Dr Lorraine Smith
BA (Hons), PhD
Senior Lecturer, Pharmacy Practice
A15 - Pharmacy And Bank Building
The University of Sydney
| Telephone | +61 2 9036 7079 |
| Fax | +61 2 9351 4391 |
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Biographical details
Dr Smith is a research psychologist with an interest in patient self-management of chronic conditions. Her work in this field centres on the development and testing of models of patient-centred chronic condition self-management and goal-setting. These models have been trialled in community pharmacies and GP practices, and are currently being trialled in the mental health and physiotherapy sectors. Dr Smith has been either Chief or Principal Investigator on national competitive grants totalling over $6 million infunding in the past seven years. The goal-setting model’s efficacy in primary care is demonstrated through its incorporation into two national implementation projects for asthma and type 2 diabetes, and a current NHMRC asthma project.
Over the last eight years Dr Smith’s other significant contribution to the field includes a longitudinal study into adolescents’ experiences in the self-management of type 1 diabetes (ARC Linkage Grant). In addition, in 2011 she collaborated with colleagues from Monash University researching people’s experiences of depression, including young adults. Dr Smith’s international contributions include a five-year relationship with the Health Experiences Research Group (HERG) at Oxford University, and a current collaboration with colleagues from Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Southampton universities trialling her goal-setting model for chronic allergic rhinitis. She is also a foundation member of DIPEx (Database of Personal Experiences of Health and Illness) International and DIPEx Australia,
Dr Smith has been supervising honours, masters and doctoral students since 2002, investigating patient focused self-management of chronic disease and student motivation.
Research interests
- Development and testing of models of patient-centred chronic condition self-management and goal-setting.
- Motivational approaches students take to their learning and how this influences the quality of their learning and academic performance; investigating their study strategies, motivations for learning, and reasons for study.
- Personal experiences of health and illness.
Selected grants
2012
- Can a goal-focussed intervention delivered in Scottish community pharmacies improve outcomes for people with intermittent allergic rhinitis? A pilot randomised controlled trial; Lee A, Smith L; Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Government/Research Grant.
- DIPEx website project; Smith L; DIPEx Charity/Research Support.
- Patient centred care: using goals to improve patient outcomes in two novel settings; Smith L; DVC Research/Thompson Fellowships.
2011
- Transitions plus: Evaluation of the outcomes and factors contributiong to those outcomes in a pilot mental health service.; Smith L; Aftercare/Research Support.
2009
- Improving asthma control: general practice strategies to optimise medication adherence; Reddel H, Sawyer S, Sawyer S, Usherwood T, Smith L, Foster J; National Health and Medical Research Council/Project Grants.
2008
- Asthma Pilot Program; Armour C, Saini B, Krass I, Bosnic-Anticevich S, Smith L; Department of Health and Ageing (Federal)/Asthma Management Program.
- Allergic Rhinitis Self-Management Program in Community Pharmacy; Saini B, Smith L, Seeto C; Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Investigator Initiated Grants (IIG).
2006
- Linkage 2005 Round 1 - UWS - Scholarship "Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Determining; Smith L.
- Children And Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: Determining Critical Pathways To Self-Management; Smith L, Johnston C; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage.
2005
- Goal setting in patient self-management of allergic rhinitis; Armour C, Saini B, Krass I, Bosnic-Anticevich S, Hammond S, Smith L; Schering-Plough Pty Ltd/BLO Project.
2004
- Pharmacy Action Care Program; Armour C, Bosnic-Anticevich S, Krass I, Saini B, Smith L, Stewart K, Burton D, Lough S, Stewart P, Simpson M, Lough S; Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Research Grant.
Selected publications
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International links
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United Kingdom |
(Department of Primary Care, Oxford University)
Health Experiences Research Group; DIPEx International founding member |