Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Lianne Parkin
A braided river, good fortune, and… drug safety and other epidemiological research
About Professor Parkin's research
Lianne originally trained and worked in general practice in Aotearoa New Zealand, spent several years working in Australia at a health centre for young people experiencing housing insecurity, and subsequently trained as a public health physician.
These experiences have influenced the direction of her research. Her PhD in epidemiology examined risk factors for fatal pulmonary embolism, including the use of oral contraceptives and psychotropic medications. Since then, she has investigated other potential risk factors for venous thromboembolism. She has also explored the privacy and feasibility issues associated with the use of routinely-collected demographic, health, and pharmaceutical dispensing data from the Ministry of Health's National Collections for pharmacoepidemiological research, and has used these data to address questions about the safety and utilisation of various medicines.
Current research includes national and international collaborative projects investigating the safety of certain medicines during pregnancy and the use of inhalers for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
This lecture will be followed with light refreshments, tea, coffee and juice.
Streaming information for Professor Lianne Parkin's IPL
This event will be live-streamed, from 5:25pm Thursday, 14 September 2023, at the following web address: