Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
I am a Senior Lecturer with the Centre for Medicine Use and Safety and I am the Unit Coordinator for Professional Practice I & II in the first year of the Pharmacy degree. I have over 20 years of experience providing patient care and leading research in various healthcare sectors including aged care, primary care, tertiary care and academia in Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada.
My research seeks to answer the question, “How can we improve medication use in older adults?”
My passion for answering this question comes from my extensive experience caring for older adults in the community, hospitals, and residential aged-care facilities. After completing a Masters in Clinical Pharmacy at the University of South Australia, I completed a PhD at Monash University in 2016. I worked at the University of Montreal and the Centre de recherche, Institut de Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal as a Post doctoral fellow initially before accepting a position as Assistant Professor. My time in Canada enabled me to develop new skills in behaviour change, implementation of evidence-based interventions at a population level, health economics and health policy.
I hold affiliated reseucher status with Centre de recherche, Institut de Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal and Laval University, Quebec, Canada. My research has important implications for improving the safe and efficacious use of medications, and for informing policy decisions related to medication use and access.
I have a keen interest in promoting the safe and appropriate use of medications. Consequently, I have:
- Delivered invited presentations to clinicians, researchers and governments about how to translate evidence into practice change
- Worked with patients and patient representatives to promote awareness of medication-related harm
- Led a randomised controlled trial with a Canadian Government to educate patients about the benefits and harms of opioids during the opioid crisis
- Led the population-level implementation of patient-empowered deprescribing across Newfoundland and Labrador, www.SaferMedsNL.ca
- Been interviewed by local, national and international TV, radio and PodCast media about my research and its impact on improving medication use.
I am available to provide public presentations, scientific presentations or media interviews.
External positions
Co-Director, Canadian Deprescribing Network
1 Jan 2021 → …
Research area keywords
- Deprescribing
- Quality Use of Medicines
- Implementation Science
- Health Policy
- Polypharmacy
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Exploring examiners’ dual role of acting and marking in Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
Lim, A., Krishnan, S., Dai, D. W., Vu, T., Turner, J. & San, S. P.
1/11/22 → 1/11/23
Project: Research
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Developing and evaluating a tool to standardise acting in Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
Lim, A., Vu, T., Turner, J., Dai, D. W., Krishnan, S. & San, S. P.
1/11/22 → 1/11/23
Project: Research
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What do clinical practice guidelines say about deprescribing? A scoping review
Langford, A. V., Warriach, I., McEvoy, A. M., Karaim, E., Chand, S., Turner, J. P., Thompson, W., Farrell, B. J., Pollock, D., Moriarty, F., Gnjidic, D., Ailabouni, N. J. & Reeve, E., Jan 2025, In: BMJ Quality & Safety. 34, 1, p. 28–39 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
A mixed-methods study on the pharmacological management of pain in Australian and Japanese nursing homes
Dowd, L. A., Hamada, S., Hattori, Y., Veal, F. C., Taguchi, R., Sakata, N., Jadczak, A. D., Visvanathan, R., Koujiya, E., Rajan, M., Doube, S., Suzuki, A., Bernoth, M., Rawson, H., Maruoka, H., Wood, A., Wagner, J., Hull, D. A., Katsuhisa, M., Turner, J., & 4 others , Feb 2024, In: Age and Ageing. 53, 2, 13 p., afae024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
An accelerated dispensing course for grad entry students - Can we teach dispensing skills over a day?
Singh, H., Mohammed, A. H., Stokes, E., Malone, D., Turner, J., Hassan, B. A. R. & Lim, A., Jan 2024, In: Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 16, 1, p. 69-76 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Factors influencing the effects of policies and interventions to promote the appropriate use of medicines in high-income countries: A rapid realist review
Charbonneau, M., Morgan, S. G., Gagnon, C., Sadowski, C. A., Silvius, J. L., Tannenbaum, C. & Turner, J. P., Apr 2024, In: Health Policy. 142, 11 p., 105027.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Government Direct-to-Consumer Education to Reduce Prescription Opioid Use: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial
Turner, J. P., Halme, A. S., Caetano, P., Langford, A. & Tannenbaum, C., 29 May 2024, In: JAMA Network Open. 7, 5, 12 p., :e2413698.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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New Investigator Award
Turner, Justin (Recipient), 4 Dec 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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South Australian Pharmacist of the Year
Turner, Justin (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)