Christopher Fairley

Personal profile

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 33 doctoral students to completion. He has 727 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 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 → …

Research area 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 2024

1 Not started
1 Active
9 Finished

Optimising the control and management of sexually transmitted infections through research and innovation

Fairley, C.

National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

1/01/20 → 31/12/24

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. J., Kaldor, J., Donovan, B. J., Fairley, C. & Brown, G.

Project: Research

A social media campaign on hepatitis A to increase disease awareness, knowledge and vaccination uptake rate among gay and bisexual men in Victoria

Chow, E. & Fairley, C.

7/06/18 → 7/06/19

Project: Research

Implementation of an online sexual health educational program for gay and bisexual men in Australia

Chow, E. & Fairley, C.

1/02/18 → 31/08/18

Project: Research

Antibiotic treatment of male partners to reduce recurrence of bacterial vaginosis in women: pilot project

Bradshaw, C., Vodstrcil, L., Fairley, C. & Garland, S. M.

16/01/17 → 15/04/18

Project: Research

Research Output 1989 2020

1 Citation (Scopus)

Gardnerella vaginalis Clade Distribution Is Associated With Behavioral Practices and Nugent Score in Women Who Have Sex With Women

Plummer, E. L., Vodstrcil, L. A., Murray, G. L., Fairley, C. K., Danielewski, J. A., Garland, S. M., Chow, E. P. F., Bulach, D. M., Fethers, K. A., Hocking, J. S. & Bradshaw, C. S., 14 Jan 2020, In : Journal of Infectious Diseases. 221, 3, p. 454-463 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Hepatitis A vaccine uptake among men who have sex with men from a time-limited vaccination programme in Melbourne in 2018

Burrell, S., Vodstrcil, L. A., Fairley, C., Kilner, A., Bradshaw, C. S., Chen, M. & Chow, E. P. F., Mar 2020, In : Sexually Transmitted Infections. 96, 2, p. 110-114 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

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)

Eric Susman Prize

Christopher Fairley (Recipient), 2017

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Activities 2001 2019

72 Public lecture/debate/seminar
24 Contribution to conference
2 Public event
1 Contribution to workshop, seminar, course