Patrick Ball MSc (Paeds), PhD

Professor Patrick Ball has just joined CDU from Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, where he was Foundation Professor of Rural Pharmacy for almost eight years. He brings a wealth of experience in both academic and professional practice. Born and educated in the United Kingdom, Professor Ball was a hospital clinical pharmacist for 18 years, mostly specialising in paediatrics at the Children’s Hospital, Birmingham. There he developed his interest in pharmaceutical research, focusing on improving the intravenous feeding of babies. He was also part of an international committee that drew up pan-European guidelines for paediatric intravenous nutrition.

Professor Ball received his PhD from the University of Wales in the UK in 1994. He later held academic positions at the University of Otago and the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Following his appointment as Foundation Professor in rural and remote pharmacy at CSU, Professor Ball developed a passion for education and research associated with the treatment of chronic conditions caused by low medicine adherence rates. At that time his research focus shifted to maximising the health benefits from medication.