Carol Armour

Emerita Professor Carol Armour AM is an Australian researcher specialising in asthma. Her research ranged from cellular level investigations to translation of asthma research into the health system. She was a NHMRC Research Committee member and Pro Vice Chancellor, Research, at The University of Sydney, before taking up a position as the Executive Director of the Woolcock Institute in 2012 and retiring in 2024. ^[1]

Honours

• 2005 – Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society
• 2007 – Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association medal for research ^[2]
• 2019 – Member of the Order of Australia for "significant services to medical education and to asthma management" ^[3]
• 2020 – Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers ^[4]

Works

• Armour, C., Bosnic-Anticevich, S., Brillant, M., Burton, D., Emmerton, L., Krass, I., ... & Stewart, K. (2007). Pharmacy Asthma Care Program (PACP) improves outcomes for patients in the community. Thorax, 62(6), 496-592. ^[5]
• Armour, C. L., Reddel, H. K., Lemay, K. S., Saini, B., Smith, L. D., Bosnic-Anticevich, S. Z., ... & Krass, I. (2013). Feasibility and effectiveness of an evidence-based asthma service in Australian community pharmacies: a pragmatic cluster randomized trial. Journal of Asthma, 50(3), 302-309. ^[6]

References

1. "The Woolcock farewells its leader". www.woolcock.org.au. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
2. "Honour Board". APSA. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
3. "4 respiratory medicine experts in 2019 Australia Day Honours List" . Retrieved 2024-07-24.
4. "2020 Australian Museum Eureka Prize winners". The Australian Museum. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
5. Armour, Carol; Bosnic-Anticevich, Sinthia; Brillant, Martha; Burton, Debbie; Emmerton, Lynne; Krass, Ines; Saini, Bandana; Smith, Lorraine; Stewart, Kay (June 2007). "Pharmacy Asthma Care Program (PACP) improves outcomes for patients in the community". Thorax. 62 (6): 496–502. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.064709. ISSN   0040-6376. PMC   2117224 . PMID   17251316.
6. Armour, Carol L.; Reddel, Helen K.; LeMay, Kate S.; Saini, Bandana; Smith, Lorraine D.; Bosnic-Anticevich, Sinthia Z.; Song, Yun Ju Christine; Alles, M. Chehani; Burton, Deborah L.; Emmerton, Lynne; Stewart, Kay; Krass, Ines (April 2013). "Feasibility and effectiveness of an evidence-based asthma service in Australian community pharmacies: a pragmatic cluster randomized trial". The Journal of Asthma. 50 (3): 302–309. doi:10.3109/02770903.2012.754463. hdl: 20.500.11937/29980 . ISSN   1532-4303. PMID   23270495.