Associate ProfessorRonald Castelino

Head of Pharmacy Practice & Health Services (L2 Supervisor)

Faculty of Medicine and Health

  • Head of Pharmacy Practice & Health Services (L2 Supervisor)
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

Research projects & supervision summary

Research Focus Areas

  • Improving the detection and prevention of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in community pharmacy settings
  • Quality use of medicines in people with kidney disease
  • Enhancing the reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs)
  • Optimising antimicrobial use in hospital settings
  • Medication safety research across the continuum of care

 

Research Supervision & Completions

Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Completions – Total: 13

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): 10
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil): 3

Current PhD Students: 3

Honours Completions – Total: 13

 

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Bridging a gap in pharmacy education for students with neurodivergence
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Caregiver medication information needs and medication management challenges in paediatric cancer
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Clinical characteristics of community-acquired and hospital-acquired kidney injury
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Evaluation of the Implementation of Community Pharmacy-Based Chronic Kidney Disease Screening in Australia
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Gout Management in End-Stage Kidney Disease: Challenges and Best Practices
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Impact of frailty on clinical and patient-reported outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease and kidney failure
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Improving the reporting of adverse drug reactions by healthcare professionals in Australia: a mixed methods study
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Optimising antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) outcomes in Australia through improved vaccination uptake
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Practice influencing the outcomes of peritonitis in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD)
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Sick Day Medication Management in People with Chronic Kidney Disease
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The association of medication regimen complexity on patient-related and clinical outcomes in end stage kidney disease