Dr Jodie Hillen
Senior Research Fellow
School of Pharmacy
Researcher biography
Hi and welcome to my homepage.
I am a pharmacoepidemiologist and Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) specialist.
Since completing a Bachelor of Pharmacy in 1995, I have been fortunate to work in a broad variety of roles contributing to better health outcomes for all Australians.
My research focuses on identifying and evaluating the use of prescription medicines, and related health-services, to undertand if medicines are accessible to populations in need and used appropriately and safely.
Key populations included in my research are the Australian aged care community, patients receiving services in acute care (hospitals), mental health populations, clinical pharmacist activities, and populations using novel medicines (e.g. Monoclonal Antibiodies and Cell and Gene Therapy).
The outcomes of my research seek to deepen our understanding of the strengths and limitations of health care systems to inform the safety and quality of health care and health policy.
Publications
Journal Articles
Sawan, Mouna J., Clough, Alexander, Hillen, Jodie, Soulsby, Natalie and Gnjidic, Danijela (2024). Comparison of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults with and without dementia receiving residential medication management reviews. Australasian Journal on Ageing. doi: 10.1111/ajag.13316
Sluggett, Janet K., Stasinopoulos, Jacquelina, Sylvester, Cyan, Wong, Wei Jin, Hillen, Jodie, Hughes, Georgina A., Yu, Solomon, Clark, Malcolm, Bell, J Simon, Corlis, Megan, Teng, Loui Sa, Newton, Lisa, Piovezan, Ronaldo D., Yu, David, Carter GDipClinPharm, Lynda and Soulsby, Natalie (2024). Simplifying medication regimens for residents of aged care facilities: pharmacist and physician use of a structured five-step medication simplification tool. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 20 (8), 733-739. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2024.04.008
Peng, Kuan, Blais, Joseph E, Pratt, Nicole L, Guo, Jeff Jianfei, Hillen, Jodie B, Stanford, Tyman, Ward, Michael, Lai, Edward Chia-Cheng, Shin, Ju-Young, Tong, Xinning, Fan, Min, Cheng, Franco W T, Wu, Jing, Yeung, Winnie W Y, Lau, Chak-Sing, Leung, Wai Keung, Wong, Ian C K and Li, Xue (2023). Impact of introducing infliximab biosimilars on total infliximab consumption and originator infliximab prices in eight regions: an interrupted time-series analysis. BioDrugs, 37 (3), 409-420. doi: 10.1007/s40259-023-00589-3
Tong, Xinning, Li, Xue, Pratt, Nicole L, Hillen, Jodie B, Stanford, Tyman, Ward, Michael, Roughead, Elizabeth E, Lai, Edward Chia-Cheng, Shin, Ju-Young, Cheng, Franco W T, Peng, Kuan, Lau, Chak Sing, Leung, Wai Keung and Wong, Ian C K (2022). Monoclonal antibodies and Fc-fusion protein biologic medicines: A multinational cross-sectional investigation of accessibility and affordability in Asia Pacific regions between 2010 and 2020. The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific, 26 100506, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100506
Hillen, Jodie Belinda, Stanford, Ty, Ward, Michael, Roughead, E. E., Kalisch Ellett, Lisa and Pratt, Nicole (2022). Rituximab and pyoderma gangrenosum: an investigation of disproportionality using a systems biology-informed approach in the FAERS Database. Drugs - Real World Outcomes, 9 (4), 639-647. doi: 10.1007/s40801-022-00322-6
Pratt, Nicole, Camacho, Ximena, Vajdic, Claire, Degenhardt, Louisa, Laba, Tracey-Lea, Hillen, Jodie, Etherton-Beer, Christopher, Preen, David, Jorm, Louisa, Donnolley, Natasha, Havard, Alys and Pearson, Sallie-Anne (2022). The Medicines Intelligence Centre of Research Excellence: Co-creating real-world evidence to support the evidentiary needs of Australian medicines regulators and payers. International Journal of Population Data Science, 6 (3) 1726, 1-12. doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v6i1.1726
Seo, Min Sook, Hillen, Jodie, Kang, Dong Yoon, Pratt, Nicole and Shin, Ju-Young (2022). Prescription patterns of asthma preventers among children and adolescents between Australia and South Korea. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 13 834116, 1-8. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.834116
Hillen, J, Ward, M, Slee, M, Stanford, T, Roughead, E, Kalisch Ellett, L and Pratt, N (2022). Utilisation of disease modifying treatment and diversity of treatment pathways in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 57 103412, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.103412
Park, So-Hee, Jeon, Ha-Lim, Kim, Seoyoung C, Hillen, Jodie, Gadzhanova, Svetla, Shin, Ju-Young and Pratt, Nicole (2021). Utilization of targeted disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for managing rheumatoid arthritis in the last decade: A two-country comparison. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 59 (10), 639-644. doi: 10.5414/CP203964
Hillen, Jodie B, Soulsby, Natalie and Clarke, Malcolm (2021). Too many pills, too many sick older Australians: Working together is key. Australian Journal of General Practice, 50 (3), 171-174. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-07-20-5548
Hillen, Jodie B, Vitry, Agnes and Caughey, Gillian E (2020). Medication-related quality of care in residential aged care: an Australian experience. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 32 (7), 488-488. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzy193
Morcos, Michael, Corns, Jonathan and Hillen, Jodie Belinda (2020). Pharmacist-initiated management of a suspected case of risperidone-induced neuroleptic malignant syndrome in an aged-care resident. the role of residential medication management reviews in medication safety. Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 33 (3), 382-385. doi: 10.1177/0897190018806414
Hillen, Jodie Belinda, Soulsby, Natalie, Alderman, Chris and Caughey, Gillian E (2019). Safety and effectiveness of cannabinoids for the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia: a systematic review. Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 10, 1-23. doi: 10.1177/2042098619846993
Hillen, Jodie B, Vitry, Agnes and Caughey, Gillian E (2019). Medication-related quality of care in residential aged care: an Australian experience. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 31 (4), 298-306. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzy164
Caughey, Gillian E, Hillen, Jodie B, Bacon, Stephanie, Bullock, Nicholas, Bullock, Virginia and Kalisch Ellett, Lisa (2019). Implementation of medication-related indicators of potentially preventable hospitalizations in a national chronic disease management program for older patients with multimorbidity. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 31 (2), 133-139. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzy133
Hillen, Jodie Belinda, Vitry, Agnes and Caughey, Gillian E (2017). Disease burden, comorbidity and geriatric syndromes in the Australian aged care population. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 36 (2), E14-E19. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12411
Hillen, J. B., Vitry, A. and Caughey, G. E. (2017). Evaluating medication-related quality of care in Australian aged care: A role for collaborative health services. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 47 (1), 63-66. doi: 10.1002/jppr.1320
Hillen, Jodie B., Vitry, Agnes and Caughey, Gillian E. (2016). Trends in general practitioner services to residents in aged care. Australian journal of primary health, 22 (6), 517-522. doi: 10.1071/PY15119
Hillen, Jodie B, Vitry, Agnes and Caughey, Gillian E (2015). Evaluating medication-related quality of care in residential aged care: a systematic review. SpringerPlus, 4 220, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s40064-015-0984-9
Hillen, Jodie B, Reed, Richard L, Woodman, Richard J, Law, Deborah, Hakendorf, Paul H and Fleming, Brian J (2011). Hospital admissions from residential aged care facilities to a major public hospital in South Australia (1999-2005). Australasian Journal on Ageing, 30 (4), 202-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00479.x