The National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship (NCAS)

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