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Personal profile
Biography
Professor Suzanne Nielsen (BPharmSc[Hons] PhD MPS) is the Deputy Director of the Monash Addiction Research Centre in Melbourne.
She has published over 180 peer-reviewed publications and given over 80 national and international invited conference presentations. Her research has led to a greater understanding of how to identify and respond to prescription, over-the-counter and illicit drug-related harm. She has informed legislative change in Australia to reduce pharmaceutical drug harm (e.g. rescheduling of codeine and alprazolam), expanded overdose prevention with naloxone in primary care settings, and informed clinical guidelines on the use of opioid agonist treatment for prescribed opioids dependence.
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):
Research area keywords
- addiction
- opioid
- prescription drug
- dependence
- substance use
- treatment
- benzodiazepine
Network
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Creating a world-standard enriched older-adult cohort to inform mental health and substance use disorder prevention
20/12/22 → 19/12/27
Project: Research
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Integrating alcohol culture change into older adults’ positive ageing
Lam, T., Savic, M., Lalor, A., Sturgiss, L., Alfrey, L., Francia, L., Stragalinos, P., Rudlin, K., Shipton, A., Nielsen, S. & Hill, K.
1/10/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Supporting vulnerable populations to maintain healthy ageing: Development of an enriched cohort study
Nielsen, S., Lam, T., Lalor, A., Andrew, N., Dietze, P., Coulson, B., Arunogiri, S., Bright, S. J., Hill, K., Morgan, K., Alfrey, L. & Francia, L.
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Deep End Living Lab: better support for healthy ageing in homeless populations
Sturgiss, L., Nielsen, S., Skouteris, H., Blane, D., Collyer, T., Haines, T., Edwards, I., Urban, A., Blewitt, C., Mendes, P. & Gunatillaka, N.
1/10/22 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
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Guidelines in the Deep End: an exploration of how GPs use clinical guidelines for patients from disadvantaged groups
Sturgiss, L., Collyer, T., Skouteris, H., Nielsen, S., Haines, T. & Gunatillaka, N.
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
7/07/22 → 6/01/24
Project: Research
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A call to action: how can we better implement recommendations for non-routine use of modified-release opioid formulations?
Lam, T., Stevens, J. & Nielsen, S., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Anaesthesia. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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COVID-19 restrictions and the incidence and prevalence of prescription opioid use in Australia – a nationwide study
Jung, M., Lukose, D., Nielsen, S., Bell, J. S., Webb, G. I. & Ilomäki, J., Feb 2023, In: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 89, 2, p. 914-920 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Effect of discharge opioid on persistent postoperative opioid use: a retrospective cohort study comparing tapentadol with oxycodone
Lam, T., Xia, T., Biggs, N., Treloar, M., Cheng, O., Kabu, K., Stevens, J., Evans, J., da Gama, M., Lubman, D. I. & Nielsen, S., Apr 2023, In: Anaesthesia. 78, 4, p. 420-431 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
For complex problems, there are rarely simple solutions, but many pieces of an important puzzle
Lam, T., Stevens, J. & Nielsen, S., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Anaesthesia. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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Informing a collaborative-care model for delivering medication assisted treatment for opioid dependence (MATOD): An analysis of pharmacist, prescriber and patient perceptions
Cheetham, A., Morgan, K., Jackson, J., Lord, S. & Nielsen, S., Mar 2023, In: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 19, 3, p. 526-534 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) Early Career Researcher Award
Nielsen, Suzanne (Recipient), 2011
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Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) Mid-Career Researcher Award
Nielsen, Suzanne (Recipient), 2020
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College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Early Career Investigator Award
Nielsen, Suzanne (Recipient), 2011
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Deans Rising Star Award, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales
Nielsen, Suzanne (Recipient), 2014
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Ian Webster Award for Research Excellence, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW
Nielsen, Suzanne (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)