Dr Pascale Dettwiller

Lecturer, Rural Health Pharmacy

Department of Rural Health

College of Health


I have vast experience in regional, rural and remote settings in Australia and overseas. My commitment to improving health outcomes of regional and rural communities is demonstrated through academic works, professional practice and active social engagement. My area of research is in quality and safety use of medicines, workforce development, and interdisciplinary teaching and practice including integrating of Aboriginal knowledge.

Date Position Institution name
2020 - ongoing Associate Professor, Research University of Adelaide
2016 - ongoing Regional Lead Pharmacist & Clinical Advisor Eyre and Far North Local Health Network
2014 - ongoing Alumnus Harvard Macy Institute, Boston, (MA, USA) Harvard Medical School
2012 - 2016 Director Rural Clinical School Flinders University
2012 - 2016 Associate Professor, Pharmacy Flinders University
2009 - 2011 Associate Professor & Deputy Head of School Charles Darwin University
2007 - 2009 Director of Pharmacy and Allied Health Bairnsdale Regional Health Service
2006 - 2008 Senior Clinical Managing Pharmacist North West Regional Hospital
2005 - 2007 Clinical Lecturer & Geriatric Pharmacy Advisor University of Tasmania
2001 - 2003 Senior Manager ‘Boots’ and ‘Moss’ Sainsbury’s
1999 - 2001 Director French-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
1999 - 2000 Visiting Lecturer University of New England, Brisbane Campus
1991 - 1999 Pharmacy Owner Self-Employed
1988 - 1990 Lecturer, Physiology French University of the Pacific
1982 - 1987 Clinical Pharmacist (Research Fellow) Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Language Competency
Croatian Can read, write, speak and understand spoken
French Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2018 Deakin University Australia Master of Business Administration
2001 National Institute of Health Sciences Australia Diploma of Nutrition & Diploma of Herbal Medicine
1993 Department of Education France Bachelor of Teaching
1983 Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 France Masters in Human Biology
1982 Joseph Fourier University France Doctor of Pharmacy

Date Title Institution Country
1986 Postgraduate Certificate - Pharmacovigilance Surveying Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 France
1985 Postgraduate Certificate - Clinical Toxicology Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 France
1982 - 1987 Intern Pharmacist Hospices Civils de Lyon France

Year Citation
2025 Grant, A. R., Westhorp, G., Murray, C. M., De La Perrelle, L., Dettwiller, P., Davey, A., . . . Moseley, G. L. (2025). Increasing access to pain care services to improve rural pain management: a realist review investigating factors affecting uptake, implementation, and sustainability. Pain, 166(6), 1250-1267.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC1
2025 Thompson, S. C., Valentine, J., Gusterson, K., Fyfe, K. P., Beilby, A., Woods, J. A., . . . Fitzgerald, K. W. (2025). Engaging health and aged care workers in rural and remote Australia around factors impacting their access to and participation in dementia training. Geriatrics, 10(1), 1-18.
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2025 Woods, J. A., Valentine, J., Gusterson, K., Fitzgerald, K. W., Fyfe, K. P., Clarkson Fletcher, M., . . . Thompson, S. C. (2025). Training for dementia care and support in rural and remote Australia: appraisals from a nationwide workforce survey. Bmc Geriatrics, 25(1, article no. 415), 1-13.
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2024 Walsh, S., Dettwiller, P., Puah, L., Beks, H., Versace, V., & Jones, M. (2024). Decentralised clinical trials in rural Australia: opportunities and challenges. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32(3), 415-607.
DOI Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC4
2024 To, J., Dettwiller, P., Hall, T., Lewis, J., Poulier, M. V., Tuffin, P., . . . Mellor, Y. (2024). Standard of practice in palliative care for pharmacy services. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 54(3), 252-270.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2024 Muyambi, K., Walsh, S., Dettwiller, P., Tan, K. L., Dennis, S., Bressington, D., . . . Jones, M. (2024). Australian trial of behavioural activation for people with schizophrenia experiencing negative symptoms: a feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open, 14(5), 1-11.
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2024 Walsh, S. M., Muyambi, K., Dennis, S., Hutchinson, S., Turnbull, T., Tan, K. L., . . . Jones, M. F. (2024). Behavioural activation for people in custody with depression: a protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled study. PLoS ONE, 19(6), 1-16.
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2024 Dettwiller, P., Ghiya, S., McLean, J., O'Callaghan, S., Sanni, A., Shaunak, N., . . . Nabhani Gebara, S. (2024). Equity, diversity, and inclusion in oncology pharmacy practice: everyone's business. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, online(6), 1-9.
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2023 Thomas, K., Dettwiller, P., & Gonzalez-Chica, D. (2023). Who cares about Aboriginal Aged Care? Evidence of home care support needs and use in rural South Australia.. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 31(4), 704-713.
DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC7
2022 Johnson, J. L., Blefari, C., Ware, R. S., Clayson-Fisher, T., Dettwiller, P., & Marotti, S. (2022). Evaluation of research capacity and culture of hospital pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in a state-wide Australian public health service: A cross-sectional survey.. Res Social Adm Pharm, 18(10), 3775-3781.
DOI Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2022 Tantiongco, M., Dettwiller, P., & Kowalski, S. (2022). Antimicrobial Prescribing in a Regional Hospital: Impact on Prescribing Through Collaboration with an On-Site Clinical Pharmacy Service. Clinical Audit, Volume 14, 31-39.
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2021 Camnahas, L., Willis, E., Dettwiller, P., & Shipman, J. (2021). Perceptions of barriers to addressing pharmaceutical stockout in timor-leste. WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, 10(2), 70-76.
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2018 Kirby, S., Lyle, D., Jones, D., Brunero, C., Purcell, A., & Dettwiller, P. (2018). Design and delivery of an innovative speech pathology service-learning program for primary school children in Far West NSW, Australia. Public Health Research and Practice, 28(3), 1-8.
DOI Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC7
2018 Thomas, J., Davey, R., Peterson, G. M., Carson, C., Walton, S. F., Spelman, T., . . . Baby, K. E. (2018). Treatment of scabies using a tea tree oil-based gel formulation in Australian Aboriginal children: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8(5), 10 pages.
DOI Scopus15 WoS10 Europe PMC10
2017 Davis, J. S., Mackrow, C., Binks, P., Fletcher, W., Dettwiller, P., Marshall, C., . . . Tong, S. Y. C. (2017). A double-blind randomized controlled trial of ibuprofen compared to placebo for uncomplicated cellulitis of the upper or lower limb. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 23(4), 242-246.
DOI Scopus19 WoS16 Europe PMC11
2016 Thomas, J., Carson, C. F., Peterson, G. M., Walton, S. F., Hammer, K. A., Naunton, M., . . . Baby, K. E. (2016). Therapeutic potential of tea tree oil for scabies. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 94(2), 258-266.
DOI Scopus62 WoS51 Europe PMC39
2014 Dettwiller, P. (2014). What Can Be Learned From The Rural Clinic School In The Northern Territory Australia: Community Engagement Impacts At The Katherine Rural Clinical School. AISHE-J: The All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 6(1), 1641.
2012 de Zylva, J. B., Naunton, M., Szabo, F., & Dettwiller, P. (2012). Adherence to Prophylaxis Guidelines for Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism at a Darwin Hospital. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 42(1), 37-42.
DOI Scopus2

Year Citation
2016 Thomas, J., Peterson, G. M., Naumovski, N., Mellor, D., Georgousopoulou, E. N., Kosari, S., . . . Baby, K. E. (2016). Psoriasis: a challenging medical condition. In W. Lambert (Ed.), Source details - Title: Psoriasis: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management Strategies (pp. 1-27). US: Nova Biomedical.
2015 Dettwiller, P., Raines, T., Cubillo, P., & Stothers, K. (2015). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner student perspectives on an interprofessional education program. In O. Mazel, & C. Ryan (Eds.), LIME Good Practice Case Studies (Vol. 3, pp. 61). University of Melbourne.

Year Citation
2024 Dettwiller, P., Southwood, J., Morton, R., & McDonald, S. (2024). THE AUSTRALIAN TELETRIAL PROGRAM-AT LAST A SERIOUS AND UNIQUE PROGRAM INCREASING EQUITY IN RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA. In NEPHROLOGY Vol. 29 (pp. 74-75). WILEY.
2015 Dettwiller, P., Maroney, T., & Brown, L. (2015). Speaking Easy for Living and Learning: School-based service-learning for speech pathology students. In National Rural Health Conference. Darwin.

Year Citation
2022 Kearney, A., Laforgia, A., Walters, L., & Dettwiller, P. (2022). Impact of Australian Abortion Reform on Access to Rural Abortion Services: A Rapid Review to Assess Implications for South Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY. WILEY.
  • Hearing Distressing Voices Simulation Workshop for regional and rural health and mental health workers: a feasibility Clinical
Trial/Teletrial, MRFF - Clinical Trials and Registries, 27/02/2025 - 27/02/2026


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