Niamh Chapman

I am a blood pressure researcher that focuses on 'people and systems' to tackle the leading cause of death and disability in Australia and worldwide. I work closely with people from our communities who have lived experience of high blood pressure to develop educational and digital health tools to improve the management of high blood pressure. I am completed my PhD in 2021 at the university of Tasmania, for my PhD project I developed a health station that used a touchscreen app to control a blood pressure machine so that people could have their blood pressure measured while they waited for a blood test at pathology services.

In 2023 I moved to the University of Sydney where I am a Senior Research Fellow and co-lead Patient Engagement of the Australian Hypertension Taskforce which is endorsed by the Federal Minister for Health with the goal of improving blood pressure control from 32% to 70% by 2030. My current work is focused on empowering patients to navigate the management of high blood pressure through effective delivery of education in services people already use, like pharmacy.