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...
Pinpointing the who, what, when, where of AMR

Pinpointing the who, what, when, where of AMR

What do shopping centres, waterways and the jobless rate have in common? Well, if you combine them with local health data, you can start to map and predict the risk of antibiotic-resistance across Australia. A wide range of medical, health, demographic and geospatial...
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?...
Pharmacists in the box seat to battle AMR

Pharmacists in the box seat to battle AMR

Australian pharmacists are in the box seat to play a major role in the fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs, according to Dr Lisa Pont who is leading the Prescribing and Health Outcomes stream for OUTBREAK. Research shows patients see their GP on average six...
A crisis of our own making?

A crisis of our own making?

Duration: 5min 36sec Broadcast: Thu 14 May 2020, 5:20pm Listen now. OUTBREAK CEO Branwen Morgan has spoken to Linda Mottram, host of ABC Radio’s national PM program, about the rise of drug-resistant superbugs. Superbugs are antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The...