Heather Gilbert

Heather Gilbert

Heather Gilbert is a Registered Nurse, Division 1/ Research Associate, with many years of clinical experience in the fields of Theatre Nursing , PACU (Post Anaesthetic Care Unit), Aged Care, Rehabilitation, IVF and District Nursing.  Heather trained as a Registered Nurse in Auckland, New Zealand, and has also nursed in England before moving to Melbourne, Australia.  She joined the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre in July 2005 as a Research Nurse with the Psychopharmacology Team.  In January 2006, Heather was invited to join the Women’s Mental Health Team where she currently co-ordinates The National Register of Antipsychotic Medication in Pregnancy (NRAMP). This is an observational study which follows the pathway of women who take antipsychotic medication and who are pregnant or have had a baby in the last 12 months. It aims to establish evidence-based guidelines for the safe and timely use of antipsychotic medication during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal phase, thereby assisting clinicians to make informed decisions in the management of women in their care.  Contact details: (03) 9076-6988 orH.Gilbert@alfred.org.au