Infectious Diseases, Immunisation and Critical Illness
Program Director
Dr Julie Leask
Sydney Researchers
Prof Belinda Bennett
Prof Terry Carney
Prof Lyn Gilbert
Prof David Isaacs
A/Prof Ian Kerridge
Dr Chris Degeling
Dr Claire Hooker
Dr Chris Jordens
Dr Henry Kilham
Collaborators
Dr Nicole Gilroy
Dr Michael Selgelid
Research Grants
| Project Title | NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Critical Infection |
| Researchers | Iredell JR, Sorrell TC, Gilbert GL, Kerridge I, Booy R, Dwyer DE, Webb SAR, Sintchenko V, Jones C, Bennett B |
| Grant Type | NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence Grant No 1001021 |
| Duration | January 2011-December 2015 |
| Funding | $2,500,000. |
| Project Title | Interdisciplinary Clinical and Health Ethics Research and Training to Improve Outcomes in Immunosuppressed Haematology Patients |
| Researchers | Sorrell T, Bradstock K, Kerridge I, Gilbert G, Gottlieb D, MacIntyre C, Dwyer D, Ankeny R |
| Grant Type | NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence Grant No 264625 |
| Duration | January 2005-December 2009 |
| Funding | $2,000,000. |
Publications
Books
Kerridge I, Lowe M & Stewart, C. Ethics and Law for the Health Professions (3rd ed). Federation Press: Australia, 2009.
Stewart C, Kerridge, I & Parker M. The Australian Medico-Legal Handbook. Elsevier: Australia, 2008.
Journal Articles
Leask J, Braunack-Mayer A, Kerridge I. Consent and Public Engagement in an Era of Expanded Childhood Immunization. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2011; 47(9): 603-07.
Rae M, Kerridge I. Vaccines – but not as we know them: An ethical evaluation of HPV vaccination policy in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 2011; 35(2): 176-79.
Gilbert L, Cheung P, Kerridge I. Time for action: mandatory immunization of health care workers against influenza. Lancet Infectious Dis. 2010; 10(1): 3-5.
Gilbert G L, Cheung P, Kerridge I. Infection control, ethics and accountability. Med J Aust. 2009; 190(12): 696-98.
Samuel G N, Selgelid M J, Kerridge I. Managing the unimaginable – regulatory responses to the challenges posed by synthetic biology and synthetic genomics. EMBO Rep. 2009; 10(1): 7-11