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Biography
Christopher Fairley (AO) is the Director of the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and Professor of Public Health at Monash University. He holds three specialist medical fellowships from the College of Physicians (Infectious Diseases), Faculty of Public Health and Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine. He is an editor of the Journal ‘Sexual Health’. His principle research interests are the public health control of sexually transmitted diseases and the effectiveness of clinical services. He has supervised 37 doctoral students to completion. He has 946 review journal publications and sits on the boards of IUSTI and ISSTDR. He has been on the scientific organising committee for many international meetings and given plenaries, debates or symposia almost every year. In 2018 he was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to Community Health, a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Eric Susman Prize and elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) in recognition for his work. Lancet ID profiled him ‘Kit Fairley; a pioneer in STI research’ in April 2018.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
President of the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
4 May 2020 → 3 May 2022
Assistant Secretary, International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI)
2011 → …
Editor Sexual Health Journal, CSIRO - Publishing (Victoria)
Jan 2004 → 31 Mar 2023
Research area keywords
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Sexual Health
- HIV prevention
- HIV/AIDS
- Human Papillomavirus
- sexually transmitted infections
- Sexual behaviour
- Preventive Medicine
- Health Promotion
- Venereology
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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HYPER3: A cross-sectional study to evaluate the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in young men who have sex with men 10 years after the implementation of school-based universal male HPV vaccination program in Australia.
Chow, E., Chen, M., Fairley, C. & Williamson, D. A.
MSD (Merck Sharp & Dohme Australia)
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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HOPE: Ending HIV transmission by Optimizing Pre-exposure prophylaxis in East Asia (HOPE)
Ong, J., Zhang, L., Phillips, T., Chow, E., Lee, D., Fairley, C., Grulich, A. E., Bavinton, B. R. & Schmidt, H. M. A.
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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eSTI: A digital sexual health hub: Co-design & evaluation of an online sexual health clinic
Hocking, J. S., Fairley, C., Sanci, L. A., Chang, S., Kong, F. Y. S., Lim, M. S. C., Bickerstaffe, A. C., Ong, J., Tomnay, J. & Karahalios, A.
1/09/21 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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Novel strategies for improving syphilis testing and control
Chen, M., Williamson, D. A., Hocking, J. S., Chow, E., Temple-Smith, M. J., Ong, J., Tomnay, J., Fairley, C., Zhang, L., Kaldor, J., Bilardi, J. & Wigan, B.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia), Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
1/04/21 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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ARC Research Hub to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
Guy, R. J., Broom, A., Whiley, D., Bradshaw, C., Applegate, T., Treloar, C. J., Wiseman, V., Huston, W. M., Williamson, D. A., Kaldor, J., Vallely, A., Hocking, J. S., Regan, D. G., Donovan, B., Kelly-Hanku, A. M., Mokany, E., Todd, A. V., Persing, D., Tenover, F., Graham, J., Phillips, J., Boulos, R., Field, P., Thistlethwaite, J., Chomley, P., Fairley, C., Lewis, D. A., McNulty, A., Lahra, M. M., Murray, G. L., Pomat, W. S. & Phanuphak, N.
16/02/21 → 16/02/26
Project: Research
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Accessing first doses of mpox vaccine made available in Victoria, Australia
Chow, E. P. F., Chen, M. Y., Bradshaw, C. S., Towns, J. M. & Fairley, C. K., Feb 2023, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 31, 2 p., 100712.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Agreements, Behaviour, and Change: Sex Outside the Relationship in Male HIV-negative Partners in HIV Serodiscordant Relationships in Australia, Brazil, and Thailand
Gray, J., Prestage, G., Jin, F., Phanuphak, N., Friedman, R. K., Fairley, C. K., Kelleher, A., Templeton, D. J., Zablotska-Manos, I., Hoy, J., McNulty, A., Baker, D., Brown, G., Grulich, A., Bavinton, B. & for the Opposites Attract study group, 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: AIDS and Behavior. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Assortative Sexual Mixing by Age, Region of Birth, and Time of Arrival in Male-Female Partnerships in Melbourne, Australia
Greaves, K. E., Fairley, C. K., Engel, J. L., Ong, J. J., Aung, E. T., Phillips, T. R. & Chow, E. P. F., 1 May 2023, In: Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 50, 5, p. 288-291 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Changes in the Syphilis Rapid Plasma Reagin Titer Between Diagnosis and Treatment
Pandey, K., Fairley, C. K., Chen, M. Y., Williamson, D. A., Bradshaw, C. S., Ong, J. J., Aung, E. T. & Chow, E. P. F., 4 Mar 2023, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 76, 5, p. 795-799 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Correlation between monkeypox viral load and infectious virus in clinical specimens
Lim, C. K., McKenzie, C., Deerain, J., Chow, E. P. F., Towns, J., Chen, M. Y., Fairley, C. K., Tran, T. & Williamson, D. A., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 161, 3 p., 105421.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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2021 Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Alliance (ASRHA) Innovation Award
Chow, Eric (Recipient), Fairley, Christopher (Recipient), Chen, Marcus (Recipient), Bradshaw, Catriona (Recipient), Zhang, Lei (Recipient), Hocking, Jane Simone (Recipient) & Williamson, Deborah A. (Recipient), 6 Sept 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2022 Alfred Health Recognising Excellence Awards for Improvement, Innovation and Research – Team Category Winner
Fairley, Christopher (Recipient), Bradshaw, Catriona (Recipient), Chow, Eric (Recipient), Chen, Marcus (Recipient) & Ong, Jason (Recipient), 1 Dec 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prize Winner - Australian Infectious Diseases Reseaarch Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research
Chow, Eric (Recipient), Fairley, Christopher (Recipient), Bradshaw, Catriona (Recipient), Hocking, Jane Simone (Recipient), Williamson, Deborah A. (Recipient) & Chen, Marcus (Recipient), 31 Aug 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2023 CAPHIA Research Excellence Award (Team)
Chow, Eric (Recipient), Fairley, Christopher (Recipient), Bradshaw, Catriona (Recipient), Chen, Marcus (Recipient) & Ong, Jason (Recipient), 21 Sept 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2023 City of Melbourne Award, 2023 LGBTIQA+ Award
Fairley, Christopher (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference
Christopher Fairley (Invited speaker)
18 Sept 2023 → 20 Sept 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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STI & HIV World Congress (IUSTI Europe at the ISSTDR-IUSTI World Conference) Chicago. Dedicated to 100 years IUSTI World
Christopher Fairley (Invited speaker)
24 Jul 2023 → 27 Jul 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Joint Australasian Sexual Health and HIV&AIDS (ASHM) Conference. Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Christopher Fairley (Invited speaker)
29 Aug 2022 → 1 Sept 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Sri Lanka College of Sexual Health Medicine (SLCoSHH)
Christopher Fairley (Keynote/plenary speaker)
27 Oct 2022 → 29 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Joint Australasian Sexual Health and HIV&AIDS (ASHM) Conferences
Christopher Fairley (Invited speaker)
7 Sept 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference