Adjunct Professor
Greg Kyle
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Sciences
Biography
Dr Greg Kyle is the Professor of Pharmacy and Head of Discipline for Pharmacy at QUT. He has extensive pharmacy experience over almost 30 years pharmacy practice spread across military pharmacy, hospital practice, consumer and professional drug information, community pharmacy ownership, consultant pharmacy and academia. Greg’s research interests lie in pharmacy professional services, extending scope of practice, integrating pharmacy more completely in the healthcare team, quality use of medicines and pharmacoepidemiology. He is passionate about teaching pharmacy practice and professional skills required in the modern world of pharmacy. Current projects include pharmacists’ role in travel, allied health prescribing, malnutrition in aged care, crushing medicines in aged care facilities and OTC medications in breastfeeding. Greg has completed 4 PhD, 2 research Masters and 3 Master of Clinical Pharmacy research students. He has 4 Research Masters and 8 PhDs in progress. Greg has received over $225,000 in competitive research funding. Greg commenced his appointment at QUT from the University of Canberra in January 2016 where he held Course Convener and Head of Discipline roles. He continues to remain professionally active, consulting for various organisations and explaining the complexities of medications in media interviews. Greg has served on the ACT Branch Committee and National Board of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. Greg is clinical pharmacist who is passionate about pharmacist professional services, expanding scope of practice and utilizing the pharmacist workforce to its full potential.
Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Sciences
Discipline
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Public Health and Health Services
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Queensland)
- Master of Clinical Pharmacy (University of Queensland)
- Bachelor of Pharmacy (Victorian College of Pharmacy)
Professional memberships and associations
- Registered Pharmacist
- Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Teaching
Selected publications
- Sefidaniforough A, Lau E, Steadman K, Cichero J, Kyle G, Serrano Santos M, Nissen L, (2018) A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down? A review of strategies for making pills easier to swallow, Patient Preference and Adherence, 12, pp. 1337-1346.
- Sefidaniforough A, Wong S, Lau E, Serrano Santos M, Kyle G, Steadman K, Cichero J, Nissen L, (2018) Nurse experiences of medication administration to people with swallowing difficulties living in aged care facilities: a systematic review of qualitative evidence, JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 16 (1), pp. 71-86.
- Sefidaniforough A, Wong S, Lau E, Serrano Santos M, Kyle G, Steadman K, Cichero J, Nissen L, (2017) Nurses' experiences of medication administration to people with swallowing difficulties in aged care facilities: a systematic review protocol, JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 15 (4), pp. 932-941.
- Taylor H, Kyle G, Cheong L, (2018) Pharmacists' perceptions of career opportunities in Australia, Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 48 (3), pp. 212-221.
- Waddington F, Naunton M, Kyle G, O'Kane G, Cooper G, Thomas J, (2018) Australian pharmacists' knowledge of the efficacy and safety of complementary medicines, Australian Journal of Primary Health, 24 (3), pp. 273-279.
- Kellett J, Kyle G, Itsiopoulos C, Naunton M, Luff N, (2016) Malnutrition: The importance of identification, documentation, and coding in the acute care setting, Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2016, pp. 1-6.
- Kyle G, Firipis M, Tietze K, (2015) Skills for pharmacists: A patient-focused approach (ANZ Edition).
- Naunton M, Gardiner H, Kyle G, (2015) Look-alike, sound-alike medication errors: a novel case concerning a Slow-Na, Slow-K prescribing error, International Medical Case Reports Journal, 8, pp. 51-53.
- Kellett J, Kyle G, Itsiopoulos C, Naunton M, Bacon R, (2015) Malnutrition prevalence in aged care residents: A pilot study, Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 30 (3), pp. 276-280.
- Mercovich N, Kyle G, Naunton M, (2014) Safe to crush? A pilot study into solid dosage form modification in aged care, Australasian Journal on Ageing, 33 (3), pp. 180-184.
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Greg, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Supervision
Current supervisions
- EXPLORATION OF AN INTEGRATED ON-SITE RESIDENTIAL CARE PHARMACISTS IN THE AUSTRALIAN RESIDENTIAL CARE INDUSTRY?
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Vincent Chan, Associate Professor Viet Ngu Hoang, Dr Annalese Semmler