Laura Dillon is currently the National Pharmacy Innovation Fellow with the HSE Spark Innovation Programme, where she works to advance innovation and service transformation across the Irish healthcare system.

Prior to this role, Laura held senior clinical pharmacy and management positions in Cork University Hospital and the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, leading initiatives in medicines optimisation, medication safety, frailty care, and electronic medication reconciliation. She has extensive experience in multidisciplinary collaboration, healthcare leadership, and the development of patient-centred services.

Laura is passionate about education and professional development and has lectured on postgraduate pharmacy programmes, mentored pharmacists and students, and contributed to research, quality improvement, and innovation projects. Her teaching interests include healthcare innovation, human centred design, medication safety, quality improvement, and clinical pharmacy practice.

Through her adjunct lecturer position in the School of Pharmacy, Laura will contribute to the curriculum design, teaching delivery and innovation focus of the school’s undergraduate and MSc in Clinical Pharmacy programmes.