Professor Karin Thursky1
1National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship (NCAS) and Associate Director of Health Services Research and Implementation Sciences at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Biography:
Professor Karin Thursky MBBS BSc MD FRACP FAHMS FAIDH is an infectious disease physician and clinical researcher with a wealth of experience in advancing antimicrobial stewardship programs. Currently, she leads the Guidance Group at Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), serves as the Director for the National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship (NCAS) and Associate Director of Health Services Research and Implementation Sciences at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, is a Principal Fellow in two Departments: Medicine and Oncology at the University of Melbourne. She has more than 20 years of experience in designing and implementing programs to improve the quality and safety of healthcare including information technology solutions used globally.
Abstract:
Despite antimicrobial stewardship programs being mandated as a foundational requirement for all national antimicrobial resistance plans, their implementation remains challenging. This presentation will provide a global review of AMS from a one-health perspective, and then will focus on current successes and challenges in the Australian healthcare system.