NCAS Seminar Series Recordings 2024
Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Digital Health
Hosted by Mr Ron Cheah
Developing a Dashboard to Improve Antibiotic Utilization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Dr Samuel Wong
Clinical Data Lead & Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology University of Iowa
Updates on the NCAS Data Science Initiative
Dr Vlada Rozova
Machine Learning Scientist & Post-Doctoral Fellow
Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, University of Melbourne
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Sepsis Awareness Month
Hosted by Ms Zohal Rashidzada
Optimising antimicrobials in sepsis
Dr Sadid Khan
Infectious Diseases Physician & Clinical Microbiologist,
Alfred Health & Monash Health
Role of the nurse and the sepsis pathway – a Queensland perspective
Ms Celine Hill
Sepsis Clinical Nurse Consultant, Caboolture Hospital
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Animal Health
Hosted by Dr Kirsten Bailey
Ethical challenges associated with antimicrobials
Dr Anne Quain
Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
Consensus amongst international experts: When is use of high importance antimicrobials in animals appropriate?
Dr Anna Sri
PhD Fellow, Melbourne Veterinary School, University of Melbourne
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Implementation Science
Hosted by Ms Caroline Chen
Using implementation science to drive the right care
Prof Denise O'Connor
Professor (Research) and Deputy Director of Wiser Health Care Unit,
School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine,
Monash University
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Aged Care
Hosted by Ms Josephine Wen
Adoption of a Delphi technique to achieve consensus for a national infection and antimicrobial use surveillance program in Australian residential aged care homes
A/Prof Noleen Bennett
Aged Care NAPS Program Lead, RMH Guidance Group, NCAS
Infection Control Consultant, VICNISS
Trends and variation in antimicrobial use and microbiology testing in Australian aged care homes
A/Prof Janet Sluggett
A/Prof Pharmacy and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of South Australia
Affiliate Postdoctoral Researcher, Registry of Senior Australians
Mr Yohanes Wondimkun
Research Assistant and PhD candidate, University of South Australia.
Wednesday, 22 May 2024
The Microbiome
Hosted by Ms Ngan-Ha Truong
Antibiotics and the impacts we cannot see
Dr Olivia Smibert
PhD Fellow, NCIC, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne
Clinical Lead, Transplant Infectious Diseases at Austin Health
Pharmacists introduction to phages
Mr Tony Lai
PhD Fellow and Honorary Clinical Lecturer, University of Sydney
Senior Clinical Pharmacist at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Microbiology and Diagnostic Stewardship
Hosted by Ms Jenna Maleki
Point-of-care testing for antibiotic stewardship in community pharmacy
Dr Sajal Saha
Centre for Innovation in Infectious disease and Immunology Research, Deakin University
Developing an antimicrobial stewardship program in Canada, using global evidence and local insight
Dr Leanne Teoh
Melbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne
Point-of-care testing for antibiotic stewardship in community pharmacy
Dr Ruby Biezen
Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Melbourne
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Microbiology and Diagnostic Stewardship
Hosted by Prof Kas Thursky
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing: behind the curtain
A/Prof Louise Cooley
Director, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Hobart Hospital
ASA President
Dr Iain Abbott
ID Physician & Clinical Microbiologist, The Alfred and Monash University
ASA Vice-President
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
AMS in Acute Care
Hosted by Prof Kas Thursky
Antimicrobial Stewardship - Modern Day Challenges in Hospital Settings
Dr Gemma Reynolds
AMS/ID Physician, Austin Health
Antiviral stewardship in transplantation: The next frontier
Dr Michelle Yong
ID Physician, National Centre for Infections In Cancer,
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre