The National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship (NCAS)
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Group Leader
Professor Karin Thursky+61 3 9342 9404
Research Overview
The National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship (NCAS) is a multidisciplinary collaborative funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council, with a strong track record of innovation and successful translation into clinical practice.
The core work of NCAS will be dominated by six streams of research over the next 5 years, four related to antimicrobial prescribing in humans, and two streams dedicated to antimicrobial prescribing in animals.
Research Streams include antimicrobial stewardship in the following human research streams:
- Community and general practice
- Residential aged care facilities (RACFs)
- Rural/ regional centres
- Tertiary Hospital
And in the animal streams:
- Patterns and Impacts of Antimicrobial Usage in Livestock
- Patterns and Rationales for Antimicrobial Usage in Companion Animals
Staff
- Professor Karin Thursky
- Associate Professor Kirsty Buising
- Associate Professor Caroline Marshall
- Professor Glenn Browning
- Professor Mike Richards
- Associate Professor Dr Rhonda Stuart
- Dr David Kong
- Professor Danielle Mazza
- Dr Trish Peel
- Dr N.Deborah Friedman
- Dr Helen Billman-Jacobe
- Dr Tom Schulz
- Dr Ann Bull
- Dr Noleen Bennett
- Associate Professor Leon Worth
- Ms Evette Buono
- Professor Frank Dunshea
Collaborators
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital
- University of Melbourne
- Peter Doherty Institute
- VICNISS
- Monash University Faculty of General Practice
- Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Monash University
Funding
- National Health and Medical Research Council CRE grant