Kirsty Buising

COVID-19 end-of-life care: symptoms and supportive therapy use in an Australian hospital.

Aaron K Wong, Lucy Demediuk, Jia Y Tay, Olivia Wawryk, Anna Collins, Rachel Everitt, Jennifer Philip, Kirsty Buising, Brian Le

Journal article  |  2021  |  Intern Med J

BACKGROUND: Descriptions of symptoms and medication use at end of life in COVID-19 are limited to small cross-sectional studies, w..

Topical antimicrobial prescribing patterns in residents of Australian aged-care facilities: use of a national point prevalence survey to identify opportunities for quality improvement

Noleen Bennett, Katherine Walker, Kirsty Buising, Ron Cheah, Xin Fang, Robyn Ingram, Rodney James, Michael J Malloy, Karin Thursky, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2021  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

BACKGROUND: Australian residential aged care facilities (RACFs) are encouraged to participate in an annual Aged Care National Anti..

Evaluating the Implementation of a Pilot Quality Improvement Program to Support Appropriate Antimicrobial Prescribing in General Practice

Ruby Biezen, Kirsty Buising, Tim Monaghan, Rachael Ball, Karin Thursky, Ron Cheah, Malcolm Clark, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis

Journal article  |  2021  |  ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL

Inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing contributes to increasing antimicrobial resistance. An antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) pro..

Impact of time to first antimicrobial dose on length of stay and 30-day hospital readmission in patients with lower limb cellulitis

Jaclyn L Bishop, Mark Jones, James Farquharson, Kathrine Summerhayes, Roxanne Tucker, Mary Smith, Raquel Cowan, N Deborah Friedman, Thomas R Schulz, David CM Kong, Kirsty L Buising

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance

OBJECTIVES: There have been efforts to promote timely antimicrobial administration for patients with sepsis, but the importance fo..

Presenting symptoms of COVID-19 and clinical outcomes in hospitalised older adults

Kate Gregorevic, Andrea Maier, Roeisa Miranda, Paula Loveland, Katherine Miller, Kirsty Buising, Caroline Marshall, Bronwyn O'Gorman, Amanda Tan, Kylie Staggard, Tessa O'Halloran, Huong Xuan Thi Nguyen, Jessica Disler, Frances Crotty, Kai Lim, Joseph Cianter, Cate Kelly, Kwang Lim

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: In July 2020, a COVID-19 outbreak was recognised in the geriatric wards at a subacute campus of the Royal Melbourne Ho..

Nurse role and contribution to antimicrobial stewardship: An integrative review

Fiona Gotterson, Kirsty Buising, Elizabeth Manias

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES

AIM: To examine existing published literature regarding nurses and antimicrobial stewardship, and their potential role and contrib..

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare workers within an Australian tertiary hospital to managing high-consequence infectious diseases

Jesse J Fryk, Steven Tong, Caroline Marshall, Arjun Rajkhowa, Kirsty Buising, Christopher MacIsaac, Nicola Walsham, Irani Thevarajan

Journal article  |  2021  |  INFECTION DISEASE & HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Adequate preparation and support for healthcare workers (HCWs) managing high-consequence infectious diseases (HCIDs) i..

A hospital-wide response to multiple outbreaks of COVID-19 in health care workers: lessons learned from the field

Kirsty L Buising, Deborah Williamson, Benjamin C Cowie, Jennifer MacLachlan, Elizabeth Orr, Christopher MacIsaac, Eloise Williams, Katherine Bond, Stephen Muhi, James McCarthy, Andrea B Maier, Louis Irving, Denise Heinjus, Cate Kelly, Caroline Marshall

Journal article  |  2021  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

Use of portable air cleaners to reduce aerosol transmission on a hospital COVID-19 ward

KL Buising, R Schofield, L Irving, M Keywood, A Stevens, N Keogh, G Skidmore, I Wadlow, K Kevin, B Rismanchi, AJ Wheeler, RS Humphries, M Kainer, F Mcgain, J Monty, C Marshall

Journal article  |  2021  |  Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Objective To study the airflow, transmission and clearance of aerosols in the clinical spaces of a hospital ward that had been use..

Antibiotic treatment of common infections: more evidence to support shorter durations

Benjamin J Smith, George Heriot, Kirsty Buising

Journal article  |  2020  |  CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Although there is increasing recognition of the link between antibiotic overuse and antimicrobial resistance, c..