Overview
Background
Judith Coombes has graduated with a BPharm, a PhD and Graduate Certificate in Higher Education from the University of Queensland. She has also completed a Master of Science in Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Brighton(UK). Her PhD is titled “A conversation about medications after a stroke”.
She has held an adjunct senior lecturer appointment with the School of pharmacy, University of Queensland since 2024. She held a Conjoint appointment as a lecturer with the School of Pharmacy at the University of Queensland since 1996 until 2024. She has been an Advanced Pharmacist for Education at Princess Alexandra Hospital since from 1996 until 2024.
Judith maintains an interest in quality use of medicine (QUM), medication taking behaviour by patients and practitioner development.
Availability
- Dr Judith Coombes is:
- Not available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Brighton
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, The University of Queensland
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Improving Drug- and Disease-related Knowledge of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial from a Sri Lankan Outpatient Clinic
Wickramasinghe, Dilmi, Lynch, Catherine, Coombes, Judith, Jayamanne, Shaluka and De Silva, Shamila (2024). Improving Drug- and Disease-related Knowledge of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial from a Sri Lankan Outpatient Clinic. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Health Care, 16 (2), 208-215. doi: 10.4103/ajprhc.ajprhc_36_24
2023
Conference Publication
Diabetes and thalassaemia: when the bloods don’t match the BGL'S
Hayman, Samuel, Winckel, Karl, Coombes, Judith and De Guzman, Keshia (2023). Diabetes and thalassaemia: when the bloods don’t match the BGL'S. SHPA Medicines Management 2023, Cairns, QLD Australia, 2-4 November 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Pain and pregab: a medicine use audit of pregabalin prescribing
Hayman, Samuel, Winckel, Karl and Coombes, Judith (2023). Pain and pregab: a medicine use audit of pregabalin prescribing. SHPA Medicines Management 2023, Cairns, QLD Australia, 2-4 November 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
A case report to wisper about: what is superior in pulmonary arterial hypertension?
Kimpton, Natalie, Washbourne, Madeleine, Winckel, Karl and Coombes, Judith (2023). A case report to wisper about: what is superior in pulmonary arterial hypertension?. SHPA Medicines Management 2024, Cairns, QLD Australia, 2-4 November 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Duplication errors due to brand name confusion; It is not always the name—Short case series
Mamunuwa, N., Jayamanne, S., Wijekoon, N., Coombes, J., Perera, D., Shanika, T., Mohamed, F., Lynch, C., De Silva, A. and Dawson, A. (2023). Duplication errors due to brand name confusion; It is not always the name—Short case series. Clinical Case Reports, 11 (9) e7795, 1-3. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7795
2022
Journal Article
Beyond 'voluntourism'
Van Der Vliet, Tara, Coombes, Judith, Lloyd, Jess and Winckel, Karl (2022). Beyond 'voluntourism'. GRIT, 5 (4), 170-177.
2020
Other Outputs
A patient-centred educational exchange to support medication taking behaviour after a minor stroke: a conversation about medications after a stroke
Coombes, Judith (2020). A patient-centred educational exchange to support medication taking behaviour after a minor stroke: a conversation about medications after a stroke. PhD Thesis, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/457e6a3
2020
Journal Article
Unfractionated heparin dosing in obese patients
George, Christopher, Barras, Michael, Coombes, Judith and Winckel, Karl (2020). Unfractionated heparin dosing in obese patients. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 42 (2), 462-473. doi: 10.1007/s11096-020-01004-5
2020
Journal Article
Assessing limitations and solutions in developing clinical pharmacy services in Sri Lankan government hospitals: a report from a hospital pharmacists’ workshop
Coombes, I., Coombes, J., Hough, J. E., Cope, J. H., O’Brien, B., Thilakarathne, A. P. and Mohamed, F. (2020). Assessing limitations and solutions in developing clinical pharmacy services in Sri Lankan government hospitals: a report from a hospital pharmacists’ workshop. Pharmaceutical Journal of Sri Lanka, 9 (1), 52-61. doi: 10.4038/pjsl.v9i1.47
2019
Conference Publication
STROKE SURVIVORS' MEDICATION BELIEFS AND ADHERENCE TO MEDICATIONS FOR SECONDARY PREVENTION OF STROKE
Li, Catherine, Coombes, Judith A., Rowett, Debra, Whitty, Jennifer, Shah, Darshan and Cottrell, William N. (2019). STROKE SURVIVORS' MEDICATION BELIEFS AND ADHERENCE TO MEDICATIONS FOR SECONDARY PREVENTION OF STROKE. NEW YORK: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC.
2019
Conference Publication
Final foundation residency portfolio reviews – Feedback from a two-site review process
Woodruff, Gemma, Hendy, Anna, Coombes, Judith, Winckel, Karl, Hale, Andrew, Coombes, Ian and Barras, Michael (2019). Final foundation residency portfolio reviews – Feedback from a two-site review process. APSA 2019, Melbourne, Australia, 1-4 December 2019.
2019
Journal Article
Using a structured, patient-centred, educational exchange to facilitate a shared conversation about stroke prevention medications
Coombes, Judith A., Rowett, Debra, Whitty, Jennifer A. and Cottrell, Neil W. (2019). Using a structured, patient-centred, educational exchange to facilitate a shared conversation about stroke prevention medications. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 26 (2) jep.13263, 635-644. doi: 10.1111/jep.13263
2018
Journal Article
Opportunities for medication review and reconciliation by a clinical pharmacist to prevent drug-related hospital re-admissions: evidence from a case series in Sri Lanka
Shanika, L. G. T., Wijekoon, C. N., Jayamanne, S., Coombes, J., Perera, D., Pathiraja, V. M., Mamunuwa, N., Mohamed, F., Coombes, I., Lynch, C., De Silva, H. A. and Dawson, A. H. (2018). Opportunities for medication review and reconciliation by a clinical pharmacist to prevent drug-related hospital re-admissions: evidence from a case series in Sri Lanka. Pharmaceutical Journal of Sri Lanka, 8 (1). doi: 10.4038/pjsl.v8i1.38
2018
Journal Article
Use of a patient-centred educational exchange (PCEE) to improve patient’s self-management of medicines after a stroke: a randomised controlled trial study protocol
Coombes, Judith Ann, Rowett, Debra, Whitty, Jennifer A. and Cottrell, W. Neil (2018). Use of a patient-centred educational exchange (PCEE) to improve patient’s self-management of medicines after a stroke: a randomised controlled trial study protocol. BMJ Open, 8 (8) e022225, e022225. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022225
2018
Journal Article
Correction: Ward-based clinical pharmacists and hospital readmission: a non-randomized controlled trial in Sri Lanka (vol 96, pg 155, 2018)
Shanika, Lelwala Guruge Thushani, Jayamanne, Shaluka, Wijekoon, Chandrani Nirmala, Coombes, Judith and Perera, Dhineli (2018). Correction: Ward-based clinical pharmacists and hospital readmission: a non-randomized controlled trial in Sri Lanka (vol 96, pg 155, 2018). Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 96 (5), 368-368. doi: 10.2471/BLT.18.100518
2018
Journal Article
Ward-based clinical pharmacists and hospital readmission: a nonrandomized controlled trial in Sri Lanka
Shanika, Lelwala Guruge Thushani, Jayamanne, Shaluka, Wijekoon, Chandrani Nirmala, Coombes, Judith, Perera, Dhineli, Mohamed, Fahim, Coombes, Ian, De Silva, Hithanadura Asita and Dawson, Andrew Hamilton (2018). Ward-based clinical pharmacists and hospital readmission: a nonrandomized controlled trial in Sri Lanka. Bulletin of World Health Organisation, 96 (3), 155-164. doi: 10.2471/BLT.17.198366
2018
Conference Publication
Dosing of Unfractionated Heparin in obese patients at the Princess Alexandra Hospital
George, C., Winckel, K., Barras, M., Coombes, J. and Cottrell, N. (2018). Dosing of Unfractionated Heparin in obese patients at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. Translational Research Institute Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, August 2018.
2017
Journal Article
Health professionals' views on the barriers and enablers to evidence-based practice for acute stroke care: a systematic review
Baatiema, Leonard, Otim, Michael E., Mnatzaganian, George, Aikins, Ama de-Graft, Coombes, Judith and Somerset, Shawn (2017). Health professionals' views on the barriers and enablers to evidence-based practice for acute stroke care: a systematic review. Implementation Science, 12 (1) 74, 74. doi: 10.1186/s13012-017-0599-3
2017
Journal Article
Opportunities for pharmacists to optimise quality use of medicines in a Sri Lankan hospital: an observational, prospective, cohort study
Perera, Dhineli Michelle Patricia, Coombes, Judith Ann, Shanika, Lelwala Guruge Thushani, Dawson, Andrew, Lynch, Catherine, Mohamed, Fahim, De Silva, Hithanadura Asita, Jayamanne, Shaluka Francis, Peters, Nimali Buddhima, Myers, Brooke and Coombes, Ian David (2017). Opportunities for pharmacists to optimise quality use of medicines in a Sri Lankan hospital: an observational, prospective, cohort study. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 47 (2), 121-130. doi: 10.1002/jppr.1302
2017
Journal Article
Towards best practice in acute stroke care in Ghana: a survey of hospital services
Baatiema, Leonard, Otim, Michael, Mnatzaganian, George, Aikins, Ama De-Graft, Coombes, Judith and Somerset, Shawn (2017). Towards best practice in acute stroke care in Ghana: a survey of hospital services. BMC Health Services Research, 17 (1) 108, 108. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2061-2
Funding
Past funding
Media
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