Contact

Email

karin.thursky@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Director, Nat Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship
Department of Infectious Diseases
Education
Professional Doctorate
Monash University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
Bachelors Degree
Deakin University
ORCID

0000-0002-7400-232X

Prof Kas Thursky

Director, Nat Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship
Department of Infectious Diseases
387 Scholarly works
36 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Cultivating global antimicrobial stewardship: prescribing quality and implementability insights from Portugal’s First Hospital National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey
    DOI: 10.1186/s13756-025-01681-9
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Transforming Infection Management in the Era of Emerging Cancer Therapies
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Cost-effectiveness of home-based care of febrile neutropenia in children with cancer
    DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29469
  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Appropriate Antimicrobial Use: Scaling Surveillance Using Digital Health
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Improving Patient Outcomes Through Implementation of Digital and Diagnostic Innovations for Infections in Cancer
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Excess cost of care associated with sepsis in cancer patients: Results from a populationbased case-control matched cohort
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255107
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Incorporating Future Medical Costs: Impact on Cost-Efectiveness Analysis in Cancer Patients
    DOI: 10.1007/s40273-019-00790-9
Kas Thursky

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2019
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
2019
Winner: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science Staff Excellence Award - Engagement University of Melbourne
2019
Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship University of Melbourne
2018
Winner: Australian Council on Health Care Standards Award Australian Council on Health Care Standards

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS