. R., Subasinghe, A., Mazza, D., Black, K. I., Calabretto, H. & Ilomäki, J., 24 Mar 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: The Medical Journal of Australia. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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Can patterns of medication use explain the increasing incidence of end stage kidney disease among people with diabetes in Australia?
Buyadaa, O., Koye, D. N., Ofori-Asenso, R., Ilomaki, J., Wood, S. J., Shaw, J. E. & Magliano, D. J., 1 Feb 2021, In: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 172, 7 p., 108635.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Changes in use of hormonal long-acting reversible contraceptive methods in Australia between 2006 and 2018: A population-based study
Grzeskowiak, L. E., Calabretto, H., Amos, N., Mazza, D. & Ilomaki, J., Feb 2021, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 61, 1, p. 128-134 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Impact of Age, Frailty, and Dementia on Prescribing for Type 2 Diabetes at Hospital Discharge 2012–2016
Wood, S., Bell, J. S., Magliano, D. J., Fanning, L., Cesari, M., Keen, C. & Ilomӓki, J., 1 Mar 2021, In: The Journal of Frailty & Aging. 10, 4, p. 343-349 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Medication administration in Australian residential aged care: A time-and-motion study
Chen, E. Y. H., Bell, J. S., Ilomäki, J., Corlis, M., Hogan, M. E., Caporale, T., Van Emden, J., Westbrook, J. I., Hilmer, S. N. & Sluggett, J. K., Feb 2021, In: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 27, 1, p. 103-110 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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The Ronald D. Mann Best Paper Award, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety Best Papers Published in 2020, Volume 29
Fanning, Laura (Recipient), Wong, I. C. K. (Recipient), Li, X. (Recipient), Chan, E. (Recipient), Mongkhon, P. (Recipient), Man, K. K. C. (Recipient), Wei, L. (Recipient), Leung, W. K. (Recipient), Darzins, Peteris (Recipient), Bell, Simon (Recipient), Ilomaki, Jenni (Recipient) & Lau, W. C. Y. (Recipient), 26 Aug 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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