Yohanes Wondimkun

Research Interests

Quality use of medicines Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice Epidemiology Aged Health Care Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Mr Yohanes Wondimkun

Research Associate

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Yohanes is an early-career pharmacist and pharmacoepidemiology researcher whose work focuses on improving medication use and health outcomes among older people using real-world data. Yohanes completed his PhD at the University of South Australia in 2025. His Doctoral research examined the use of diabetes medicines among older people living in aged care homes using linked health and aged care data from the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA). Yohanes holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy from Gondar University and Master of Pharmacy Practice from Addis Ababa University. He has previously worked in academic and research roles in higher education institutions, including serving as Head of School of Pharmacy at Haramaya University.

Year Citation
2026 Wondimkun, Y. A., Caughey, G. E., Inacio, M. C., Air, T., Lang, C., Hogan, M., & Sluggett, J. K. (2026). Reply to Comments on Factors Associated With Hospitalization for Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia Among Older People in Long-Term Care Facilities. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, 74(1), 284-285.
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2026 Wondimkun, Y. A., Inacio, M. C., Bennett, N., Worth, L. J., Thursky, K., James, R., . . . Sluggett, J. K. (2026). Incidence and Factors Associated With Hospitalizations for Urinary Tract Infections Among Older People Residing in Long-Term Care Facilities. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 27(3), 106073-1-106073-8.
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2025 Wondimkun, Y. A., Caughey, G. E., Inacio, M. C., Air, T., & Sluggett, J. K. (2025). Cardiovascular Safety of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors Compared With Insulin or Sulfonylureas Added to Metformin Among Older People With Diabetes Living in Long-Term Care Facilities. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 26(12), 8 pages.
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2025 Wondimkun, Y. A., Caughey, G. E., Inacio, M. C., Air, T., Lang, C., Hogan, M., & Sluggett, J. K. (2025). Factors Associated With Hospitalization for Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia Among Older People in Long-Term Care Facilities. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, 73(9), 2859-2867.
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2024 Wondimkun, Y. A., Caughey, G. E., Inacio, M. C., Hughes, G. A., Air, T., Jorissen, R. N., . . . Sluggett, J. K. (2024). National trends in utilisation of glucose lowering medicines by older people with diabetes in long-term care facilities. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 212(111701), 111701-1-111701-7.
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2024 Wondimkun, Y. A., Caughey, G. E., Inacio, M. C., Air, T., Lang, C., & Sluggett, J. K. (2024). Glucose-lowering medicines use before and after entry into long-term care facilities. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 26(11), 4966-4975.
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2023 Wondimkun, Y. A., Caughey, G. E., Inacio, M. C., Lang, C., Hogan, M., & Sluggett, J. K. (2023). Diabetes ascertainment among older Australians residing in long-term care facilities. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 72(3), 946-948.
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2019 Tola, A., Mishore, K. M., Ayele, Y., Mekuria, A. N., & Legese, N. (2019). Treatment Outcome of Tuberculosis and Associated Factors among TB-HIV Co-Infected Patients at Public Hospitals of Harar Town, Eastern Ethiopia. A five-year retrospective study.. BMC public health, 19(1), 1658.
DOI Europe PMC28
2019 Mekuria, A. N., Ayele, Y., Ayele, Y., Tola, A., & Mishore, K. M. (2019). Monotherapy with Metformin versus Sulfonylureas and Risk of Cancer in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. Journal of diabetes research, 2019, 7676909.
DOI Europe PMC23
2019 Tola, A., Minshore, K. M., Ayele, Y., Ayele, Y., & Mekuria, A. N. (2019). Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes and Associated Factors among TB Patients Attending Public Hospitals in Harar Town, Eastern Ethiopia: A Five-Year Retrospective Study.. Tuberculosis research and treatment, 2019, 1503219.
DOI Europe PMC42
2019 Horsa, B. A., Ayele, Y., & Ayalew, M. B. (2019). Assessment of pharmacologic prophylaxis use against stress ulcer in the medical wards of University of Gondar Hospital.. SAGE open medicine, 7, 2050312119827409.
DOI Europe PMC7
2019 Sisay, M., Edessa, D., Ayele, Y., & Getachew, M. (2019). Pattern of and reasons for antiretroviral therapy regimen change among adult HIV/AIDS patients at regional hospital in Eastern Ethiopia: A 10-year retrospective study.. SAGE open medicine, 7, 2050312119827092.
DOI Europe PMC3
2018 Ayele, Y., Ayele, Y., Melaku, K., Dechasa, M., Ayalew, M. B., & Horsa, B. A. (2018). Assessment of drug related problems among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with hypertension in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia.. BMC research notes, 11(1), 728.
DOI Europe PMC22
2018 Ayele, Y., Ayele, Y., & Taye, H. (2018). Antibiotic utilization pattern for surgical site infection prophylaxis at Dil Chora Referral Hospital Surgical Ward, Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia.. BMC research notes, 11(1), 537.
DOI Europe PMC8
2018 Mamo, S., Ayele, Y., Ayele, Y., & Dechasa, M. (2018). Self-Medication Practices among Community of Harar City and Its Surroundings, Eastern Ethiopia.. Journal of pharmaceutics, 2018, 2757108.
DOI Europe PMC14
2018 Gelano, T. F., Bacha, Y. D., Assefa, N., Motumma, A., Roba, A. A., Ayele, Y., & Tsige, F. (2018). Acceptability of donor breast milk banking, its use for feeding infants, and associated factors among mothers in eastern Ethiopia.. International breastfeeding journal, 13(1), 23.
DOI Europe PMC32
2018 Fullman, N., Yearwood, J., Abay, S. M., Abbafati, C., Abd-Allah, F., Abdela, J., . . . Ciobanu, L. (2018). Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 391(10136), 2236-2271.
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2018 Ayele, Y., & Mamu, M. (2018). Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards disposal of unused and expired pharmaceuticals among community in Harar city, Eastern Ethiopia. JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL POLICY AND PRACTICE, 11(1), 7 pages.
DOI WoS85 Europe PMC58

Year Citation
2024 Wondimkun, Y. A., Caughey, G. E., Inacio, M. C., Hughes, G. A., Air, T., Jorissen, R. N., . . . Sluggett, J. K. (2024). National Trends in Utilization of Glucose Lowering Medications by Older People With Diabetes in Long-Term Care Facilities, 2009-2019. In PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY Vol. 33 (pp. 396-397). WILEY.
2024 Wondimkun, Y. A., Caughey, G. E., Inacio, M. C., Air, T., Lang, C., & Sluggett, J. K. (2024). Glucose Lowering Medication Utilization Before and After Entry Into Long-Term Care Among Older People With Diabetes. In PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY Vol. 33 (pp. 392). WILEY.

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  • HLTH 2055 UO Fundamentals of Pharmacology (2024)

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