A/Prof Helen Benson

A/Prof Helen Benson is an accredited consultant pharmacist with more than 20 years pharmacy experience. Her varied career has included working as a hospital pharmacist, military pharmacist in the Royal Australian Airforce, community pharmacist and as a community pharmacy owner. Currently A/Prof Helen Benson is working as a Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice teaching Master of Pharmacy Students at the University of Technology Sydney. A/Prof Helen Benson has a particular interest in improving patient therapy through medication reviews and continues to work as a consultant pharmacist providing medication reviews for referring general practitioners. In 2019 A/Prof Helen Benson completed a PhD investigating the integration of pharmacists in general practice teams in Australia. A/Prof Helen Benson’s current research is focussed on expanding scope of practice within the profession to allow pharmacists to perform their role as medication experts.