Overview
Background
Wubshet is an accredited pharmacist, lecturer, and Mental Health First Aid Instructor at the University of Queensland’s Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences. He also holds an Affiliate Research Fellow position at the University of Sydney School of Pharmacy. Currently, he is a course coordinator for Pharmacy Practice and Medicines Management in the BPharm (Hons) program.
He completed his PhD at the University of Tasmania in 2019. Following that, he held postdoctoral researcher roles at the University of Canberra and University of Sydney, where he coordinated multiple government- and industry-funded clinical trials.
Wubshet's research primarily centres around understanding medication and patient outcomes in individuals with chronic diseases, with a special emphasis on kidney diseases. In collaboration with several researchers and stakeholders in Australia, Wubshet has attracted ~$2.1 million in grant funding. Currently, he is actively involved as an investigator in a large-scale cluster randomised trial (ACTRN12622000329763) funded by the Medical Research Future Fund and led by the University of Sydney. This trial is investigating the effectiveness of a community pharmacy-led point-of-care screening in improving the detection of chronic kidney disease and quality use of medicines.
Availability
- Dr Wubshet Tesfaye is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Research interests
-
Pharmacy-led approaches to improve health and medication outcomes
-
Public health roles of pharmacists
-
Quality use of medicines in kidney disease
-
eHealth interventions
Works
Search Professor Wubshet Tesfaye’s works on UQ eSpace
2013
Journal Article
Extent of poly-pharmacy, occurrence and associated factors of drug-drug interaction and potential adverse drug reactions in Gondar Teaching Referral Hospital, North West Ethiopia
Admassie, Endalkachew, Melese, Tesfahun, Mequanent, Woldeselassie, Hailu, Wubshet and Srikanth, B Akshaya (2013). Extent of poly-pharmacy, occurrence and associated factors of drug-drug interaction and potential adverse drug reactions in Gondar Teaching Referral Hospital, North West Ethiopia. Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology and Research, 4 (4), 183-9. doi: 10.4103/2231-4040.121412
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Wubshet Tesfaye is:
- Available for supervision
Before you email them, read our advice on how to contact a supervisor.
Media
Enquiries
For media enquiries about Dr Wubshet Tesfaye's areas of expertise, story ideas and help finding experts, contact our Media team: