Mrs Sonja Littlejohns
Lecturer
University Newcastle Department of Rural Health
- Email:sonja.littlejohns@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone: (02) 6755 3514
Career Summary
Biography
Sonja is a Lecturer in Pharmacy at The University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health (UONDRH) in Tamworth. This position enables her to work collaboratively with undergraduate pharmacy students and preceptors to enhance the clinical placement experience of students in rural and regional settings.
Sonja's role at the UONDRH includes being a Rural Pharmacy Liaison Officer (RPLO). As an RPLO, Sonja supports local pharmacists by coordinating and facilitating local continuing professional development opportunities and providing networking for intern and newly graduated pharmacists.
Sonja has worked as a pharmacist in both community and hospital settings in Sydney, Newcastle and Tamworth since graduating in 1993. She is also been an Accredited Consultant Pharmacist with the Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy since 2004.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
Keywords
- Inter-professional learning
- Multidisciplinary
- Pharmacy
- Rural Health
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
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| Lecturer | University of Newcastle University Newcastle Department of Rural Health Australia |
Academic appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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| 29/4/2015 - 31/1/2017 | Lecturer | Department of Rural Health University of Newcastle Australia Australia |
Membership
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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| 2/2/2004 - | Accredited Consultant Pharmacist | Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy Australia |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Journal article (3 outputs)
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| 2021 |
Frewin C, Littlejohns S, Smith A, 'Pharmacy Workforce Profile in Rural New South Wales: Demographics, Preceptorship and Scope of Practice', Australian Journal of Pharmacy, (2021)
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| 2016 |
Littlejohns SN, Ferns J, 'Adding value to the rural experience in student placements with community engagement', Australian Pharmacist, 35 24-24 (2016)
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| 2016 |
Croker A, Smith T, Fisher K, Littlejohns S, 'Educators Interprofessional Collaborative Relationships: Helping Pharmacy Students Learn to Work with Other Professions', Pharmacy, 4 17-17 [C1]
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Conference (1 outputs)
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| 2022 |
Cooper E, Little A, Littlejohns S, Crowley E, 'Designing an escape room to facilitate interprofessional learning in rural higher education: An educator journey', Cairns, QLD (2022)
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Report (2 outputs)
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| 2021 |
Croker A, Fisher K, Wakely K, Cooper E, Grotowski M, Cone L, et al., 'Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Pedagogical and equity implications of videoconferencing for higher education students learning in rural areas', Excellence for Equity in Higher Education (CEEHE) in Teaching for Equity in Higher Education (2021)
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| 2019 |
Croker A, Wakely K, Brown L, Cone L, Cooper E, De Silva L, et al., 'Out of sight, out of mind?: Pedagogical and equity implications of videoconferencing for healthcare students education in rural areas' (2019)
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Mrs Sonja Littlejohns
Position
Lecturer
University Newcastle Department of Rural Health
College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing
Contact Details
| sonja.littlejohns@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | (02) 6755 3514 |
Office
| Location | Tamworth , |
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