Gizat Kassie is a Research Fellow in quality use of medicine research at UniSA. Gizat completed his PhD in 2019 at the University of South Australia (UniSA) with a thesis titled ‘Targeting medicines in the prevention of delirium in older patients: a principal role for pharmacists’. His prior educational qualifications include BPharm and MSc in clinical pharmacy and has versatile professional experiences as a lecturer, training advisor and clinical pharmacist.
Gizat’s research interests include medication use and safety in older people, medication use and risk for cognitive impairment, pharmacy practice research and pharmacy education. He particularly aspires to identify and characterise problems in medication use and... Read more
About me
Gizat Kassie is a Research Fellow in quality use of medicine research at UniSA. Gizat completed his PhD in 2019 at the University of South Australia (UniSA) with a thesis titled ‘Targeting medicines in the prevention of delirium in older patients: a principal role for pharmacists’. His prior educational qualifications include BPharm and MSc in clinical pharmacy and has versatile professional experiences as a lecturer, training advisor and clinical pharmacist.
Gizat’s research interests include medication use and safety in older people, medication use and risk for cognitive impairment, pharmacy practice research and pharmacy education. He particularly aspires to identify and characterise problems in medication use and health service provision in older people, design methods and interventions promoting appropriate medication use at patient and population levels.
Gizat is currently leading and being involved in pharmacoepidemiology research in the Veterans' Medicines Advice and Therapeutics Education Services project at the Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, UniSA.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The University of South Australia
Master of Science Jimma University
Bachelor of Pharmacy Jimma University
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
Open access
3
|
| 2024 |
Open access
3
3
53
|
| 2022 |
Open access
4
4
6
|
| 2022 |
Open access
8
8
143
|
| 2022 |
Open access
7
5
3
|
| 2022 |
Open access
10
10
|
| 2021 |
Open access
5
4
8
|
| 2021 |
Open access
4
|
| 2020 |
Open access
5
6
3
|
| 2019 |
Open access
10
|
| 2019 |
Open access
5
2
|
| 2019 |
11
10
23
|
| 2018 |
18
17
|
| 2018 |
7
7
6
|
| 2017 |
5
5
12
|
| 2017 |
3
2
|
| 2017 |
Open access
85
75
17
|
| 2014 |
Open access
|
| 2014 |
Open access
|
| 2014 |
Open access
|
| 2014 |
Open access
19
|
| 2014 |
Open access
11
|
| 2014 |
Open access
|
| 2014 |
|
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Addis Ababa University | ETHIOPIA |
| Baylor College of Medicine | UNITED STATES |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
| Hammond Care | AUSTRALIA |
| Health Quest Pharma | PHILIPPINES |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | UNITED STATES |
| Jimma University | ETHIOPIA |
| University of Gondar | ETHIOPIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Washington | UNITED STATES |
| West Hararghe Zonal Health Office | ETHIOPIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
MemberPharmaceutical Society of Australia |
2019 |
Invited LectureMizan-Tepi University, Ethiopia |
2018 |
MemberEthiopian Public Health Association |
2018 |
MemberPharmaceutical Society of Australia |
2018 |
MemberEthiopian pharmaceutical association |
2018 |
MemberEthiopian Family Guidance Association |
2018 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Medication safety in older Australians with chronic illnesses | Current |
| Pharmacist-led interventions to improve quality use of medicines in people with dementia and or cognitive impairment | Current |
