
Cherie LucasUNSW Sydney | UNSW
Cherie Lucas
PhD-Pharmacy Practice(USyd), B.Pharm, GradCertEduSt(Higher Ed) (USyd), FPS SFHE
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Introduction
Recipient of 7 Uni/ National/International Awards:
2023- VC Learning and Teaching Citation
2020- Dean's Academic Excellence Award
2020- UTS Learning and Teaching Citation Award as Team Leader (RIPE-N Project)
2019- Australian Award for University Teaching (AAUT) Citation -Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
2018- UTS Learning and Teaching Citation Award:Team Leader (RIPE Project)
2017- Teaching Innovation Award, Pharmacy Educ Symposium, Italy
2017-Best Full Paper Award, Canada
Additional affiliations
July 2019 - February 2024
January 2016 - July 2019
January 2016 - July 2019
Education
August 2017 - August 2017
Australian Mental Health First Aid Instructor Certificate
Field of study
- Mental Health
November 2016 - November 2016
Pharmacist's Immuniser Certificate- The Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Field of study
- Immunisations
February 2016 - February 2016
Statistics Certificate: Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Inc. (ACSPRI)
Field of study
- Qualitative Research Level 2: Design, Analysis and Representation
Publications
Publications (152)
The impact on patient care of interventions made by a liaison clinical pharmacist visiting a busy inpatient palliative care unit were evaluated using a validated six-point scoring system. Interventions made in 13% of patients could improve patient care, save money or both, but rarely involved the drugs that are commonly used for symptom control in...
Pharmacy students require critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to integrate theory learned in the classroom with the complexities of practice, yet many pharmacy students fall short of acquiring these skills.(1-2) Reflective practice activities encourage learning from the student's own experiences and those of others, and offer a possible so...
Objective. To determine the effectiveness of integrating reflective practice activities into a secondyear undergraduate pharmacy curriculum and their impact on reflective thinking ability. Design. A cross-over design with repeated measures was employed. Newly developed reflective modules based on real hospital and community pharmacy cases were inte...
Objective. To research the literature and examine assessment strategies used in health education that measure reflection levels and to identify assessment strategies for use in pharmacy education. Methods. A simple systematic review using a 5-step approach was employed to locate peer-reviewed articles addressing assessment strategies in health educ...
Considered a core nursing trait, empathy is essential to establishing a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship and caring for people holistically (Levett-Jones et al., 2019). Empathy can be developed in nursing students through educational interventions such as point-of-view simulations paired with opportunities for reflection (Levett-Jones et al.,...
The construct of professionalism is complex, and pharmacy education should foster professionals’ skills. As the term professionalism has been used extensively across many occupations, including those not traditionally linked to it, this broad usage can lead to misunderstandings. Generally, professionalism refers to the standards, practices, or moti...
https://www.education.unsw.edu.au/news-events/news/reflective-practices-answer-generative-ai
Introduction
Generative artificial intelligence (Gen-AI), exemplified by the widely adopted ChatGPT, has garnered significant attention in recent years. Its application spans various health education domains, including pharmacy, where its potential benefits and drawbacks have become increasingly apparent. Despite the growing adoption of Gen-AIsuch...
https://www.education.unsw.edu.au/news-events/news/ethical-use-gen-ai-designing-rubrics
Interrogating the literature is among the first steps a researcher undertakes when actuating a research project or also when any scholar might seek to know what has been done in an area, best practices for conducting a certain activity, or simply to seek answers for a question ranging from one's own personal curiosity to those that might affect dep...
Professionalism is a complex and multifaceted construct. Many definitions in the literature embody what this entails. Values of professionalism in pharmacy include altruism and core norms, such as self-reflection, along with other attributes, behaviors, ethical conduct, and standards that pharmacists must epitomize daily. This extends beyond the te...
Background
This article provides an update of the Reflective Practice Questionnaire (RPQ). The original RPQ consisted of 40-items with 10-sub-scales. In this article, the RPQ is streamlined into a 10-item single reflective practice construct, and a 30-item extended version that includes additional sub-scales of confidence, uncertainty/stress, and w...
▶︎ Challenge/Issue/Opportunity: What were you trying to achieve, and why?
A strategy to embed the Indigenous Graduate Attribute (IGA) into curricula to enhance health students’ professional capabilities essential for Cultural Safety. This was undertaken through embedding evidence-based resources within the WRAP Toolkit (Working Respectfully with Ab...
This paper provides an update of the reflective practice questionnaire (RPQ) based on factor analysis results from a sample of 501 university students. The original RPQ as published by Priddis and Rogers (2018) consisted of 40-items with 10 sub-scales. In this paper the RPQ is streamlined into a single construct 10-item reflective practice question...
This is a published peer reviewed (peer coaches) scholarly blog (Pulses, Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and learning)
Background:
A pilot Independent Prescribers' Service (IPS) was introduced in 13 community pharmacies across Wales in June 2020. Independent Pharmacist Prescribers (IPPs) could prescribe in the areas of management of acute conditions, contraception, or opioid withdrawal, as agreed with local commissioners. Access to the patients' medical records wa...
https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/ld/practising-reflection-in-pharmacy
A modified Delphi process to determine consensus amongst multiple minor ailments services' stakeholder participants regarding the education, training, and assessment needs for community pharmacy staff to deliver minor ailments services.
Objectives
To explore how clinical yarning has been utilised as a health intervention for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and if there are any reported impacts yarning might have on health outcomes.
Study design
Systematic scoping review of published literature.
Data sources
A one-word search term “yarning” was applied in Scopus,...
Purpose:
Virtual reality (VR) lends itself to communication rehabilitation by creating safe, replicable, and authentic simulated environments in which users learn and practice communication skills. The aim of this research was to obtain the views of health professionals and technology specialists on the design characteristics and usability of a pr...
Background
Effective communication and collaboration in interprofessional teams are fundamental to the provision of high quality and safe healthcare. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of interprofessional, pre–qualifying health professional students engaged in a simulated patient care scenario.
Methods
Students from five healthc...
Reflective practice is important in pharmacy education to support skill development for decision-making, critical thinking, problem-solving, and in continuing professional development and beyond. Despite the importance of reflective practice in higher education and professional practice, reflection assignments are not universally embraced by studen...
This paper describes a study analysing eye care professional students’ written reflections following their engagement with clients with low vision conditions. By embedding a reflective practice model (Schon’s reflection-in-action and reflection-on-action) within a higher education curriculum, students’ assumptions and beliefs were challenged. Analy...
Background: Collaborative healthcare is pivotal to effective teams contributing to optimal healthcare delivery and outcomes for patients. University healthcare students’ learning extends beyond discipline-specific care and role clarity is vital in shared decision making. Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) involves shared objectives and shared de...
Background: Optimising care for people after stroke requires interprofessional collaboration (IPC) from multiple disciplines. IPC occurs when healthcare professionals share decisions, responsibility, and objectives by working collaboratively to solve patient care issues. Simulation is an effective interprofessional education (IPE) tool for developi...
Invited Speaker and workshop facilitator for the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) Interprofessional Education (IPE) Colloquium, Canberra, ACT, 6 May 2021
Objective. To explore pharmacy students' perceptions of a novel web application tool (AcaWriter) implemented in a Master of Pharmacy curriculum to support reflective thinking in scientific research.Methods. A qualitative research design involving a 50-minute focus group (n=12) was used. The focus group session was audio-taped, transcribed verbatim,...
Indigenous healthcare models are intergenerational, holistic, culturally appropriate and tailored to the needs of individual communities. To ensure that students working in Indigenous communities can engage appropriately and respectfully, they may require additional support for that learning. This study explores the recommendations of Clinical Part...
Introduction
Minor ailments services (MASs) are pharmacy-based and support individuals to manage minor conditions. MASs are delivered by community pharmacists and non-pharmacist staff. Limited information exists regarding education, training, assessment requirements, and suitability of existing processes to support MAS delivery. The purpose of this...
For health systems, COVID-19 has been one of the most challenging events of the twenty-first Century requiring timely change to practices and standard operating procedures. Though pandemics have been declared in the past, the resultant public health implications of the novel virus are which no currently practising healthcare practitioner has previo...
This presentation describes the logistics of two novels models developed, piloted and implemented in pharmacy curriculum to enhance interprofessional collaboration. The professions involved in these models are: pharmacy, nursing, physiotherapy, speech pathology and orthoptics, with input from the medical profession. Both models have the potential t...
Delivering effective healthcare requires healthcare professionals to reflect on their own cultural background and their patient's cultural needs. Culture is a determinant of health and if not considered, negative health outcomes can result. This is of particular importance when working with Aboriginal communities and caring for Aboriginal people wh...
Abstract Background Minor ailments services are structured pharmacy-based primary health care services that manage minor conditions. Limited training, education and assessment exists to promote the delivery of minor ailments services by pharmacy staff and it is unclear if the existing training and education processes meet professional requirements....
This systematic review explores the international postgraduate education and training programmes designed to provide or develop knowledge or skills focused on enabling pharmacists to work in a general practice setting. Four thousand, eight hundred and seventy-one (4,871) articles were identified from database searches of SCOPUS, EMBASE, Medline, CI...
Research has demonstrated that students who have immersive experiences in Indigenous settings emerge with a greater understanding of their own values and attitudes and increased appreciation for Indigenous Peoples and culture. Up to 80% of Indigenous people in Australia live in urban settings, yet research on nursing students' placements in urban I...
Background: The integration of pharmacists into primary care and general practice teams is expanding. Equipping pharmacists with the skills and knowledge to perform as part of a primary care team will facilitate this expanded scope of practice. Aim: This paper describes the rationale and approach for the development of a competency aligned curricul...
This paper describes a novel model of learning, designed to enhance interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional collaboration (IPC). Lessons learned, plans for sustainability and future directions for policy, practice, implementation, and curriculum training are also discussed. The RIPE-N model (Reflective Interprofessional Education –...
https://cptlpulses.com/2020/06/18/virtual-osces/
Background
Minor ailment services (MASs) are structured, protocol driven pharmacy services established locally or nationally. Community pharmacy staff may benefit from education and training to deliver MASs. Our objective was to examine the evidence regarding training, education, and assessment requirements associated with the delivery of MASs by c...
Background
Writing, sharing, answering, discussing and rating examination questions is a way to involve students in creating content and applying their knowledge. The PeerWise online question‐setting platform facilitates student communities in this activity. This mixed‐methods study asks the question: Does students’ writing and answering examinatio...
Background:
Interacting and engaging with other health care professionals can enhance communication and collaboration within the multidisciplinary healthcare team, contributing to improved patient safety and patient outcomes.
Objective:
To explore the student learning experience utilizing the Reflective Interprofessional Education Model (RIPE) m...
Virtual reality (VR) technologies are emerging as novel platforms for physical and cognitive interventions, though applications in communication rehabilitation are scarce. Consultation with end-users on implementation of VR in clinical contexts is a vital first step to investigating the feasibility VR in communication rehabilitation. The aim of thi...
Background and purpose
Educational games can be utilized as a tool to enhance communication and collaboration skill development and to bridge the gap between classroom learning and the practice environment. This study explores pharmacy students' perceptions of a game to enhance communication and collaboration.
Educational activity and setting
Pre-...
Presentation of SPHERE Project findings at the Aboriginal Stakeholder Group Consultation Day at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) on 14 Nov 2019
Introduction:
An evolving area of pharmacist professional practice is performing as team members in general practice teams. To date, there is a paucity of literature to guide schools and colleges of pharmacy regarding the educational needs of pharmacists training for this area of practice.
Methods:
This study employed a three-round e-Delphi meth...
The work described in the presnetation was a collaborative project with the Connected Intelligence Centre conducted at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia (UTS:CIC). The lead in the project: Prof Simon Buckingham Shum For further information about the AI tool please visit https://uts.edu.au/acawriter
Introduction:
Reflection is a powerful tool for assisting students to develop the skills to make better informed decisions. As a pharmacy competency standard, reliable and fair assessment strategies are required to measure reflective skills and support students in developing their reflective capacity. The aim of this research was to explore whethe...
The work described in the presnetation was a collaborative project with the Connected Intelligence Centre conducted at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia (UTS:CIC).
The lead in the project: Prof Simon Buckingham Shum
For further information about the AI tool please visit https://uts.edu.au/acawriter
Reflective writing is widely acknowledged to be one of the most effective learning activities for promoting students’ self-reflection and critical thinking. However, manually assessing and giving feedback on reflective writing is time consuming, and known to be challenging for educators. There is little work investigating the potential of automated...
Reflective practice strategies can enable healthcare practitioners to draw on previous experiences to render more effective judgment in clinical situations. The central argument presented in this commentary is that education programs and structures for continuing professional development (CPD) and revalidation of professionals sharpen their focus r...
Background Pharmacists are increasingly being included as members of general practice primary care teams. To date, there have been few published studies describing the competencies of general practice (GP) pharmacists and establishing their subsequent educational needs. Aim of the review The aim of this literature review is to establish the activit...
Background:
Simulation is an effective strategy for enhancing interprofessional education (IPE) and collaboration (IPC).
Objectives:
A novel interprofessional learning model, The RIPE Model (Reflective Interprofessional Education Model) was applied for a pilot study during a simulation laboratory aimed to (i) enhance pharmacy and nursing student...
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