Contact Details
- sandy.so@otago.ac.nz
- Position
- Pharmacist Prescriber
- Department
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health (Dunedin)
- Qualifications
- RegPharmNZ(Pres), PGDipClinPharm, BPharm(Hons)
- Research summary
- Improving access to automated insulin delivery in T1DM and use of continuous glucose monitoring in T2DM.
Research
Accelerating care, capacity and equity in AID systems for New Zealanders with Type 1 diabetes (ACCESS-AID): This study aims to assist usual health care teams across Aotearoa, to help people who want an automated insulin delivery (AID) system, to get access by utilising a remote hub – a clinical care team to facilitate and support AID starts over a 3-month period.
Improving Type 2 diabetes outcomes utilising continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and a culturally appropriate primary care pharmacist prescriber model of care: This study aims to determine whether CGM use among Pacific Peoples in the Southern region, supported by primary healthcare professionals, helps maintain healthy glucose levels and improves clinical outcomes.