Associate ProfessorClaire O'Reilly
Level 3 Supervisor
Faculty of Medicine and Health
- Level 3 SupervisorFaculty of Medicine and Health
RESEARCH INTERESTs
A/Prof O’Reilly’s research focusses on mental health pharmacy and improving outcomes for people living with serious and persistent mental illness through quality use of medicines. A/Prof O’Reilly is a master MHFA instructor and is passionate about improving pharmacists’ confidence in providing support for people living with mental illness.
Recent and current projects include consumers’ experiences of stigma and discrimination in schizophrenia; pharmacists’ experiences of, and attitudes towards, suicidal behaviour in primary care settings; pharmacists performing screening and risk assessment services for depression; using simulated teaching methods to assess pharmacy students skills in handling mental health crisis situations; primary health care providers attitudes to supplying clozapine; evaluation of mental health training and education programs and new roles for pharmacists in mental health as part of a multidisciplinary team.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTCreating Mental Health Safe Spaces in Pharmacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Consumers: Educating the primary care workforce in Mental Health First Aid (The MH-SPACE Trial)Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jun 2023 - 30 Nov 2028
- GRANTResponsible pre-operative Opioid use for Hip and knee ArthropLasTy (OpioidHALT) Study: Opioid tapering in patients prior to hip and knee arthroplastyDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2028People funded by this grant:
- Liu S,
- Patanwala AS,
- O'Reilly C,
- Moles R,
- Penm J
- GRANTCo-design and delivery of schizophrenia education with mental health consumers across health curricula: Learning from experienceFaculty of Medicine and Health1 Sep 2021People funded by this grant:
- O'Reilly C,
- Moles R,
- McGrath M,
- Collins J,
- Schneider C
- GRANTPerinatal depression screening in community pharmacy: Exploring stakeholders' viewsLifespan Research Network1 Jun 2020People funded by this grant:
- Carter S,
- Chen T,
- Raynes-Greenow C,
- O'Reilly C,
- Moles R
- GRANTBridging the Gap between Physical and Mental Illness in Community Pharmacy PharMIbridge: Randomised Controlled Trial ProtocolDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Feb 2020People funded by this grant:
- O'Reilly C,
- El-Den S
- GRANTPharmacist-led collaborative screening and referral for the early intervention of depression among older Australians in the community: A pilot studyDVC Research1 Jul 2019People funded by this grant:
- O'Reilly C,
- El-Den S,
- Gisev N
- GRANTCommunity pharmacists and people at risk of suicide: An examination of experiences, attitudes and stigmaPharmacy Council of New South Wales1 Jan 2016People funded by this grant:
- Gardner D,
- Murphy A,
- O'Reilly C,
- Burge F,
- Chen T
- GRANTDeveloping a screening tool to assist pharmacists in the screening and risk assessment of depression in community pharmacyPharmacy Research Trust of NSW1 May 2012People funded by this grant:
- O'Reilly C
- GRANTDevelopment of a teaching resource to reduce mental health stigma in pharmacy studentsUniversity of Sydney1 Jan 2010People funded by this grant:
- O'Reilly C
- GRANTMental Health: Understanding attitudes and self-reported behaviour of pharmacists in New South WalesPharmacy Research Trust of NSW1 Mar 2009People funded by this grant:
- Chen T,
- O'Reilly C
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2012People funded by this grant:
- O'Reilly C
- GRANTReducing Mental Health Stigma: Development of an e-learning program for pharmacistsInternational Pharmaceutical Federation (Netherlands)1 Jan 2009People funded by this grant:
- O'Reilly C
- GRANTConsumer participation In mental health pharmacy educationUniversity of SydneyPeople funded by this grant:
- O'Reilly C
- GRANTMental health First Aid Training for pharmacy studentsUniversity of SydneyPeople funded by this grant:
- O'Reilly C
