40 years of antibiotic guidelines anniversary seminar

Recollections

Clockwise: The Royal Melbourne Hospital (1954); Trawalla, Toorak (1963); 55 Flemington Road (1990 to 2002); 473 Victoria Street, West Melbourne (from 2008). Not included: 23–47 Villiers Street, North Melbourne (2003 – 2007)

Keynote speakers

Professor Bart CurrieProfessor in Medicine, Northern Territory Medical Program, Menzies School of Health Research and Infectious Diseases Physician, Royal Darwin HospitalBart Currie is an infectious diseases and public health physician at Royal Darwin Hospital and Professor in Medicine at the Northern Territory Medical Program, Flinders and Charles Darwin Universities. He is also Program Leader for Tropical and Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Menzies School of Health Research, Director of Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia and Director of Hot North, a collaborative project aimed at improving health outcomes in the tropical north of Australia. Bart was first a member of the antibiotic guideline writing group for the sixth edition in 1991. He has been on every subsequent expert group, including the current 16th edition, which will be published in 2019.

Associate Professor Kirsty BuisingAssociate Professor and Deputy Director, National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Peter Doherty Institute, University of MelbourneKirsty Buising is an infectious diseases physician working for the Victorian Infectious Diseases Service (VIDS). She is Deputy Director of the National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship and chief investigator for the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funded Centre for Research Excellence in Antimicrobial Stewardship. Kirsty serves on advisory groups at state, national and international levels in the areas of antimicrobial stewardship, guideline development and healthcare associated infection. Kirsty joined the antibiotic guideline expert group for the 15th edition published in 2014 and is a member of the current expert group.

Dr Ken HarveyAssociate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, MelbourneKen Harvey is a microbiologist and public health physician, currently working at the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash University, where he continues his lifetime active interest in the promotion and regulation of therapeutic goods. Ken was a member of the expert group that drafted the WHO “Ethical Criteria for Medicinal Drug Promotion”. He has been awarded life membership of Choice, the leading consumer advocacy group in Australia, for services to the consumer movement and the 2016 ANZAAS Medal for contribution to science which goes beyond normal professional activities. Ken was one of the five founder writing group members of the Antibiotic Guidelines in 1978. He was on the Antibiotic Guidelines writing group from the first to the sixth edition in 1991.

Keynote speakers

Professor Paul GlasziouDeputy Chair of the Board of Directors of Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine and Director, Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice, Bond UniversityPaul Glasziou is Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine at Bond University and a part-time general practitioner. He was the Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine in Oxford from 2003-2010. His key interests include identifying and removing the barriers to using high quality research in everyday clinical practice. He is the author of six books related to evidence based practice and is the recipient of an NHRMC Australia Fellowship which he commenced at Bond University in July, 2010. Paul was a member of the antibiotic guideline expert group for the 11th and 12th edition and has been a Director of the Board of Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd since 2011.

Professor Lindsay GraysonDirector of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Austin Health and Professor of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of MelbourneLindsay Grayson is Director of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at Austin Health and Professor of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at the University of Melbourne. Lindsay is immediate past-President of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases and past-Chair of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy (ICAAC) Program Committee for the American Society for Microbiology. He has a longstanding interest in antimicrobial resistance and infection control. Lindsay joined the antibiotic expert group for the 12th edition published in 2003 and has been on every subsequent group, including the current 16th edition.

Dr Sue PhillipsChief Executive Officer, Therapeutic Guidelines LtdSue Phillips is Chief Executive Officer at Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd and Honorary Adjunct Associate Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine at Bond University. Sue has a long standing interest in guideline development and research translation. She was Interim Executive Director of the NHMRC’s National Institute of Clinical Studies from 2008-2010 and a Trustee of the Board of the Guidelines-International-Network (G-I-N) from 2009-2016. She was appointed Vice-Chair of the G-I-N Board from 2014-2016. Sue has been the Chief Executive Officer of Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd since 2012.

Event chair

Dr Liz MarlesBoard of Directors of Therapeutic Guidelines LtdLiz Marles is the former President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and has been a member of the RACGP Council since 2008. Liz is Deputy Director of the Hornsby General Practice Unit, which specialises in GP Teaching, particularly registrar remediation and prevocational education. For the past 15 years Liz has also been a GP at the Aboriginal Medical Service in Redfern, where she is a GP supervisor with a special interest in diabetes, and presenter in the Aboriginal Health training component of GP Synergy’s registrar teaching program. Liz is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and was a foundation Director on the General Practice Education and Training Board. She is passionate about general practice training, Aboriginal Health and the future of general practice. She has been a Director of the Board of Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd since 2013 and Chair of the Board since 2017.

TGL board, 2018: front row from left, John Dowden, Liz Marles, Sue Phillips, Lisa Kruesi; back row from left, Tony Evans, Leanne Russsell, Paul Glasziou, Hung The Nguyen, Michael Kidd, Debra Rowett, Alan Mitchell (inset: John Primrose)

Recollections

Clockwise: Antibiotic Guidelines first edition, 1978; poster distributed with the fifth edition of Antibiotic Guidelines in 1987; Antibiotic Guidelines 16th edition, 2019; Antibiotic writing group members, 6th edition, at work at The Royal Melbourne Hospital in 1991, chaired by Dr Laurie Mashford; picture of eTG complete Antibiotic 15th edition (ear, nose and throat infections)

time & date 2–6:30pm, 13 November 2018

venue Forum Theatre, Arts West Building, University of Melbourne, 148 Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3052

40 years of antibiotic guidelines anniversary seminar

Program

chair Dr Liz Marles, Chair of the Board of Directors of Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd

2:00pm - 2:05pm Welcome and introductory remarks: Dr Liz Marles

2:05pm - 2:25pm Fighting antibiotic resistance in Melbourne hospitals: Associate Professor Ken Harvey, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University

2:25pm - 2:55pm Surviving Antibiotic expert group meetings: Professor Bart Currie, Menzies School of Health Research, Royal Darwin Hospital

2:55pm - 3:25pm Embedding antimicrobial stewardship into acute care: Associate Professor Kirsty Buising, Deputy Director, National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Peter Doherty Institute

3:25pm - 3:45pm Afternoon break

3:45pm - 4:15pm Improving antibiotic prescribing in primary care: Professor Paul Glasziou, Director, Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice, Bond University

4:15pm - 4:45pm New approaches to fighting antimicrobial resistance: Professor Lindsay Grayson, Director, Department of Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, Austin Health and Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne

4:45pm - 4:55pm Digital guidelines: implications for clinicians and future guidelines: Dr Sue Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd

4:55pm - 5:00pm

5:00pm - 5:15pm

5:15pm - 6:30pm

Closing remarks: Dr Liz Marles

Launch of History of Therapeutic Guidelines (book and online) Professor Rob Moulds and Mrs Mary Hemming AO

Drinks and canapés in the foyer

Delegate list

Ambulance Victoria Mai Nguyen

Antibiotic v1 Expert Group Dr Barry Parsons

Antibiotic v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6 Expert Group and Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, former Board member

Dr Ken Harvey

Antibiotic v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9, v10 Expert Group Adjunct Prof. John Spicer

Antibiotic v11 and v12, Expert Group Dr Louis Roller

Antibiotic v13, v14 & v15 Expert Group Dr Alan Street

Antibiotic v13, v14, v15 & v16 Expert Group Dr Tony Korman

Antibiotic v14, v15 Expert Group Associate Prof. Wendy Munckhof

Antibiotic v15 Expert Group Dr Mike Starr

Antibiotic v8, v9, v10, v11, v12, v13, v14, v15, v16 Expert Group Prof. Bart Currie

Antibiotic v12, v13, v14, v15, v16 Expert Group Prof. Lindsay Grayson

Antibiotic v14, v15, v16 Expert Group Associate Prof. Kirsty Buising

Antibiotic v16 Expert Group Associate Prof. Steven Tong

Antibiotic/Therapeutics Committee Reverend Dr David Thompson

Australasian Cochrane Centre Dr Denise O'Connor

Australian College of Nurse Practitioners Dr Grainne Lowe

Australian College of Nurse Practitioners, President Leanne Boase

Australian College of Nursing Dr Carolyn Stapleton

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, AMS Advisory Committee, Chair

Dr Morgyn Warner

Australian Doctor Group Martha Peacock

Australian Medicines Handbook Simone Rossi

Australian Medicines Handbook, Chief Executive Officer David Dart

Australian Society for Antimicrobials, Committee member Dr Benjamin Rogers

Alfred Deakin Institute, Honorary Fellow Dr Scott Phillips

Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance Sophie Bowman-Derrick

East Brunswick Medical Centre Leonie McLaughlin

Department of Health and Ageing, Office of Health Protection Jen Gilrane

East Brunswick Medical Centre Dr Angela Rutherford

Endocrinology v5 Expert Group, Oral & Dental v3 Expert Group Prof. Albert Frauman

Gastrointestinal v6 Expert Group Glenn Valoppi

General Practitioner Dr Andrew Boyden

Health Care Consultant Dr Geoffrey Brooks

Delegate list

Health Education Australia Limited Stephen Fitzpatrick

Health Education Australia Limited, Chief Executive Officer Beverley Sutton

HistorySmiths Ltd Helen Penrose

Maddocks Ltd Peter Francis

Medimobile Neil McIntyre

National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship Dr Rod James

National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship Lesley Hawes

National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship Courtney Ierano

National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship Dr Arjun Rajkhowa

National Health and Medical Research Council Geraint Duggan

NPS MedicineWise Ltd Kerren Hosking

NPS MedicineWise Ltd Dr Jonathan Dartnell

NPS MedicineWise Ltd, Chief Executive Officer Steve Morris

Nursing and Midwifery Policy Consultant, NPS MedicineWise Board member Dr Rosemary Bryant

Oral & Dental v3 Expert Group Dr Geraldine Moses

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Michelle Mabille

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, President Dr Shane Jackson

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, State Manager Bill Suen

Psychotropic v6 and v7 Expert Group Dr Nicholas Carr

ReAct - Action on Antibiotic Resistance Mary Murray

Remedy Health Care Ltd Dr Nancy Huang

Respiratory v5 Expert Group Dr Jenny Gowan

Rheumatology v1, v2 and v3 Expert Group Prof. Rachelle Buchbinder

Rheumatologist Dr Ramesh Arora

Rheumatology v1 and v2 Expert Group Prof. John Murtagh

Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons Dr Chris Callahan

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Su San Mok

Royal Eye and Ear Hospital Thilakavathi Chengodu

Scali, McCabe, Sloves Ltd, former advertising consultant to Antibiotic Committee

Mr Geoff Godkin

Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia, President Prof. Michael Dooley

St John of God Health Care Ms Wendy Davis

Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services Prof. Katie Flanagan

Delegate list

Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services Dr Sanchia Warren

The Royal Melbourne Hospital, former Executive Director Dr Geoff Dreher

The University of Melbourne, Department of General Practice Dr Malcolm Clarke

The University of Melbourne, Department of General Practice Associate Prof. Dougie Boyle

The University of Melbourne, Department of General Practice Ruby Biezen

The University of Melbourne, Department of General Practice Dr Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis

The University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Hon Prof. Peter Brooks

The University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Hon Prof. Graeme Brown

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Developing Countries Program Manager Mieke Hutchinson-Kern

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, inaugural Chief Executive Officer Mrs Mary Hemming

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Medical Advisor Dr Caroline Hall

Therapeutic Guidelines Foundation Ltd, Board member Prof. John Tiller

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Administration Officer Loretta Dalla-valle

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Administration Officer Jess Gauci

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Assistant Editor Erin Spiric

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Board Chair Dr Liz Marles

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Board member Dr Hung The Nguyen

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Board member Dr John Primrose

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Board member Prof. Paul Glasziou

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Board member Dr John Dowden

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Board member Prof. Debra Rowett

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Board member Ms Lisa Kruesi

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Brand and Communications Manager Simone Turner

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Chair of Antibiotic v16 Expert Group Prof. Heath Kelly

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Chief Executive Officer Dr Sue Phillips

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Company Secretary Leanne Russell

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Developing Countries Program, Medical Advisor and former Board Chair

Prof. Rob Moulds

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Digital Program Manager Janine Harrison

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Editor Michelle Sweidan

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Editor Alana Meaklim

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Editor Lisa Waddell

Delegate list

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Editor Jane O’Connor

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Editor Jo Allardice

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Editor Hazel Moore

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, former Board Chair Dr Richard Kneebone

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, former Board Chair Associate Prof. Andrea Mant

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, former Editor Dr Alice Glover

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, former Editorial Director Mrs Jennifer Johnstone

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, National Business Development Manager Julie Boyd-Reynolds

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Publishing Director Dr Leigh-Anne Claase

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Senior Editor Susan Daskalakis

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Senior Editor Jessica Gibney

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, Senior Editor Melanie Rosella

Two Blind Mice Ltd Ian Stewart

Wiley Ltd Alison Bell

Wiley Ltd, former TGL Sales and Licensing Manager Garry Cannon

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