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Personal profile
Biography
Andrew is an infectious diseases physician and NHMRC Early Career Fellow. He has a PhD (University of Melbourne), a Master of Science in Epidemiology (Harvard School of Public Health), and a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research (University of Geneva). His research has focussed on the health and economic impact of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections, the transmission dynamics of antimicrobial resistance, and the implementation of infection prevention and control interventions.
He spent four years as a research fellow with the Infection Control Program and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety at the University of Geneva Hospitals (Geneva, Switzerland). During this time he was an external consultant for the WHO Patient Safety program. He has previously worked as National Project Manager at Hand Hygiene Australia. He's a member of several Victorian and national healthcare infection and patient safety committees, and is current Chair of the Australian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Healthcare Infection Control Special Interest Group (HICSIG).
Clinical activities
Infectious Diseases Physician at Alfred Health.
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Science (Epidemiology), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
PhD (Medicine), The University of Melbourne
Diploma of Advanced Studies (Clinical Research), Université de Genève (University of Geneva)
MBBS, The University of Melbourne
Keywords
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Transmission Dynamics
- Hospital Epidemiology
- Healthcare Infections
Network
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Projects 2017 2021
Understanding Patient Movement Networks To Better Prevent Dissemination of Antimicrobial Resistance
Stewardson, A. J., Donker, T., Wilson, A., Cooper, B. S., Peleg, A. Y., Howden, B., Cruickshank, M. & Coombs, G.
National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
1/01/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
CHAINS: Comprehensive Healthcare Associated Infection National Surveillance
Russo , P., Mitchell, B. G., Cheng, A. C., Stewardson, A. J. & Bucknall, T.
1/09/17 → 1/09/20
Project: Research
ADHOC: Administrative Data for Healthcare-associated Infections and Other Complications
Stewardson, A. J., Worth, L. J., Cheng, A. C., Johnson, P. D. R., Stuart, R. L., Marshall, C. L., Lee, A. & Clezy, K.
1/03/18 → 28/02/19
Project: Research
Research Output 2009 2018
Antibiotic allergy testing improves antibiotic appropriateness in patients with cancer
Trubiano, J. A., Grayson, M. L., Phillips, E. J., Stewardson, A. J., Thursky, K. A. & Slavin, M. A., 1 Nov 2018, In : Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 73, 11, p. 3209-3211 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Effect of outpatient antibiotics for urinary tract infections on antimicrobial resistance among commensal Enterobacteriaceae: A multinational prospective cohort study
Stewardson, A. J., Vervoort, J., Adriaenssens, N., Coenen, S., Godycki-Cwirko, M., Kowalczyk, A., Huttner, B. D., Lammens, C., Malhotra-Kumar, S., Goossens, H., Harbarth, S., on behalf of SATURN WP1 Study Group & SATURN WP3 Study Group, Sep 2018, In : Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 24, 9, p. 972–979 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Effects of the Australian National Hand Hygiene Initiative after 8 years on infection control practices, health-care worker education, and clinical outcomes: a longitudinal study
Grayson, M. L., Stewardson, A. J., Russo, P. L., Ryan, K. E., Olsen, K. L., Havers, S. M., Greig, S., Cruickshank, M. & on behalf of Hand Hygiene Australia and the National Hand Hygiene Initiative, 1 Nov 2018, In : Lancet Infectious Diseases. 18, 11, p. 1269-1277 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Establishing the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections in Australian hospitals: protocol for the Comprehensive Healthcare Associated Infection National Surveillance (CHAINS) study
Russo, P. L., Stewardson, A., Cheng, A. C., Bucknall, T., Marimuthu, K. & Mitchell, B. G., 8 Nov 2018, In : BMJ Open. 8, 11, 7 p., e024924.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access
Prosthetic Joint Infection: Prevention Update
Ierano, C., Stewardson, A. J. & Peel, T. N., 2018, Prosthetic Joint Infections. Peel, T. (ed.). 1 ed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, p. 193-246Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other
Prizes
Australian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Annual Scientific Meeting Council Scholarship
Andrew James Stewardson (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
George McCracken Infectious Disease Fellows Travel Grant
Andrew James Stewardson (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
ICAAC Infectious Diseases Fellows Grant
Andrew James Stewardson (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
NHMRC Early Career Fellowship
Andrew James Stewardson (Recipient), 26 Jul 2017
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
Activities 2014 2018
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control (Journal)
Andrew Stewardson (Associate editor)Oct 2018 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
World Health Organization (WHO) (External organisation)
Andrew Stewardson (Advisor)18 Jan 2018 → 19 Jan 2018
Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
VIIN Young Investigator Symposium 2018
Andrew Stewardson (Member of programme committee)18 Oct 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
HICSIG Education Day
Andrew Stewardson (Organiser)27 Jul 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
7th International Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control Conference
Andrew Stewardson (Member of programme committee)2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference