Sami Isaac

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Qualification:
MD. B Pharm. (Hons). PhD. FRACGP
I am General Practitioner medical specialist and am also a registered pharmacist and academic.
I have a PhD thesis from The University of Sydney on medical ethics in healthcare.

Publications: ORCID ID 0000-0002-9870-6129

Isaac, S (2023) Conscientious objection in healthcare - PhD Thesis, The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, https://hdl.handle.net/2123/32464

Isaac, S., McLachlan, A.J., & Chaar, B.B. (2025). DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION IN HEALTHCARE - AUSTRALIA. Health Policy and Technology.

Isaac, S., McLachlan, A.J. & Chaar, B. Policies and cost analyses of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws – a mapping review & analysis. Health Econ Rev 14, 66 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-024-00547-x

Isaac, S., Mirzaei, A., McLachlan, A. J., & Chaar, B. B. (2024). Conscientious objection – a cross-sectional, vignette-based, mixed methods exploration of Australian pharmacists’ perspectives. Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 17(1).

Isaac, S., Mirzaei, A., McLachlan, A., & Chaar, B. (2023). Conscientious objection–A vignette-based, pilot study of international pharmacists’ perspectives. Pharmacy Education, 23(1), 383-406.

Isaac, S., McLachlan, A., Chaar, B. (2019). Australian pharmacists' perspectives on physician-assisted suicide (PAS): thematic analysis of semi structured interviews. BMJ Open, 9(10), 1-9.

Isaac, S., Chaar, B. (2018). Should pharmacists be allowed to conscientiously object to medicines supply on the basis of their personal beliefs? Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 71(2), 149-150.

Isaac, S., Saini, B., Chaar, B. (2016). The Role of Medicinal Cannabis in Clinical Therapy: Pharmacists' Perspectives. PloS One, 11(5), 1-17.

The Role of Medicinal Cannabis in Clinical Therapy - Pharmacists Perspectives (Conference Abstract) Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy (RSAP)

Australian Pharmacist Magazine: Medicinal Cannabis In Pharmacy - Looking Beyond The High - Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

Poster Abstract Presentation at the NPS Medicine Wise National Medicines Symposium 2016

Experience

  • 2012–present
    Community Pharmacist , Chemistworks
  • 2024–present
    Medical Practitioner, General Practice
  • 2021–2023
    Medical Officer , NSW Health

Education

  • 2024 
    The University of Sydney, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2021 
    University of Notre Dame, Doctor of Medicine
  • 2015 
    The University of Sydney, Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours Class 1)

Publications

  • 2025
    Developing a framework for managing conscientious objection in healthcare - Australia. , Health Policy and Technology
  • 2024
    Conscientious objection – a cross-sectional, vignette-based, mixed methods exploration of Australian pharmacists’ perspectives, Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
  • 2024
    Policies and cost analyses of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws – a mapping review & analysis. , Health Economics Review
  • 2023
    Conscientious objection–A vignette-based, pilot study of international pharmacists’ perspectives, Pharmacy Education
  • 2023
    Conscientious objection in healthcare - PhD Thesis, The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy,
  • 2019
    Australian pharmacists’ perspectives on physician-assisted suicide (PAS): thematic analysis of semistructured interviews, BMJ Open
  • 2018
    Should pharmacists be allowed to conscientiously object to medicines supply on the basis of their personal beliefs? , Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
  • 2016
    The Role of Medicinal Cannabis in Clinical Therapy: Pharmacists' Perspectives, PLOS One
  • 2016
    Conference Abstract - The Role of Medicinal Cannabis in Clinical Therapy: Pharmacists' Perspectives , Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy (RSAP)
  • 2015
    Medicinal Cannabis In Pharmacy - Looking Beyond The High, Australian Pharmacist Magazine

Professional Memberships

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA)
  • Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (APSA)
  • International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)
  • The Royal College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

Contact Sami for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision