Jenna Maleki

Position:: Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist and Guidance Project Officer
Theme(s):: Antimicrobial Resistance
Discipline(s):: Clinical and health systems research
Unit(s):: The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victorian Infectious Diseases Service (VIDS), Guidance Group (RMH)

Jenna embarked on her professional path by achieving a B.Pharm (Hons) from the University of South Australia. She then proceeded to earn a Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice and a Masters in Clinical Pharmacy from Monash University. She is an antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist and project office for the Guidance Group. Jenna has extensive clinical pharmacy experience, focusing in the areas of infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and critical care. She has a particular interest in AMS education and developing software to assist AMS programs to improve antimicrobial prescribing.

Key Achievements

Key Achievements
- Jenna's clinical expertise was instrumental in developing the Guidance antimicrobial stewardship software. She served as a subject matter expert, specialising in integrating the Guidance application with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Jenna also contributed to the development of educational material for NCAS. As an antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital for over three years, she played a pivotal role in enhancing the service. Her responsibilities included overseeing EMR integration of stewardship workflows, leading projects, presenting findings at national conferences, and expanding the pharmacist's role within the team