Chris Alderman is a qualified pharmacist with extensive experience in a range of sectors spanning hospitals, aged care and community pharmacy. He is the author of over 200 journal papers, several book chapters and a psychopharmacology text book (Oxford University Press). He is currently Editor in Chief for The Senior Care Pharmacist (Washington DC) and has served as the Editor in Chief for the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. Additionally, he works in the academic sector in Australia and internationally. With formal additional qualifications in psychology and counselling, Chris is involved in work where he is able to use his knowledge of pharmacology, psychology and research, and has held a number of offices in national and international organisations relating to these fields, including a term as Federal President of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia.
Chris supports a number of organisations as a volunteer, such as his work on the telephone support service provided by Family Drug Support. He is committed to working to leverage assistance from various professional service providers to help reduce drug-related harm. His experience in a range of settings has helped to provide perspectives on how this might be achieved, as well as avoiding issues that have proven to be problems in other countries.
He is a strong advocate for using evidence to achieve harm reduction, and for the implementation of research to address evidence gaps. As a father of five, he is particularly interested in helping younger people avoid harm from substance use, although he recognizes that all age groups can be affected and should be provided with assistance.