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Ms Susie Welch

BPharm, Cert Pharm Prac, FSHPA, FANZCAP (EmergMed, Research), PhD candidate

Associate Lecturer (Teaching and Research)
Sydney Pharmacy School
Faculty of Medicine and Health

Email

susan.welch@sydney.edu.au

Susie is Senior Pharmacist (Research) at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney and is Clinical Lead for the Critical Care pharmacy team (Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care). She is an Associate Lecturer (Teaching and Research) at The USyd Faculty of Medicine and Health, Pharmacy School. She is currently a PhD candidate (pharmacy) at the USyd, investigating Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health and hospital pharmacy.

Current projects

PhD candidate: Topic - Aborginal and Torres Strait Islander health and hospital pharmacists

Associations

Fellow of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia

Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy - Consultant (Fellow)- FANZCAP (EmergMed, Research)

Awards and honours

2005 Awarded Sanofi Aventis Medal of Excellence for Pharmacy Practice

2009 Awarded St. Vincent’s Clinic Foundation 2009 Excellence Award for Clinical Researcher – Allied Health.

Awarded SHPA Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award, 2009

2022 Awarded St Vincent’s Health Network – Allied Health Professional of the Year 2022

Nominee – NSW Health Excellence in Allied Health Awards - Allied Health Professional of the Year 2022

2005 Awarded Sanofi Aventis Medal of Excellence for Pharmacy Practice

2009 Awarded St. Vincent’s Clinic Foundation 2009 Excellence Award for Clinical Researcher – Allied Health.

Awarded SHPA Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award, 2009

2022 Awarded St Vincent’s Health Network – Allied Health Professional of the Year 2022

Nominee – NSW Health Excellence in Allied Health Awards - Allied Health Professional of the Year 2022

2005 Awarded Sanofi Aventis Medal of Excellence for Pharmacy Practice
2009 Awarded St. Vincent’s Clinic Foundation 2009 Excellence Award for Clinical Researcher – Allied Health.
2009 Awarded SHPA Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award
2022 Awarded St Vincent’s Health Network – Allied Health Professional of the Year 2022
2022 Nominee – NSW Health Excellence in Allied Health Awards - Allied Health Professional of the Year 2022

Themes

Health Services and Patient Safety

Keywords

Indigenous health, Internal medicine, Pharmacy, Pharmacy practice, Critical Care

Approaches

Qualitative Research

Publications

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Journals

Welch, S., Moles, R., Viardot, A., Deweerd, P., Daly, S., Lee, K. (2023). Connecting the Dots of Care: A pilot study linking Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples with diabetes care in hospital, using hospital pharmacists. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 12. [More Information]
Burke, A., Welch, S., Power, T., Lucas, C., Moles, R. (2022). Clinical yarning with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples—a systematic scoping review of its use and impacts. Systematic Reviews, 11(1). [More Information]
Welch, S., Patel, B., Williams, A., Moles, R. (2022). Connecting the dots of care: survey of Australian hospital pharmacy departments regarding current initiatives in place to care for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander inpatients. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 52(3), 196-218. [More Information]
Cheng, V., Abdul-Aziz, M., Burrows, F., Buscher, H., Cho, Y., Corley, A., Gilder, E., Kim, H., Lim, S., McGuinness, S., et al (2022). Population Pharmacokinetics and Dosing Simulations of Ceftriaxone in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (An ASAP ECMO Study). Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 61(6), 847-856. [More Information]
Cheng, V., Abdul-Aziz, M., Burrows, F., Buscher, H., Corley, A., Diehl, A., Levkovich, B., Pellegrino, V., Reynolds, C., Rudham, S., et al (2022). Population pharmacokinetics of ciprofloxacin in critically ill patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (an ASAP ECMO study). Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine, 41(3). [More Information]
Cheng, V., Abdul-Aziz, M., Burrows, F., Buscher, H., Cho, Y., Corley, A., Diehl, A., Gilder, E., Jakob, S., Kim, H., et al (2022). Population Pharmacokinetics of Vancomycin in Critically Ill Adult Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (an ASAP ECMO Study). Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 66(1). [More Information]
Cheng, V., Abdul-Aziz, M., Burrows, F., Buscher, H., Corley, A., Diehl, A., Jakob, S., Levkovich, B., Pellegrino, V., Que, Y., et al (2021). Population pharmacokinetics of cefepime in critically ill patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (an ASAP ECMO study). International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 58(6). [More Information]
Cheng, V., Abdul-Aziz, M., Burrows, F., Buscher, H., Cho, Y., Corley, A., Diehl, A., Gilder, E., Jakob, S., Kim, H., et al (2021). Population pharmacokinetics of piperacillin and tazobactam in critically ill patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: An ASAP ECMO study. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 65(11). [More Information]
Welch, S., Williams, A., Hort, A., Patel, B. (2020). Challenging “business as usual” for acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 50(2), 119-121. [More Information]
Welch, S., McMillan, F., Moles, R. (2020). Hospital pharmacy services supporting Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia: a systematic review. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 50(3), 191-204. [More Information]
Stevens, J., Trimboli, A., Samios, P., Steele, N., Welch, S., Thompson, P., Halvorsen, C., Kerr, S. (2019). A sustainable method to reduce postoperative oxycodone discharge prescribing in a metropolitan tertiary referral hospital. Anaesthesia, 74(3), 292-299. [More Information]
Welch, S., Johns, R., Nicholls, G., Bennett, G., Kettle, E., Duong, M., Finckh, A., Berry, M., Woods, N., Branch, J., et al (2019). Incorporation of a theme-based research model into a pharmacy department research program. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 49(3), 262-269. [More Information]
Welch, S., Currey, E., Doran, E., Harding, A., Roman, C., Taylor, S., Thomas, A., Munro, C. (2019). Standard of practice in emergency medicine for pharmacy services. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 49(6), 570-584. [More Information]
Welch, S., Shivam, A., Duffy, M. (2018). Factors influencing ceftriaxone prescribing in an emergency department. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 48(4), 394-395. [More Information]
Sclater, E., Welch, S., Samios, P. (2018). Investigating vancomycin dosing during a patient's transition from intermittent dosing to continuous infusion. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 48(4), 308-313. [More Information]
McLain, S., Pogue, T., Richardson, K., Westcoast, P., Gilbert, A., Heywood, M., Welch, S., Keily, J., Patel, B. (2017). Applying the national inpatient medication chart audit to electronic medication management systems: What does it tell us? Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 47(2), 96-102. [More Information]
Welch, S., Samios, P. (2017). Barcode technology and emergency medicine pharmacy. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 47(1), 53-56. [More Information]
McInerney, S., Murphy, C., Rai, D., Welch, S. (2017). Changes in the number and significance of pharmacist interventions at an outpatient chemotherapy clinic between 2009 and 2013. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 47(3), 207-211. [More Information]
Marwood, J., Aguirrebarrena, G., Kerr, S., Welch, S., Rimmer, J. (2017). De-labelling self-reported penicillin allergy within the emergency department through the use of skin tests and oral drug provocation testing. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 29(5), 509-515. [More Information]
Sinnah, F., Shekar, K., Abdul-Aziz, M., Buscher, H., Diab, S., Fisquet, S., Fung, Y., McDonald, C., Reynolds, C., Rudham, S., et al (2017). Incremental research approach to describing the pharmacokinetics of ciprofloxacin during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 19, 8-14.
Mekonnen, A., Welch, S., Medeiros, C., Sandaradura, I., Nair, P., McLachlan, A., Brien, J. (2016). Documenting antibiotic use in transition from intensive care unit to wards. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 46(1), 91-92. [More Information]
Breeding, J., Welch, S., Buscher, H., Nair, P., Frost, C., Newman, S., Whittam, S. (2015). A retrospective audit of insulin infusion management involving a locally developed dynamic insulin infusion guideline in a tertiary ICU. Australian Critical Care, 28(3), 149-159. [More Information]
Welch, S. (2015). Antimicrobial stewardship in Australian emergency departments. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 27(5), 427-430. [More Information]
Taylor, S., Welch, S., Harding, A., Abbott, L., Riyat, B., Morrow, M., Lawrence, D., Rodda, S., Heward, S. (2014). Accuracy of general practitioner medication histories for patients presenting to the emergency department. Australian Family Physician, 43(10), 728-732. [More Information]
Welch, S., Finckh, A., O'Reilly, B., Richardson, K., Candiloro, J. (2014). Mobile-device-accessible information for emergency department doctors. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 44(3), 161-162. [More Information]
Heath, E., Welch, S., Costello, N. (2014). On-call pharmacist enquiries and outcomes: An on-call database review, 2003-2012. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 44(4), 201-204. [More Information]
Welch, S., Munzner, E., Richardson, K. (2013). Fasting and medication omissions. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 43(2), 162-163.
Breeding, J., Welch, S., Whittam, S., Buscher, H., Burrows, F., Frost, C., Jonkman, M., Mathews, N., Wong, K., Wong, A. (2013). Medication Error Minimization Scheme (MEMS) in an adult tertiary Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 2009-2011. Australian Critical Care, 26(2), 58-75. [More Information]
Ng, C., Welch, S., Luddington, J., Bui, D., Glasson, E., Richardson, K. (2013). Medication Reconciliation Challenges at Discharge from Hospital using an Electronic Medication Management System and Electronic Discharge Summaries. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 43(1), 25-28. [More Information]
Baysari, M., Welch, S., Richardson, K., Sharratt, G., Clough, J., Heywood, M., Melocco, T. (2012). Error prone abbreviations in hospitals: Is technology the answer? Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 42(3), 246-250.
Munzner, E., Welch, S., Richardson, K. (2012). Measuring and describing dose omissions using an electronic medication management system. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 42(4), 264-267. [More Information]
Morrow, M., Welch, S. (2012). Pharmacists in the ED: Workforce survey update. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 42(4), 333-333.

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2023

Welch, S., Moles, R., Viardot, A., Deweerd, P., Daly, S., Lee, K. (2023). Connecting the Dots of Care: A pilot study linking Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples with diabetes care in hospital, using hospital pharmacists. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 12. [More Information]

2022

Burke, A., Welch, S., Power, T., Lucas, C., Moles, R. (2022). Clinical yarning with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples—a systematic scoping review of its use and impacts. Systematic Reviews, 11(1). [More Information]
Welch, S., Patel, B., Williams, A., Moles, R. (2022). Connecting the dots of care: survey of Australian hospital pharmacy departments regarding current initiatives in place to care for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander inpatients. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 52(3), 196-218. [More Information]
Cheng, V., Abdul-Aziz, M., Burrows, F., Buscher, H., Cho, Y., Corley, A., Gilder, E., Kim, H., Lim, S., McGuinness, S., et al (2022). Population Pharmacokinetics and Dosing Simulations of Ceftriaxone in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (An ASAP ECMO Study). Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 61(6), 847-856. [More Information]
Cheng, V., Abdul-Aziz, M., Burrows, F., Buscher, H., Corley, A., Diehl, A., Levkovich, B., Pellegrino, V., Reynolds, C., Rudham, S., et al (2022). Population pharmacokinetics of ciprofloxacin in critically ill patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (an ASAP ECMO study). Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine, 41(3). [More Information]
Cheng, V., Abdul-Aziz, M., Burrows, F., Buscher, H., Cho, Y., Corley, A., Diehl, A., Gilder, E., Jakob, S., Kim, H., et al (2022). Population Pharmacokinetics of Vancomycin in Critically Ill Adult Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (an ASAP ECMO Study). Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 66(1). [More Information]

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2021

Cheng, V., Abdul-Aziz, M., Burrows, F., Buscher, H., Corley, A., Diehl, A., Jakob, S., Levkovich, B., Pellegrino, V., Que, Y., et al (2021). Population pharmacokinetics of cefepime in critically ill patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (an ASAP ECMO study). International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 58(6). [More Information]
Cheng, V., Abdul-Aziz, M., Burrows, F., Buscher, H., Cho, Y., Corley, A., Diehl, A., Gilder, E., Jakob, S., Kim, H., et al (2021). Population pharmacokinetics of piperacillin and tazobactam in critically ill patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: An ASAP ECMO study. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 65(11). [More Information]

2020

Welch, S., Williams, A., Hort, A., Patel, B. (2020). Challenging “business as usual” for acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 50(2), 119-121. [More Information]
Welch, S., McMillan, F., Moles, R. (2020). Hospital pharmacy services supporting Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia: a systematic review. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 50(3), 191-204. [More Information]

2019

Stevens, J., Trimboli, A., Samios, P., Steele, N., Welch, S., Thompson, P., Halvorsen, C., Kerr, S. (2019). A sustainable method to reduce postoperative oxycodone discharge prescribing in a metropolitan tertiary referral hospital. Anaesthesia, 74(3), 292-299. [More Information]
Welch, S., Johns, R., Nicholls, G., Bennett, G., Kettle, E., Duong, M., Finckh, A., Berry, M., Woods, N., Branch, J., et al (2019). Incorporation of a theme-based research model into a pharmacy department research program. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 49(3), 262-269. [More Information]
Welch, S., Currey, E., Doran, E., Harding, A., Roman, C., Taylor, S., Thomas, A., Munro, C. (2019). Standard of practice in emergency medicine for pharmacy services. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 49(6), 570-584. [More Information]

2018

Welch, S., Shivam, A., Duffy, M. (2018). Factors influencing ceftriaxone prescribing in an emergency department. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 48(4), 394-395. [More Information]
Sclater, E., Welch, S., Samios, P. (2018). Investigating vancomycin dosing during a patient's transition from intermittent dosing to continuous infusion. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 48(4), 308-313. [More Information]

2017

McLain, S., Pogue, T., Richardson, K., Westcoast, P., Gilbert, A., Heywood, M., Welch, S., Keily, J., Patel, B. (2017). Applying the national inpatient medication chart audit to electronic medication management systems: What does it tell us? Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 47(2), 96-102. [More Information]
Welch, S., Samios, P. (2017). Barcode technology and emergency medicine pharmacy. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 47(1), 53-56. [More Information]
McInerney, S., Murphy, C., Rai, D., Welch, S. (2017). Changes in the number and significance of pharmacist interventions at an outpatient chemotherapy clinic between 2009 and 2013. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 47(3), 207-211. [More Information]
Marwood, J., Aguirrebarrena, G., Kerr, S., Welch, S., Rimmer, J. (2017). De-labelling self-reported penicillin allergy within the emergency department through the use of skin tests and oral drug provocation testing. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 29(5), 509-515. [More Information]
Sinnah, F., Shekar, K., Abdul-Aziz, M., Buscher, H., Diab, S., Fisquet, S., Fung, Y., McDonald, C., Reynolds, C., Rudham, S., et al (2017). Incremental research approach to describing the pharmacokinetics of ciprofloxacin during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 19, 8-14.

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2016

Mekonnen, A., Welch, S., Medeiros, C., Sandaradura, I., Nair, P., McLachlan, A., Brien, J. (2016). Documenting antibiotic use in transition from intensive care unit to wards. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 46(1), 91-92. [More Information]

2015

Breeding, J., Welch, S., Buscher, H., Nair, P., Frost, C., Newman, S., Whittam, S. (2015). A retrospective audit of insulin infusion management involving a locally developed dynamic insulin infusion guideline in a tertiary ICU. Australian Critical Care, 28(3), 149-159. [More Information]
Welch, S. (2015). Antimicrobial stewardship in Australian emergency departments. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 27(5), 427-430. [More Information]

2014

Taylor, S., Welch, S., Harding, A., Abbott, L., Riyat, B., Morrow, M., Lawrence, D., Rodda, S., Heward, S. (2014). Accuracy of general practitioner medication histories for patients presenting to the emergency department. Australian Family Physician, 43(10), 728-732. [More Information]
Welch, S., Finckh, A., O'Reilly, B., Richardson, K., Candiloro, J. (2014). Mobile-device-accessible information for emergency department doctors. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 44(3), 161-162. [More Information]
Heath, E., Welch, S., Costello, N. (2014). On-call pharmacist enquiries and outcomes: An on-call database review, 2003-2012. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 44(4), 201-204. [More Information]

2013

Welch, S., Munzner, E., Richardson, K. (2013). Fasting and medication omissions. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 43(2), 162-163.
Breeding, J., Welch, S., Whittam, S., Buscher, H., Burrows, F., Frost, C., Jonkman, M., Mathews, N., Wong, K., Wong, A. (2013). Medication Error Minimization Scheme (MEMS) in an adult tertiary Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 2009-2011. Australian Critical Care, 26(2), 58-75. [More Information]
Ng, C., Welch, S., Luddington, J., Bui, D., Glasson, E., Richardson, K. (2013). Medication Reconciliation Challenges at Discharge from Hospital using an Electronic Medication Management System and Electronic Discharge Summaries. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 43(1), 25-28. [More Information]

2012

Baysari, M., Welch, S., Richardson, K., Sharratt, G., Clough, J., Heywood, M., Melocco, T. (2012). Error prone abbreviations in hospitals: Is technology the answer? Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 42(3), 246-250.
Munzner, E., Welch, S., Richardson, K. (2012). Measuring and describing dose omissions using an electronic medication management system. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 42(4), 264-267. [More Information]
Morrow, M., Welch, S. (2012). Pharmacists in the ED: Workforce survey update. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 42(4), 333-333.

Selected Grants

2022