Peter Gee

Peter Gee is a Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice at the University of Tasmania's School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. His research focuses on optimizing medication use in aged care and community settings, particularly in reducing inappropriate sedative prescribing and improving adherence to chronic disease therapies. He has led or contributed to multiple nationally-funded projects, including the RedUSe initiative to lower antipsychotic/benzodiazepine use in aged care facilities and the development of mobile health interventions like the Quittr smoking cessation app.

• Current role: Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice
• Affiliations: School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Tasmania

Research Interests:
• Sedative medication management in aged care
• Mobile health interventions for behavior change
• Pharmacist-led quality improvement initiatives
• Pharmacy practice innovation

Key Projects:
• RedUSe Project (2013-2016): $3M grant to implement evidence-based strategies for reducing antipsychotic use in aged care
• Medicines Australia Continuing Education Program ($1.2M contract)
• Pharmacy-Based Model for Warfarin Self-Monitoring ($198k grant)
• Wound Registry Cooperative Research Centre ($1.1M funding)

Labs/Teams: Active in aged care medication safety research and pharmacist intervention development through the University of Tasmania's clinical pharmacy research groups.