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Lynn Weekes, inaugural Chief Executive Officer of NPS
Dr Lynn Weekes
As inaugural Chief Executive Officer of NPS, Lynn has contributed significantly to the development of Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) resources and services for health professionals and consumers in Australia since 1998.
As part of her Ph D thesis, "Organisational Structures to Promote Quality Use of Medicines" Lynn developed indicators for QUM for Drug and Therapeutics Committees and for hospitals more generally. She has a strong professional interest in quality assurance, behaviour change and pharmacoepidemiology.
With her expertise in the QUM area Lynn sits, by invitation, on various national boards and committees from government, pharmacy and academic sectors.
Prior to Lynn's appointment to NPS, she was Executive Officer of NSW Therapeutic Assessment Group where she was involved in drug use practice, evaluation and policy. She originally trained as a pharmacist and practised in hospital and research settings.
Date published: 2009-06-05 00:00:01
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