Fundamentals of Pharmacology, 9th Edition

Professor Shane Bullock has been involved in the education of health professionals and science students for more than 30 years. He is currently the Head of the Monash University School of Rural Health, involved in rural health workforce preparation and development. Shane is the co-author of two Australian textbooks, Fundamentals of Pharmacology, now in its 9th edition, and Psychopharmacology for Health Professionals. He has also published a number of journal articles on health professional education and health service delivery.

Elizabeth Manias is a registered nurse and a pharmacist. Her areas of interest include medication safety, medication adherence, communication processes between health professionals, patients and family members, and patient safety and risk management. Her work also involves examining organisational and environmental aspects of patient safety, and consumer participation in care. She employs diverse research methodologies when undertaking research, including interventional studies, ethnographic approaches, clinical audits and the validation of risk assessment tools. Elizabeth is very passionate about developing, testing and implementing practices aimed at improving patient safety, and facilitating patient and family engagement in health care. She also enjoys working with clinicians to improve healthcare. Elizabeth is an advocate for supporting students in their learning to facilitate high quality patient care.