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Biography
Christopher Fairley (AO) is 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 32 doctoral students to completion. He has 662 review journal publications and sits on the boards of IUSTI and ISSTDR. He has given been on the scientific organsing commitee for many international meetings and give plenaries, debates or symposia almost every year.
In 2018 he was awarded an AO, the FRACP Eric Susman prize and elected to the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in recognition for his work. Lancet ID profiled him ‘Kit Fairley; a pioneer in STI research’ in April 2018.
External positions
President-Elect of the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
2017 → …Assistant Secretary, International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI)
2011 → …Editor Sexual Health Journal, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne
Jan 2004 → …Keywords
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Sexual Health
- HIV prevention
- HIV/AIDS
- Human Papillomavirus
- sexually transmitted infections
- Sexual behaviour
- Preventive Medicine
- Health Promotion
- Venereology
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Projects 2013 2019
A randomised controlled trial of daily antibacterial mouthwash to reduce pharyngeal gonorrhoea among men who have sex with men (MSM)
Chow, E., Fairley, C., Bradshaw, C., Zhang, L., Hocking, J., Lewis, D., Chen, M., Read, T. & Whiley, D.
National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
1/01/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Discovery and translation of interventions to control sexually transmitted infections and their consequences
Kaldor, J., Garland, S., Fairley, C., Law, M. & Grulich, A.
National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
1/01/15 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Uptake, sustainability and impact of scaling up point-of-care testing for sexually transmissible infections in remote and regional Aboriginal communities
Guy, R., Shephard, M., Ward, J. S., Mak, D., Kaldor, J., Fairley, C., Persing, D., Atkinson, D. N., Armstrong, P. K. & Speers, D. J.
National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Department of Health (WA), Cepheid
1/12/14 → 30/11/19
Project: Research
Developing and implementing systems to optimise treatment, care and support among people diagnosed with HIV
Prestage, G., Jin, F., Mao, L., Grulich, A. E., Guy, R., Kaldor, J., Donovan, B. J., Fairley, C. & Brown, G.
Project: Research
Research Output 1991 2019
Clinical Features and Therapeutic Response in Women Meeting Criteria for Presumptive Treatment for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Associated with Mycoplasma genitalium
Latimer, R. L., Read, T. R. H., Vodstrcil, L. A., Goller, J. L., Ong, J. J., Fairley, C. K., Hocking, J. S. & Bradshaw, C. S., 1 Feb 2019, In : Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 46, 2, p. 73-79 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Co-circulation of Multidrug-resistant Shigella Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Australia
Ingle, D. J., Easton, M., Valcanis, M., Seemann, T., Kwong, J. C., Stephens, N., Carter, G. P., Goncalves da Silva, A., Adamopoulos, J., Baines, S. L., Holt, K. E., Chow, E. P. F., Fairley, C., Chen, M., Kirk, M., Howden, B. & Williamson, D. A., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Clinical Infectious Diseases. p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Combined oral contraceptive pill-exposure alone does not reduce the risk of bacterial vaginosis recurrence in a pilot randomised controlled trial
Vodstrcil, L. A., Plummer, M. E., Fairley, C. K., Tachedjian, G., Law, M. G., Hocking, J. S., Worthington, M. K., Grant, M. M., Okoko, N. & Bradshaw, C. S., 5 Mar 2019, In : Scientific Reports. 9, 1, 13 p., 3555.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Incidence, Clearance, and Persistence of Anal Human Papillomavirus in Men Who Have Sex With Men Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Implications for Human Papillomavirus Vaccination
Ong, J. J., Walker, S., Grulich, A., Hoy, J., Read, T. R. H., Bradshaw, C., Chen, M., Garland, S. M., Cornall, A., Hillman, R., Templeton, D. J., Hocking, J., Eu, B., Tee, B. K., Chow, E. P. F. & Fairley, C. K., 1 Apr 2019, In : Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 46, 4, p. 229-233 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Outcomes of Resistance-guided Sequential Treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium Infections: A Prospective Evaluation
Read, T. R., Fairley, C. K., Murray, G. L., Jensen, J. S., Danielewski, J., Worthington, K., Doyle, M., Mokany, E., tan, L., Chow, E. P. F., Garland, S. M. & Bradshaw, C. S., 1 Feb 2019, In : Clinical Infectious Diseases. 68, 4, p. 554-560 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
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Prizes
AMA/Diners Club Public Health Scholar
Christopher Fairley (Recipient), 1992
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
ASHA Distinguished Services to Sexual Health Award
Christopher Fairley (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Award for Excellence in Research Higher Degree Supervision for Outstanding Supervisor – Melbourne School of Population Health
Christopher Fairley (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Best candidate presentation Faculty of Medicine .
Christopher Fairley (Recipient), 1994
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities 2001 2018
The Future of the STI Clinic – The View from Melbourne
Christopher Fairley (Contributor)27 Jun 2018 → 30 Jun 2018
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Department of Infectious Diseases Lecture Series
Christopher Fairley (Contributor)22 Nov 2018
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
Gonorrhoea Control, How? MIDS Lecture Series
Christopher Fairley (Contributor)19 Oct 2018
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
Publish or perish: advice for early career researchers
Christopher Fairley (Contributor)2 Oct 2018 → 6 Oct 2018
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
Update for Infectious Diseases on Sexual Health
Christopher Fairley (Contributor)26 Nov 2018
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar