Professor Michael Barras
Professor

Michael Barras

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Background

Prof Michael Barras is the Director of Pharmacy at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and a Research conjoint with the School of Pharmacy (Hospital 0.8 FTE / UQ 0.2 FTE). He currently supervises 8 HDR students who are conducting research related to medication safety, health informatics and advanced scope clinical pharmacy. He has a strong interest in designing, testing and monitoring individualised dosing strategies for high-risk patients in the hospital setting. Michael has many significant research relationships in hospital, university, and industry settings. He is a member of the SoP research committee.

Availability

Professor Michael Barras is:
Not available for supervision

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152 works between 2004 and 2024
All (152) Journal Article (118) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (31) Other Outputs (1)

41 - 60 of 152 works

2021

Journal Article

Patient harm from cardiovascular medications

Paradissis, Chariclia, Cottrell, Neil, Coombes, Ian, Scott, Ian, Wang, William and Barras, Michael (2021). Patient harm from cardiovascular medications. Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 12, 204209862110274. doi: 10.1177/20420986211027451

Patient harm from cardiovascular medications

2021

Journal Article

An evaluation of pharmacist activity in hospital outpatient clinics

Snoswell, Centaine L., Draper, Megan J. and Barras, Michael (2021). An evaluation of pharmacist activity in hospital outpatient clinics. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 51 (4) jppr.1729, 328-332. doi: 10.1002/jppr.1729

An evaluation of pharmacist activity in hospital outpatient clinics

2021

Journal Article

Safe and effective digital anticoagulation: a continuous iterative improvement approach

Austin, Jodie A., Barras, Michael A. and Sullivan, Clair M. (2021). Safe and effective digital anticoagulation: a continuous iterative improvement approach. ACI Open, 05 (02), e116-e124. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1736631

Safe and effective digital anticoagulation: a continuous iterative improvement approach

2021

Journal Article

Determining causality, severity and preventability of inpatient medication harm, including related hospital-acquired complications, using clinical coding data

Aziz, E., Barras, M., Snoswell, C. and Falconer, N. (2021). Determining causality, severity and preventability of inpatient medication harm, including related hospital-acquired complications, using clinical coding data. Pharmacy Growth, Research, Innovation and Training (Pharmacy GRIT), 5 (1-2), 46-52. doi: 10.24080/grit.1308

Determining causality, severity and preventability of inpatient medication harm, including related hospital-acquired complications, using clinical coding data

2021

Journal Article

What is needed to mainstream artificial intelligence in health care?

Scott, Ian A., Abdel-Hafez, Ahmad, Barras, Michael and Canaris, Stephen (2021). What is needed to mainstream artificial intelligence in health care?. Australian Health Review, 45 (5), 591-596. doi: 10.1071/ah21034

What is needed to mainstream artificial intelligence in health care?

2021

Journal Article

Platelet function assays for the diagnosis of aspirin resistance

Van Oosterom, Nameer, Barras, Michael, Cottrell, Neil and Bird, Robert (2021). Platelet function assays for the diagnosis of aspirin resistance. Platelets, 33 (3), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/09537104.2021.1942816

Platelet function assays for the diagnosis of aspirin resistance

2020

Journal Article

A narrative review of aspirin resistance in VTE prophylaxis for orthopaedic surgery

van Oosterom, Nameer, Barras, Michael, Bird, Robert, Nusem, Iulian and Cottrell, Neil (2020). A narrative review of aspirin resistance in VTE prophylaxis for orthopaedic surgery. Drugs, 80 (18), 1889-1899. doi: 10.1007/s40265-020-01413-w

A narrative review of aspirin resistance in VTE prophylaxis for orthopaedic surgery

2020

Journal Article

Development and validation of the Adverse Inpatient Medication Event Model (AIME)

Falconer, Nazanin, Barras, Michael, Abdel‐Hafez, Ahmad, Radburn, Sam and Cottrell, Neil (2020). Development and validation of the Adverse Inpatient Medication Event Model (AIME). British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 87 (3) bcp.14560, 1512-1524. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14560

Development and validation of the Adverse Inpatient Medication Event Model (AIME)

2020

Journal Article

Transit Care Hub pharmacist: improving patient flow within the hospital

Snoswell, Centaine, Jensen, Estelle, Wang, Nancy, Shah, Krishna, Currey, Elizabeth and Barras, Michael (2020). Transit Care Hub pharmacist: improving patient flow within the hospital. International journal of clinical pharmacy, 42 (5), 1319-1325. doi: 10.1007/s11096-020-01092-3

Transit Care Hub pharmacist: improving patient flow within the hospital

2020

Journal Article

Integrating a pharmacist into the perioperative setting

Forrester, Tori G., Sullivan, Sara, Snoswell, Centaine L., Pillans, Peter, Barras, Michael and Sturgess, David (2020). Integrating a pharmacist into the perioperative setting. Australian Health Review, 44 (4), 563-568. doi: 10.1071/ah19126

Integrating a pharmacist into the perioperative setting

2020

Journal Article

Assessing communication behaviours of hospital pharmacists: how well do the perspectives of pharmacists, patients, and an independent observer align?

Chevalier, Bernadette A. M., Watson, Bernadette M., Barras, Michael A. and Cottrell, William Neil (2020). Assessing communication behaviours of hospital pharmacists: how well do the perspectives of pharmacists, patients, and an independent observer align?. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 39 (5-6), 626-652. doi: 10.1177/0261927x20909867

Assessing communication behaviours of hospital pharmacists: how well do the perspectives of pharmacists, patients, and an independent observer align?

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

Unfractionated heparin dosing in obese patients

2020

Journal Article

Interventions designed to improve the safety and quality of therapeutic anticoagulation in an inpatient electronic medical record

Austin, Jodie, Barras, Michael and Sullivan, Clair (2020). Interventions designed to improve the safety and quality of therapeutic anticoagulation in an inpatient electronic medical record. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 135 104066, 104066. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.104066

Interventions designed to improve the safety and quality of therapeutic anticoagulation in an inpatient electronic medical record

2020

Journal Article

Comment on: “Stratifying therapeutic enoxaparin dose in morbidly obese patients by BMI class: a retrospective cohort study”

van Oosterom, Nameer, Winckel, Karl and Barras, Michael (2020). Comment on: “Stratifying therapeutic enoxaparin dose in morbidly obese patients by BMI class: a retrospective cohort study”. Clinical Drug Investigation, 40 (3), 287-288. doi: 10.1007/s40261-020-00889-4

Comment on: “Stratifying therapeutic enoxaparin dose in morbidly obese patients by BMI class: a retrospective cohort study”

2020

Journal Article

Economic benefits of pharmacy technicians practicing at advanced scope: a systematic review

Banks, Vivien L., Barras, Michael and Snoswell, Centaine L. (2020). Economic benefits of pharmacy technicians practicing at advanced scope: a systematic review. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 16 (10), 1344-1353. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.01.007

Economic benefits of pharmacy technicians practicing at advanced scope: a systematic review

2020

Journal Article

Identifying medication harm in hospitalised patients: a bimodal, targeted approach

Falconer, Nazanin, Spinewine, Anne, Doogue, Matthew P. and Barras, Michael (2020). Identifying medication harm in hospitalised patients: a bimodal, targeted approach. Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 11, 2042098620975516. doi: 10.1177/2042098620975516

Identifying medication harm in hospitalised patients: a bimodal, targeted approach

2020

Journal Article

ROS directly activates transforming growth factor β type 1 receptor signalling in human vascular smooth muscle cells

Mohamed, Raafat, Cao, Yingnan, Afroz, Rizwana, Xu, Suowen, Ta, Hang T., Barras, Michael, Zheng, Wenhua, Little, Peter J. and Kamato, Danielle (2020). ROS directly activates transforming growth factor β type 1 receptor signalling in human vascular smooth muscle cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. General Subjects, 1864 (1) 129463, 129463. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2019.129463

ROS directly activates transforming growth factor β type 1 receptor signalling in human vascular smooth muscle cells

2020

Journal Article

A randomised trial of pharmacist-led discharge prescribing in an Australian geriatric evaluation and management service

Finn, Shannon, D’arcy, Emily, Donovan, Peter, Kanagarajah, Shanthi and Barras, Michael (2020). A randomised trial of pharmacist-led discharge prescribing in an Australian geriatric evaluation and management service. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 43 (4), 847-857. doi: 10.1007/s11096-020-01184-0

A randomised trial of pharmacist-led discharge prescribing in an Australian geriatric evaluation and management service

2019

Journal Article

Systematic review of interventions to improve safety and quality of anticoagulant prescribing for therapeutic indications for hospital inpatients

Frazer, Andrew, Rowland, James, Mudge, Alison, Barras, Michael, Martin, Jennifer and Donovan, Peter (2019). Systematic review of interventions to improve safety and quality of anticoagulant prescribing for therapeutic indications for hospital inpatients. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 75 (12), 1645-1657. doi: 10.1007/s00228-019-02752-8

Systematic review of interventions to improve safety and quality of anticoagulant prescribing for therapeutic indications for hospital inpatients

2019

Journal Article

Quantifying pharmacist involvement in care for patients who experience multiple ward transitions

Snoswell, Centaine L., Skopp, Tom V. and Barras, Michael (2019). Quantifying pharmacist involvement in care for patients who experience multiple ward transitions. Pharmacy Growth, Research, Innovation and Training (Pharmacy GRIT), 3 (3) doi: 10.24080/grit.1202, 209-210.

Quantifying pharmacist involvement in care for patients who experience multiple ward transitions

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2028
    Evaluating a Collaborative Approach for Reducing harm and optimising Medication outcomes through partnered charting: The CARe-MED study. (MRFF ARH Grant administered by UNISA)
    University of South Australia
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    REducing hospital re-admission for high-risk CARDiology patients
    MRFF Quality, Safety and Effectiveness of Medicine Use and Medicine Intervention by Pharmacists
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023
    Collaborative Optimisation and Ordering of Medications (COOM): a trial of a team-based pharmacy model, including partnered physician pharmacist
    Metro South Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Personalised Medicine in action: Applying machine learning to develop personalised medication dosing (MSHHS Research Support Scheme grant administered by MSHHS)
    Metro South Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Michael Barras is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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