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Personal profile
Research Biography
Dr Tesfahun Eshetie is a Research Fellow at the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA), SAHMRI. He completed his PhD in pharmacy at the University of South Australia in 2020, followed by a Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Washington. He has background in clinical pharmacy and passionate about improving health outcomes for the older population. His research interest and expertise include geriatric pharmacoepidemiology, dementia, adverse drug events, potentially inappropriate prescribing, health care utilisation outcomes, medication-related hospitalisation, quality use of medicines and medication safety in older adults. He has hands-on experience in the statistical analysis of hospital and large administrative claims data.
Tesfahun’s current work involves research in aged care and pharmacoepidemiology with a focus on measuring and evaluating the quality and safety of care delivered to individuals in the aged care setting. This includes quality and safety monitoring, and risk profiling of individuals in aged care setting.
Supervision
- Registered
Research Areas
- Healthy ageing and aged care
- Clinical
- Health sciences
Supervisory Interests
- Ageing and aged care
- Quality use of medicines
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Dementia
- Medication safety
- Quality of care
- Epidemiology
- Pharmacotherapy
- Deprescribing
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Characterising Informal Care in Older Individuals Receiving Long-Term Home Care Support: A National Epidemiological Study
Eshetie, T. C., Cuthbert, A. R., Sluggett, J. K., Yu, S., Dawkins, C., Schulze, M., Caughey, G. E. & Inacio, M. C., Mar 2026, In: Australasian Journal on Ageing. 45, 1, 11 p., e70128.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of a Model to Predict the Risk of Chronic Opioid Use After Entry Into Long-Term Care Facilities
Thuraisingam, S., Eshetie, T. C., Caughey, G. E., Sluggett, J. K., Whitehead, C., Crotty, M., Corlis, M., Visvanathan, R. & Inacio, M. C., Feb 2026, In: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 27, 2, 8 p., 106015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing registry impact: Translating registry outputs into Consumer-Friendly Information (CoFI project) through consumer co-design
Eley, S., Wyman, C., Turner, C., Caughey, G. E., Williams, K., Keane, M. C., Deakin, A., Lorimer, M., Harrison, S. L., Eshetie, T. C., Radoslovich, H., McDonald, S. & Inacio, M. C., Jan 2026, In: Health Information Management Journal. 55, 1, p. 159-165 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Monitoring performance and improving outcomes: characteristics and outputs of Australian clinical registries
Ahern, S., Honardoost, M. A., Kartik, A., Chung, E., Dalli, L., Eshetie, T. C., Turner, C., Merenda, M. & McDonald, S., Jan 2026, In: Health Information Management Journal. 55, 1, p. 43-50 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Corrigendum to: Hospitalisations and emergency department presentations by older individuals accessing long-term aged care in Australia
Harrison, S. L., Lang, C., Eshetie, T. C., Crotty, M., Whitehead, C., Evans, K., Corlis, M., Wesselingh, S., Caughey, G. E. & Inacio, M. C., 2025, In: Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association. 49, 1, 1 p., AH24019_CO.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Research poster selected for inclusion in the Presidential ePoster Session at the 2021 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society
Eshetie, T. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Other distinction
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Driving Innovation in Aged Care Through Risk Profiling: Harnessing Linked Registry Data and Predictive Analytics
Eshetie, T. (Speaker)
19 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Driving change in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Registries
Eshetie, T. (Other)
19 Nov 2025Activity: Other activity types › Other
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ACTA 2025 Clinical Registries Symposium Organising Committee (Event)
Eshetie, T. (Member)
2025Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) Student and Early Career Group (SECG) Working Group (Event)
Eshetie, T. (Chair)
2025Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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National trends and variation in informal care reported by older Australians receiving long-term home care support.
Eshetie, T. (Speaker)
2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation