No time to waste! OUTBREAK’s fresh approach

No time to waste! OUTBREAK’s fresh approach

The OUTBREAK consortium has adopted a high-performance, highly-flexible approach to turning masses of data into useful products and services to address drug-resistant infections. It’s a new way of working for a multi-agency team that’s on the hunt for information to...
Everyone’s at risk from superbugs

Everyone’s at risk from superbugs

A big hurdle in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is helping Australians to understand how extensive the problem is for the whole population, not just sick people. University of Wollongong molecular microbiologist Associate Professor Martina...
Leading a global fight

Leading a global fight

The success of OUTBREAK would put Australia at the forefront of using machine learning to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to bioinformatician and data scientist Nicole Wheeler from the Centre of Genomic Pathogen Surveillance at the Wellcome Sanger...
Using data for better health

Using data for better health

As Asia-Pacific healthcare advisor for Oracle, Peter Williams has a keen interest in the junction between health, education and the research sector.   Here he explains the multinational tech company’s involvement with OUTBREAK… Oracle’s mission is about...
Nursing know-how drives superbug battle

Nursing know-how drives superbug battle

OUTBREAK’s expert team spans many sectors, including the hospital system. For UTS Professor of Nursing Marilyn Cruickshank, the battle against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has taken her from the ward to the policy table… Q: Why did you get involved with OUTBREAK?...