MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY USE OF MEDICINES
Dr Manya Angley, Adjunct Professor,
School of Health and Clinical Sciences, Health Professions Education,
University of Western Australia &
Director,
Manya Angley Research and Consulting (MARAC),
Adelaide, South Australia
RESEARCHER PROFILE
Filmed in Adelaide, Australia | July 2026
Adjunct Professor Manya Angley is an Advanced Practice Pharmacist. Manya spent the first 20 years of her career as a teaching and research academic at the University of South Australia. She currently works as a credentialed pharmacist and researcher through her business, Manya Angley Research and Consulting (MARAC).
Her professional activities are focused in general practice, disability and aged care. She continues to undertake research in medicines safety at care transitions and quality use of medicines in the aged care and disability sectors. Manya has just stepped down as SA/NT Branch President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (July 2023-June 2026) was previously vice-president (2022-2023).
Manya was the proud recipient of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (SA/NT Branch) Pharmacist of the Year (2021) and the Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year (2021).
Manya holds, or has held, positions on various multidisciplinary Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (DoHDA) and the ACSQHC technical expert committees. She is regularly invited to present at National pharmacy conferences and to present to other disciplines.
Manya was appointed an Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia in 2025.
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Paramedicine workforce across Australian & New Zealand
Liz Thyer is an Associate Professor in the Western Sydney University Paramedicine program and is passionate about innovations and excellence in health sciences teaching and learning.
She was an advanced life support paramedic with Ambulance Victoria for 11 years including roles as a clinical instructor and peer support officer. She has previously worked at Victoria University with the Paramedic programs and at Deakin University in Learning Futures.
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DNA repair on the Fanconi anaemia pathway
Associate Professor Wayne Crismani is an internationally recognised expert in DNA repair, with a particular focus on Fanconi anaemia (FA)—a cancer-predisposition and bone marrow failure syndrome marked by extreme sensitivity to DNA damage. Based at St Vincent’s Institute in Melbourne, he leads a research program dedicated to understanding the genetic, cellular, and reproductive consequences of FA. He is currently supported by a Victorian Cancer Agency Mid-Career Fellowship and funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council.
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Using Gut Microbes to Reduce Blood Pressure
Professor Francine Marques is an National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leader, Viertel Charitable Foundation, and National Heart Foundation Fellow.
She leads the Hypertension Research Laboratory at Monash University and has published more than 120 peer-reviewed papers in journals such as Nature Reviews Cardiology, Nature Medicine, Nature Cardiovascular Research, and Circulation.
