Overview
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 10 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
Works
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2005
Journal Article
Teaching people with Parkinson's disease about their medication
O'Maley, Karen, O'Sullivan, John, Wollin, Judy, Barras, Michael and Brammer, Jillian (2005). Teaching people with Parkinson's disease about their medication. Nursing Older People, 17 (1) doi: 10.7748/nop2005.03.17.1.14.c2357
2004
Journal Article
Effective conference presentations
Lum, E. and Barras, M.A. (2004). Effective conference presentations. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 34 (2), 157-158.
2004
Conference Publication
Milk, bread and NSAIDs: The shopping list of 2004. Measuring the impact of open sale NSAIDs.
Windsor, S.N., Barras, M. A. and Rofail, S. (2004). Milk, bread and NSAIDs: The shopping list of 2004. Measuring the impact of open sale NSAIDs.. SHPA Qld Branch Conference, Toowoomba, 16-18 July 2004. Australia: SHPA.
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Michael Barras is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
A predictive model for 30-day hospital readmission in Cardiology patients
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Coombes, Dr Nazanin Ghahreman-Falconer
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Doctor Philosophy
Patient-Centred Pharmacy Care in the hospital setting
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Coombes, Dr Nazanin Ghahreman-Falconer
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Doctor Philosophy
A pharmacist to improve medication management and patient outcomes for critically ill patients in the emergency department.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nazanin Ghahreman-Falconer, Associate Professor Katherine Isoardi
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of a predictive model for dosing IV unfractionated heparin developed using machine learning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nazanin Ghahreman-Falconer
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Master Philosophy
Pharmacist led post discharge medication review in patients at high-risk of medication related harm
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Carla Scuderi, Professor Ian Coombes, Dr Nazanin Ghahreman-Falconer
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Doctor Philosophy
Implementing a Medication review pharmacy clinic and the potential impact on patient care.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Centaine Snoswell, Dr Holly Foot
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving the perioperative management of therapeutically anticoagulated patients during major orthopaedic surgery
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lisa Nissen, Associate Professor Esther Lau
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Doctor Philosophy
Voluntary assisted dying services in Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Adam La Caze
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Doctor Philosophy
Development and Integration of a Medication Harm Prediction Tool within an Australian Digital Hospital
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Scott, Dr Nazanin Ghahreman-Falconer
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Doctor Philosophy
What are the barriers to, and facilitators of, implementing AI-driven medication management tools across healthcare , and how can these challenges beaddressed?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Scott, Dr Nazanin Ghahreman-Falconer
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Doctor Philosophy
Quality and Safe Use of Clozapine
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicola Warren, Professor Steve Kisely, Professor Dan Siskind
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the impact of electronic medication management on the safety and quality of therapeutic anticoagulation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Clair Sullivan, Dr Lee Woods
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Medication harm in patients after acute myocardial infarction
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Coombes
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Aspirin for the Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolic Events
Associate Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Cellular studies on the role of matrix dependent mechanism of atherosclerosis: role of transcription factor Smad and its phosphorylation
Associate Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Prioritising patients at high-risk of medication harm: Development and validation of risk prediction models
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the effectiveness of communication taking place between hospital pharmacists and patients during medication counselling
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Bernadette Watson
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