Yonas Tefera, PhD

Thousands of employees being treated for back and neck injuries are receiving high-risk opioid ­prescriptions funded by workers’ compensation systems. Details: bit.ly/3XEM16l

Thank you to @EwinHannan for the coverage of a new HWL study on early High-Risk Opioid Prescribing and Persistent Opioid Use in WC pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40048136/

@zephab2 Thank you @zephab2.

@yonas1get @IntPharmacoEpi Congratulations 🎊 Yonas Tefera

I had the honour of having two oral presentations from my PhD work at @IntPharmacoEpi 16th Asian Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology, held at the University of Tokyo, Japan. It was a great privilege to learn from the leading experts in the field of Pharmacoepidemiology.

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📢 My latest publication! 📚✨ Anticholinergic burden (ACB) and HRQoL in Ethiopia 📊 828 participants 📈 High ACB ➡️ reduced #HRQoL ⬇️ Significant decline in EQ5D index (-0.174) & EQ5D-VAS scores (-9.4) 🌍#Ethiopia doi.org/10.1007/s11096… #QualityOfLife #MedicationSafety

@yaredbeleteb2 Congrats Yaredo. Well done!

Thanks, everyone, for your support during this exciting experience!

Capture, Coding, and Reporting of Health Care and Medicine Information in Australian Workers’ Compensation Systems Tefera, Yonas Getaye et. al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 66(5):p e213-e221, May 2024 journals.lww.com/joem/fulltext/… #JOEM

@yeayalew @drJoKy @profjallain Congrats John! Well done.

🎉I am beyond thrilled to share that my PhD has been conferred. I can’t thank my brilliant supervisors— @drJoKy, Moira Paterson & @profjallain—enough for their guidance & support, as well as everyone else here in Melbourne and beyond who was there for me along the way.🙏 1/2

Harmonisation of data collection, data coding and reporting approaches in these schemes will advance understanding of whether the funded healthcare delivery is value-based care or not.

📢 Our paper is published that characterise the data capture, existing coding schemas and reporting approaches of healthcare and medicine data in Australian workers' compensation schemes. journals.lww.com/joem/abstract/…

Variations exist in capture, coding and reporting approaches of healthcare and medicine data in Australian workers' compensation jurisdictions.

@BelacAdmasu @AusAntibiotics @garvey_gail @AbbeyDiaz_says Congrats Sewe, well done!

I am thrilled and deeply gratefull to have been awarded the #2024 ASA Research Grant Award. I extend my sincere appreciation to @AusAntibiotics for this opportunity, it significantly supports my project. Thankfull to the CIs @garvey_gail @AbbeyDiaz_says

Moderate certainty evidence showed preoperative opioid use is associated with a reduction in odds of postoperative return-to-work by half in patients with spinal surgery

Pleased to share our systematic review and meta-analysis on preoperative opioid use and postoperative return to work following spinal surgery in workers’ compensation settings is published ahead of print @ International Journal of Surgery. journals.lww.com/international-…

@ErkuDaniel @cahe_griffith @Griffith_Health @MenziesHealth Congrats Dani for your well deserved recognition. Proud of you as usual.

Ending the year on a high note. Thrilled to have received the @cahe_griffith @Griffith_Health @MenziesHealth Emerald Excellence Award for my research contributions (in health systems & policy, health financing). Immensely grateful for this honor.

@DrSuziNielsen @nhmrc @MonashAddiction @AiliLangford @CentMedUseSafet @Josephsdoyle @BurnetInstitute Congratulations, Suzi. Well deserved.

Beyond thrilled to be awarded an @nhmrc Investigator Grant, and also so excited for @MonashAddiction colleagues @AiliLangford (@CentMedUseSafet) and @Josephsdoyle (@BurnetInstitute).

@BelacAdmasu @lisadrepi Congratulations Sewe. Best of luck in your next journey.

I am delighted to share the successful conclusion of my #PhD journey, celebrated at a beautiful graduation ceremony with loved ones and my wonderful advisors, A/P Linda @laselvey and Prof Lisa @lisadrepi. Grateful for all the support along this rewarding journey. #grad photos