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Laurence Neil Quintrell


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Name: Laurence Neil Quintrell
Contact details: 9 Woodburn Ave Hawthorndene SA 5051

Date of birth

Educational qualifications:

15 September 1937

BA DipAppPsych AUA

  Registered pharmacist 1959-1986

Registered Psychologist 1982-2000

Work:

1955-58 Apprentice pharmacist: RJ Coultas, Adelaide SA
1959-71 Pharmacist-manager:

Carrig Chemists, Elizabeth East, Hawthorn

Thredgold Chemists, Elizabeth West

Harnett and George Chemists, Marion

1972-75 Owner pharmacist:

Quintrell Chemists, Bedford Park

1975-83 Quintrell and Gilbert, Chemists, Bedford Park

Quintrell and Gilbert Chemists, Adelaide

1977-80 Counsellor, Health and Counselling Service, Flinders University of SA

Tutor, School of Medicine, Flinders University of SA

Tutor, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide

Tutor, Foundation for Multidisciplinary Education in Community Health, University of Adelaide

1978-88 Partner, Stress Management Consultants, Bellevue Heights

During this 10 year period, stress management groups were developed and provided to over 2000 people in SA, and the program included a significant research and evaluation component

1981-88 Associate Director, Health and Counselling Service, Flinders University of SA
1989-1993

 

1994-1996

Head, Health and Counselling Service, Flinders University of SA

Head, Academic Support Services, Flinders University

In the above three roles I was responsible for over 30 staff, delivering services to students in the areas of health, counselling, international student support, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educational support, language and learning support, disability, and careers counselling. Significant initiatives over the 15 year period included

Establishment of international student support services (1987)
Establishment of language and learning support services (1987)
Initiation of planning that led to the establishment of Yunggorendi, the ATSI cultural centre (1996)
Significant involvement in the establishment of policy for Students with Disability (1993-4)
Establishment of the Disability Liaison Officer's position (1994)
Involvement in several international research projects in the area of student services, notably international student support, benchmarking for counselling services in Australian universities, and testing for learning disabilities
Chair of the local Counsellors' netwoork (1988-1994)
Principal organiser for several conferences including the international ANZSSA conference in Adelaide (1993)
Significant involvement in the Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association (1985—1996) which led to recognition by the awarding of honorary fellowship of the organisation in 1997
1997-2000 Director, Interact Consultancies, a private consultancy providing a range of educational and research services in the tertiary sector

These have included:

Curriculum advice to the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of SA for the subjects Communication in Health 100, Applied Pharmacotherpaeutics 300/301 and 400/401
Development of the Student Handbook and Tutors' Guide and responsibility for the preparation of lectures and tutorial exercises for Communication in Health
Lecturing and tutoring in Communication in Health
Tutoring in Applied Pharmacotherapeutics 300/301 and 400/401.
Co- researcher in the 'Models of Pharmacy Practice' project (1997) including development of data collection taxonomy, data collection and interpretation, and writing of government report
Co-researcher in the national 'Standards of practice for pharmacy and pharmacist only medicines' (1998-99) project including significant consultation with community pharmacists and national official Pharmacy bodies, development of taxonomy for data collection, data collection and interpretation, pharmacist training, writing of Standards, and writing of final report
Preparation of national training materials and delivery of training sessions for 'Train the trainer' and for pharmacy educators in the rollout of 'Standards of practice for pharmacy and pharmacist only medicines' project (2000)
Co-researcher in the 'Medication reviews in pharmacy practice' project (1999-2000) at the University of Adelaide School of Medicine and School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of SA including training of pharmacists, and data collection using previously developed taxonomies (above0
Principal researcher in the Iowa-University of SA 'International Drug Information Services in community pharmacy' project (1999) including training of pharmacists, pharmacy visits cooperation with the University of Iowa Pharmacy School, and preparation of final report
Conducting the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences' student consultation project (2000) involving establishing and facilitating focus groups and preparation of reports for the Head of School
Facilitating the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences' two-day retreat (1998)
Preparation and delivery of Medication Management training weekends for SA community pharmacists (1998)
Preparing articles for publication in refereed and trade journals relating to the above projects
Co-supervisor of PhD student in the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences (1999-2004)
2001-2004
Senior lecturer (part-time) University of SA School of Pharmaceutical, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
Involvement in professional

organisations

Member: Pharmaceutical Society of SA Education Committee 1985-1986

Chair: Psychologists' Council of SA 1987-1988

Convenor: Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association (SA) 1985-1993

Member: Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association federal executive 1992-1993

Vice President: Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association 1994-1995

Convenor: Heads of Student Services Special Interest group 1995-1996

1997: Elected Life Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association

Selected relevant publications Benrimoj SI, Crampton M, Gilbert AL and Quintrell LN. (1998) Standards of Practice for the provision of Pharmacist only and pharmacy medicines in community pharmacy

The Community Pharmacy Model Practices project: report to the Dept of Health and Family Services, Canberra, 1997.

 

Quintrell, LN (1994) Communication Skills: A manual for pharmacists (Second edition). Canberra, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

Gilbert, AL, Quintrell, LN and Owen, N. (1988) The Use of Benzodiazepines in the elderly, Proceedings of the 24th World Congress of Psychology, Sydney.

Gilbert, AL, Quintrell, LN and Owen, N. (1990) Trends over six years in the prescribing of Benzodiazepines for residents of aged care facilities, Journal of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 7(3), 123-129.

Quintrell, LN (1984) Stress management: a guide to more relaxed living, Adelaide, Flinders University of SA.

Quintrell, LN (1979) Professional Practice and Economic Necessity in Pharmacy, Australian Journal of Pharmacy, 60, 181.

Quintrell, LN (1979) Australian Pharmacy: the push to professionalism Australian Journal of Pharmacy, 62, 301.

Mullins, G, Quintrell, N and Hnacock, L. (1995) The experiences of local and international students at three Australian universities. Higher Education Research and Development, 14, 201—232.

Quintrell, LN and Robertson, M. (1996) Student counselling in Australian universities: Forty years of development. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling. 18, 203—221.

Educational and training

materials prepared for

the University of SA

Communication in Health 100: Students handbook 1997-2000

Communication in Health 100: Tutors' guide 1997-2000

Applied Pharmacotherapeutics 300: Students' workbook 1999-2000

Applied Pharmacotherapeutics 301: Students' workbook 1999-2000

Applied Pharmacotherapeutics 400: Students' workbook 2000

Applied Pharmacotherapeutics 401: Students' workbook 2000

Medication management training manual (1998-1999)

Headache: training manual for pharmacists and pharmacy assistants (1999)

Standards for the provision of pharmacy and pharmacist only medicine in Australian community pharmacy: Training manuals for 'Train the trainer' and for 'Pharmacy educators' (2000)