Rate My Professor Carla Dillon

Dr. Dillon emphasises patient-centred care, communication skills, and culturally safe practice in pharmacy education. She has developed learning environments where students feel safe to make mistakes, aligning with the school's focus on diverse perspectives and community engagement. Her educational scholarship interests include assessment and skill development. Previous research addressed bariatric surgery outcomes through the Newfoundland and Labrador Bariatric Surgery Cohort Study, covering health care costs, medication use changes, weight loss predictors, and inflammatory biomarkers post-laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Key publications include 'Rapid Reduction in Use of Antidiabetic Medication after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: The Newfoundland and Labrador Bariatric Surgery Cohort (BaSCo) Study' (2015), 'The Newfoundland and Labrador Bariatric Surgery Cohort Study: Rationale and Study Protocol' (2016), 'Pre-operative and post-operative changes in CRP and other biomarkers sensitive to inflammatory status in patients with severe obesity undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy' (2017), 'Comparison of Pharmacist managed anticoagulation with usual medical care in a family medicine clinic' (2011), and 'Patients’ and physicians’ satisfaction with a pharmacist managed anticoagulation program in a family medicine clinic' (2010). Recent works cover competency assessors in assessing international pharmacy graduates (2021) and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on community pharmacy services in New Zealand. Her 14 publications have 187 citations on ResearchGate, contributing to pharmacist-managed care and interprofessional education. Dr. Dillon awards student prizes including the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand Prize.