Heather Weerdenburg

I am a senior pharmacist with over a decade of extensive expertise in the clinical hospital environment. have specialized in cancer and hematopoietic stem cell transplant field for the past 7 years. I possess a proven track record in effectively overseeing teams of pharmacists and technicians within the oncology domain. My background encompasses successful involvement in cost-saving initiatives, as well as adeptness in crafting policies and guidelines.

• EPIC Software system
• CERNER Software system
• Merlin Dispensing System
• iPharmacy Dispensing System

• Good Clinical Practice Certificate, The University of Melbourne - 2023
• Research Integrity Online Training, The University of Melbourne - 2022
• Meerkat Manager Fundamentals Leadership Acadamy, Royal Children's Hospital - 2022-2023

• Alternative Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Dose Optimisation in Immunosuppressed Paediatric Patients (ATOMIC) - Primary Investigator, The Royal Children’s Hospital
• Minimising Adverse Drug Reactions and Verifying Economic Legitimacy - Pharmacogenomic Implementation in Children (MARVEL PIC) study: Associate Investigator, The Royal Children’s Hospital
• Early versus Late Stopping antibiotics in Febrile Neutropenia (ELSA), Associate Investigator, The Royal Children’s Hospital

• International Women's Day Recognition Award 2022, Royal Children's Hospital
• Allied health 2021 innovation award nominee 2021, ‘Optimising inpatient clinical pharmacy services to the Children’s Cancer Centre’ The Royal Children’s Hospital,
• CEO award for great care everywhere and success stories recognition: clinical excellence nominee,2021 ‘Optimising prescribing in children’s oncology to drive towards zero harm’, The Royal Children’s Hospital,
• Recognising success award, 2018, Paediatric Cancer and BMT Pharmacist Team, University Hospital’s Bristol NHS Trust

• Weerdenburg H, Lindsay J. Expanding the scope of the infectious diseases pharmacist in HCT: beyond antimicrobial stewardship. Transpl Infect Dis. 2023 Jul 7:e14094. doi: 10.1111/tid.14094.
• Poster Presentation: Posaconazole DRT in children; time to bring out the pill crusher? 2023 IDWeek Boston, Massachusetts USA
• Andrew EC, Khaw SL, Hanna D, Conyers R, Fleming J, Hughes D, Toro C, Wang SS, Weerdenburg H, Anderson S, Cole T, Haeusler GM. Density of antibiotic use and infectious complications in pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 7:e14018. doi: 10.1111/tid.14018.
• Poster Presentation: Rapid Rituximab infusion; A fast paced way to cost save. 2021 ANZCHOG Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, Australia

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