Penny Allen
Research Fellow
Department of health
University of Tasmania
Australia
Biography
Penny joined the University of Tasmania after completing a PhD at University College London. Prior to embarking on PhD research Penny was employed by the University of Manchester on a large health service evaluation. Prior to moving to the UK, Penny worked at the University of New South Wales on a prospective study of hepatitis C transmission and several smaller projects centred around risk behaviours in young people.
Research Interest
Penny's work is aligned with the University's theme of Better Health. Her research has a distinctly rural focus, which supports local health services and the local population. Penny's research also supports the Rural Clinical School to demonstrate its effectiveness in delivering a rural medical workforce.
Publications
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Vanek VW, Seidner DL, Allen P, Bistrian B, Collier S, Gura K, Miles JM, Valentine CJ, Kochevar M, Novel Nutrient Task Force, Intravenous Fat Emulsions Workgroup, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) Board of Directors. ASPEN position paper: clinical role for alternative intravenous fat emulsions. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2012 Apr;27(2):150-92.
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Yeoh J, Williams C, Allen P, Buttery R, Chiu D, Clark B, Essex R, McCombe M, Qureshi S, Campbell WG. Avastin as an adjunct to vitrectomy in the management of severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy: a prospective case series. Clinical & experimental ophthalmology. 2008 Jul 1;36(5):449-54.
