Contact

Email

karin.thursky@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Director, Nat Centre For Antimicrobial Stewardship
Infectious Diseases
Education
Doctor of Medicine
Monash University
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
Monash University
Bachelor of Science
Deakin University
ORCID

0000-0002-7400-232X

Prof. Kas Thursky

Director, Nat Centre For Antimicrobial Stewardship
Infectious Diseases
240 Scholarly works
22 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2021

    Journal article

    Latent infection screening and prevalence in cancer patients born outside of Australia: a universal versus risk-based approach?
    DOI: 10.1007/s00520-021-06116-w
  • 2021

    Journal article

    An international inventory of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) training programmes for AMS teams.
    DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkab053
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Antimicrobial stewardship by Australian community pharmacists: Uptake, collaboration, challenges, and needs
    DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2020.10.014
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Improving intravenous-to-oral antibiotic switch in children: a team-based audit and implementation approach
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001120
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    ProTreat: an adaptive and rapid implementation trial of novel therapies to prevent and treat COVID19 infection in high risk cancer patients
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: NATIONAL SCALE UP OF THE PAEDIATRIC LOW RISK FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA PROGRAM
  • 2016

    Research Grant

    NATIONAL CENTRE FOR INFECTIONS IN CANCER (NCIC)
Kas Thursky

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2019
Winner: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science Staff Excellence Award - Engagement University of Melbourne
2019
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
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