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Prof Janet Sluggett is a Professor in Pharmacy and Pharmacoepidemiology, NHMRC Emerging Leadership 2 Fellow and Enterprise Fellow at Adelaide University. She is an Affiliate Post-doctoral Researcher at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI).
Janet is a pharmacist and her research focuses on using real world data to maximise the benefits and reduce the risks relating to medicines use among older people receiving community and residential aged care services. Janet also conducts research to support new models of pharmacy practice.
Janet is a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (FPS), Advanced Pharmacy Australia (FAdPha) and the Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy (FANZCAP, Research and Leadership & Management).
Janet is a Non-Executive Director of the Australian MedicAlert Foundation and Southern Cross Care SA, NT & VIC. She has previously been a visiting research fellow at the Kaiser Permanente National Implant Registries in San Diego and the Kuopio Research Centre for Geriatric Care, University of Eastern Finland.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Suitability of routinely collected health data for monitoring medicines-related care for transient ischaemic attack and ischaemic stroke in Australia, University of South Australia
Award Date: 21 Aug 2014
Certificate, Certificate IV Training and Assessment, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Award Date: 1 Jan 2013
Graduate Diploma, Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology, University of Newcastle
Award Date: 1 Jan 2012
Bachelor's Degree (Honours), Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours (First Class), University of South Australia
Award Date: 31 Dec 2005
External positions
Enterprise Fellow (NHMRC Emerging Leadership 2 Fellow), University of South Australia
1 Jan 2023 → …
Keywords
- pharmacy
- clinical pharmacy
- pharmacist
- medicines
- medication
- drug utilization
- pharmacoepidemiology
- epidemiology
- health services
- dementia
- residential aged care
- aged care
- geriatrics
- long-term care
- care homes
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Characterising Informal Care in Older Individuals Receiving Long-Term Home Care Support: A National Epidemiological Study
Eshetie, T. C., Cuthbert, A. R., Sluggett, J. K., Yu, S., Dawkins, C., Schulze, M., Caughey, G. E. & Inacio, M. C., Mar 2026, In: Australasian Journal on Ageing. 45, 1, e70128.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of a Model to Predict the Risk of Chronic Opioid Use After Entry Into Long-Term Care Facilities
Thuraisingam, S., Eshetie, T. C., Caughey, G. E., Sluggett, J. K., Whitehead, C., Crotty, M., Corlis, M., Visvanathan, R. & Inacio, M. C., Feb 2026, In: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 27, 2, 106015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Incidence and Factors Associated With Hospitalizations for Urinary Tract Infections Among Older People Residing in Long-Term Care Facilities
Wondimkun, Y. A., Inacio, M. C., Bennett, N., Worth, L. J., Thursky, K., James, R., Clark, M. & Sluggett, J. K., Mar 2026, In: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 27, 3, 106073.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Oral Anticoagulant Use Among Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities: Trends Over Time and Impact of High-Risk Comorbidities
Harrison, S. L., Inacio, M. C., Air, T., Lang, C., Sluggett, J. K., Whitehead, C. & Caughey, G. E., Apr 2026, In: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 35, 4, e70356.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Primary Health Care Services and Continuity of Care Are Associated With Better Health Outcomes in the Older Population
Caughey, G. E., Schwabe, J., Pulling, B. W., Crotty, M., Williams, H., Kellie, A., Harvey, G., Wesselingh, S. L., Roder, D., Nixon, K. L., Sluggett, J. K., Cations, M., Gill, T. K., Khadka, J., Corlis, M., Dawkins, C., von Thien, M. & Inacio, M. C., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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AAG SA Division 2017 Robert Penhall Early Career Research Award 2017
Sluggett, J. (Recipient), 2017
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Best Early Career Researcher Oral Presentation, Australian Dementia Forum 2019
Sluggett, J. (Recipient), Jun 2019
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Southern Cross Care SA, NT, VIC (External organisation)
Sluggett, J. (Member)
Nov 2023Activity: Membership › Membership of board
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BMC Geriatrics (Journal)
Sluggett, J. (Member of editorial board)
Aug 2021 → Aug 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and formal editorial roles › Editorial Board Role
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Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook (Journal)
Sluggett, J. (Member of editorial board)
Aug 2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and formal editorial roles › Editorial Board Role
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Australia Medic Alert Foundation (AMAF) (External organisation)
Sluggett, J. (Member)
May 2019 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of board
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Drugs - Real World Outcomes (Journal)
Sluggett, J. (Member of editorial board)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and formal editorial roles › Editorial Board Role