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Justin Turner is a Senior Lecturer at Monash University's Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, serving as Unit Coordinator for Pharmacy degree Professional Practice units. With over 20 years in healthcare sectors across Australia, the UK, and Canada, his expertise spans clinical pharmacy, deprescribing research, and health policy. He holds affiliated researcher status at Laval University and the Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal.
- Education: PhD (Monash University, 2016), Master of Clinical Pharmacy (University of South Australia)
- Research Focus: Optimizing medication use in older adults, deprescribing strategies, polypharmacy reduction, and health policy implementation.
Recent research emphasizes deprescribing benzodiazepines, opioid education during crises, and population-level deprescribing initiatives. Turner leads the Canadian Deprescribing Network and has published 71+ works since 2013, with a focus on evidence-based interventions and medication safety.
- Awards: New Investigator Award (2024), South Australian Pharmacist of the Year (2008).
- Grants/Projects: Leading the Knowledge Transfer Framework for reducing unnecessary medications (2025-2028) and OSCE standardization projects (2022-2023).
Turner collaborates internationally, advocating for deprescribing networks and policy changes to enhance medication safety. He actively engages media and governments to translate research into practice.
