Katherine Gibney

Stopping Buruli ulcer in Victoria

Buruli ulcer (BU) is a destructive skin and soft tissue infection that can cause permanent deformity. Australian native possums carry in the..

2020 - 2023

Saliva for diagnosis of COVID-19 in primary care, paediatric and out of hospital settings

2020 - 2023

Saliva for diagnosis of COVID-19 in primary care, paediatric and out of hospital settings

2020 - 2023

Invasive group A streptococcal disease (iGAS): Establishing an evidence-base for public health guidelines

2020 - 2022

An agent-based model of rotavirus transmission in the context of RV3-BB vaccine

2018 - 2022

BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN METROPOLITAN, RURAL AND INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS

This project aims to apply recently developed culturing methods to archive and phenotype bacterial species found in the human gut in a repre..

2019 - 2021

The Optimise Study

2020 - 2021

The Optimise Study

2020 - 2021

CONTROLLING BURULI ULCER IN VICTORIA

Buruli ulcer is an ulcerative skin disease caused by the bacterium, Mycobacterium ulcerans. Buruli ulcer cases have been increasing alarming..

2018 - 2020

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)

16

Projects

Project Types

9

Research Grant

6

Research Contracts

1

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works from 95 for Katherine Gibney.

Recruiting and retaining community-based participants in a COVID-19 longitudinal cohort and social networks study: lessons from Victoria, Australia.

Thi Nguyen, Alexander J Thomas, Phoebe Kerr, Ashleigh C Stewart, Anna Lee Wilkinson, Long Nguyen, Aimée Altermatt, Kathryn Young, Katherine Heath, Anna Bowring, Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey, Dean Lusher, Sophie Hill, Alisa Pedrana, Mark Stoové, Katherine Gibney, Margaret Hellard

Journal article | 2023 | BMC Med Res Methodol

BACKGROUND: Longitudinal studies are critical to informing evolving responses to COVID-19 but can be hampered by attrition bias, w..

Estimating the proportion of Victorians infected with COVID-19 during the Omicron BA.1 epidemic wave of January 2022 in Australia.

Aimée Altermatt, Katherine Heath, Freya Saich, Anna Lee Wilkinson, Nick Scott, Rachel Sacks-Davis, Kathryn Young, Mark Stoové, Katherine B Gibney, Margaret Hellard

Journal article | 2023 | Aust N Z J Public Health

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the proportion of Victorians infected with COVID-19 in January 2022. METHODS: Between 11-19 February 2022 w..

Inclusion of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in COVID-19 Public Health Research: Research Design Adaptations to Seek Different Perspectives in Victoria, Australia.

Lisa Gibbs, Alexander J Thomas, Alison Coelho, Adil Al-Qassas, Karen Block, Niamh Meagher, Limya Eisa, Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey, Tianhui Ke, Phoebe Kerr, Edwin Jit Leung Kwong, Colin MacDougall, Deng Malith, Katitza Marinkovic Chavez, Deborah Osborne, David J Price, Freya Shearer, Mark Stoove, Kathryn Young, Yanqin Zhang, et al.

Journal article | 2023 | Int J Environ Res Public Health

Participation of people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in public health research is often limited b..

Drivers of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among women of childbearing age in Victoria, Australia: A descriptive qualitative study

J Oliver, J Kaufman, K Bagot, Z Bradfield, C Homer, KB Gibney, M Danchin

Journal article | 2022 | VACCINE: X

OBJECTIVE: Women of childbearing age, including pregnant and breastfeeding women, report higher COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, but re..

Reducing the burden of group A streptococcal disease in the Northern Territory: the role of chemoprophylaxis for those at greatest risk

Katherine Gibney, Andrew Steer

Journal article | 2022 | MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

Capturing Household Structure and Mobility within and between Remote Aboriginal Communities in Northern Australia Using Longitudinal Data: A Pilot Study

Jessie J Goldsmith, Patricia T Campbell, Juan Pablo Villanueva-Cabezas, Rebecca H Chisholm, Melita McKinnon, George G Gurruwiwi, Roslyn G Dhurrkay, Alfred M Dockery, Nicholas Geard, Steven YC Tong, Jodie McVernon, Katherine B Gibney

Journal article | 2022 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

UNLABELLED: Cultural practices and development level can influence a population's household structures and mixing patterns. Within..

The epidemiology of invasive group A streptococcal disease in Victoria, 2007-2017: an analysis of linked datasets

Tilda Nell Thomson, Patricia Therese Campbell, Katherine B Gibney

Journal article | 2022 | AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence and severity of invasive group A streptococcal disease (iGAS) in Victoria, Australia. METHODS..

Duration of West Nile Virus Immunoglobulin M Antibodies up to 81 Months Following West Nile Virus Disease Onset.

J Erin Staples, Katherine B Gibney, Amanda J Panella, Harry E Prince, Alison J Basile, Janeen Laven, James J Sejvar, Marc Fischer

Journal article | 2022 | Am J Trop Med Hyg

West Nile virus (WNV) IgM antibodies typically indicate a recent infection. However, WNV IgM antibodies can remain detectable for ..

Costing of an Australian general practice COVID-19 drive-through testing and respiratory clinic.

Patrick Abraham, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Ruby Biezen, Christine Mary Hallinan, Katherine B Gibney, Lena Sanci, Jemimah Ride

Journal article | 2022 | BMC Prim Care

BACKGROUND: Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic requires safe and efficient testing on a large scale over a prolonged period. Outp..

Intent to Be Vaccinated against COVID-19 in Victoria, Australia

Katherine Heath, Aimee Altermatt, Freya Saich, Alisa Pedrana, Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey, Anna L Bowring, Mark Stoove, Margaret Danchin, Jessica Kaufman, Katherine B Gibney, Margaret Hellard

Journal article | 2022 | VACCINES

BACKGROUND: High vaccine uptake requires strong public support, acceptance, and willingness. METHODS: A longitudinal cohort study ..

95

Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Clinical Sciences

Health Services and Systems

Clinical Health

Public Health

Epidemiology

Evaluation of Health and Support Services

Human Resources and Industrial Relations

Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)

Demography

News

Displaying the 5 most recent news articles from 5 for Katherine Gibney.

The new 15-minute test has potential, but standard tests are still the best way to track COVID-19

Katherine Gibney, Deborah Williamson, Jodie McVernon

Testing remains a vital component of Australia’s success in managing COVID-19. We need to diagnose people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the ..

September 25, 2020

What is sentinel surveillance and how might it help in the fight against coronavirus?

Nic Geard, Jodie McVernon, Katherine Gibney

By international standards, Australia has had considerable success in containing the COVID-19 outbreak. As the number of new cases continue..

May 1, 2020

What might trigger a return to 'normal'? Why our coronavirus exit strategy is ... TBC

Katherine Gibney, Jodie McVernon

The unprecedented restrictions Australians are living with are working, so far, to curb the rise in new COVID-19 cases. Nationally, on av..

April 17, 2020

Supplies needed for coronavirus healthcare workers: 89 million masks, 30 million gowns, 2.9 million litres of hand sanitiser. A month.

Katherine Gibney, Caroline Marshall

In three short months, more than half a million cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, have been reported worldwide. The US now has t..

March 27, 2020

It's now a matter of when, not if, for Australia. This is how we're preparing for a jump in coronavirus cases

Katherine Gibney, Brett Sutton, Jodie McVernon

While countries around the globe have been taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronaviru..

February 27, 2020