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Biography
Mark is the Head of Pharmacy Discipline. Mark's career in pharmacy includes: academic, locum, managing, and consultant pharmacist in Tasmania, Northern Territory, and the Australian Capital Territory. Mark has international research experience and was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Mark has held/holds several medication review contracts with Aged Care Facilities in the NT and ACT. Mark is a member of the editorial board for Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, a leading international journal in pharmacy and clinical pharmacology. Mark is an assessor for the Australian Research Council and reviewer, inter alia, for the Australian Medicines Handbook and Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook.
Areas of Teaching
- Applied Therapeutics
- Research Planning
- Research Project
- Pharmacy Practice
- Quality Use of Medicines
- Pharmaceutics (dispensing)
Research Interests
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Aged Care
- Drug Utilization and Medication Safety
- Pharmacoeconomics
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Health Literacy
- Pharmacy Education
- Medication Adherence
- Infectious Diseases
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Student Projects Available
Pharmacist in General Practice Projects Available.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Enhancing allied health services for people with dementia in residential aged care: an integrated, transdisciplinary model
ISBEL, S. (CI), D'CUNHA, N. (CoI), GIBSON, D. (CoI), Dawda, P. (CoI), KOSARI, S. (CoI), PEARCE, C. (CoI), Fearon, A. (CoI), SABETI, F. (CoI), Hewitt, J. (CoI), KELLETT, J. (CoI), DAVEY, R. (CoI), LINCOLN, M. (CoI), NAUNTON, M. (CoI) & SOUTHWOOD, H. (CoI)
1/07/23 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Implementation and scale-up of on-site pharmacist in aged care model
KOSARI, S. (CI), DAVEY, R. (CoI), NAUNTON, M. (CoI), Koerner, J. (CoI), DAWDA, P. (CoI) & BAGHERI, N. (CoI)
27/03/23 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Integrating Pharmacists in Residential Aged Care Facilities to improve the quality use of medicines
KOSARI, S. (CI), NAUNTON, M. (CoI) & DAVEY, R. (CoI)
23/01/20 → 30/05/23
Project: Research
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Evaluation of a bush medicine-based treatment for scabies in Australian Aboriginal children
THOMAS, J. (CI), Calma, T. (CoI), DANIEL, M. (CoI), Engleman, D. (CoI), Peterson, G. M. (CoI), Walton, S. F. (CoI), KOSARI, S. (CoI), NAUNTON, M. (CoI) & DAVEY, R. (CoI)
1/04/19 → 31/10/22
Project: Research
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Integration of pharmacists into the general practice in Australia
KOSARI, S. (CI), NAUNTON, M. (CoI), THOMAS, J. (CoI) & YEE, K. C. (CoI)
1/04/19 → 28/09/22
Project: Research
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Pharmacists' contribution to improving vaccination uptake among children: A systematic review
Amare, S. N., Leung, M., Yee, K. C., Naunton, M. & Bushell, M., 19 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Protocol for Enhancing Allied Health Care for Older People in Residential Care: The EAHOP Intervention
Isbel, S., D'Cunha, N. M., Wiseman, L., Dawda, P., Kosari, S., Pearce, C., Fearon, A., Sabeti, F., Hewitt, J., Kellett, J., Naunton, M., Southwood, H., Logan, P., Subramanian, R., Chadborn, N. H., Davey, R., Bail, K., Goss, J. R., Ambikairajah, A. & Lincoln, M. & 2 others, , 6 Feb 2025, In: Healthcare. 13, 3, p. 1-12 12 p., 341.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Awareness of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Cancer and Their Carers: Protocol for Systematic Review
Yan, A.-R., Peterson, G., NAUNTON, M., Newman, P., Turner, M. R., Yip, D., BAGHERI, N. & MORTAZAVI, R., 22 May 2025, In: Thoracic Cancer. 16, 10, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Impact of pharmacist-led interventions on COVID-19, herpes zoster, influenza, pneumococcal, and respiratory syncytial virus vaccines uptake in people aged 60 years and older: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Amare, S. N., Yee, K. C., Leung, M., Naunton, M. & Bushell, M., Nov 2025, In: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 21, 11, p. 857-871 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Innovations in X-ray tube design and instrumentation for conventional radiological applications: a scoping review
Alharbi, M., Zhou, L., NAUNTON, M., DAVIDSON, R. & MAKANJEE, C., 2025, In: Imaging Science Journal. 73, 6, p. 653-668 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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FoH Teaching Innovation Generating Education Research (TIGER) Grant scheme
Anstice, N. (Recipient), Sabeti, F. (Recipient), Armitage, J. (Recipient) & Naunton, M. (Recipient), 13 Apr 2019
Prize: Other distinction
Press/Media
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Researchers at University of Canberra Discuss Findings in Vaccines (Pharmacists' contribution to improving vaccination uptake among children: A systematic review)
3/06/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Pharmacists boost kids’ vaccination: study
BUSHELL, M., Amare, S., LEUNG, M., NAUNTON, M. & YEE, K. C.
27/05/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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The Zap: wrapping the latest health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open
16/03/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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A visit from his pharmacist saw Col's medications halved
24/02/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Pharmacist-Led Interventions Significantly Increase Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake in Older Adults
Amare, S., YEE, K. C., LEUNG, M., NAUNTON, M. & BUSHELL, M.
19/07/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research