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National Centre for Infections in Cancer - The Australian peak body for knowledge, training and expertise on diagnosis, treatment and management of infections in the immunocompromised host.
Recently, @michyong.bsky.social presented at the 9th Annual #ICBMT2025 in Busan, Korea on CMV Infection in Allogeneic HSCT: Risk Stratification and Prevention, focused on advances in prophylaxis for CMV management after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation- Congratulations!
October 3, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Recently, @michyong.bsky.social presented at the 9th Annual #ICBMT2025 in Busan, Korea on CMV Infection in Allogeneic HSCT: Risk Stratification and Prevention, focused on advances in prophylaxis for CMV management after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation- Congratulations!
he NCIC September newsletter is out! 📢
Read all about our research updates, recent publications and upcoming events: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
Read all about our research updates, recent publications and upcoming events: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
September 9, 2025 at 6:17 AM
he NCIC September newsletter is out! 📢
Read all about our research updates, recent publications and upcoming events: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
Read all about our research updates, recent publications and upcoming events: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
Australia’s first multi-site study of infections in cancer & transplant patients, PROSPER, is now published in BMJ Open! It will guide future infection prevention & control for this vulnerable group.
Read the full article here: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/7...
Read the full article here: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/7...
September 5, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Australia’s first multi-site study of infections in cancer & transplant patients, PROSPER, is now published in BMJ Open! It will guide future infection prevention & control for this vulnerable group.
Read the full article here: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/7...
Read the full article here: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/7...
You're invited to the NCIC Showcase!
Learn about our work in infection & cancer care through rapid 2-min talks from clinicians, scientists & more.
📅 7 Aug | 🕧 12:30–2PM | 🏢 PMCC & Teams
🍽️ Lunch/tea included
Register here: cancerandinfections.org/ncic-showcase
Learn about our work in infection & cancer care through rapid 2-min talks from clinicians, scientists & more.
📅 7 Aug | 🕧 12:30–2PM | 🏢 PMCC & Teams
🍽️ Lunch/tea included
Register here: cancerandinfections.org/ncic-showcase
August 1, 2025 at 6:35 AM
You're invited to the NCIC Showcase!
Learn about our work in infection & cancer care through rapid 2-min talks from clinicians, scientists & more.
📅 7 Aug | 🕧 12:30–2PM | 🏢 PMCC & Teams
🍽️ Lunch/tea included
Register here: cancerandinfections.org/ncic-showcase
Learn about our work in infection & cancer care through rapid 2-min talks from clinicians, scientists & more.
📅 7 Aug | 🕧 12:30–2PM | 🏢 PMCC & Teams
🍽️ Lunch/tea included
Register here: cancerandinfections.org/ncic-showcase
Join us for the Asia Fungal Working Group and ASID's ANZMIG Fungal Frontier Asia Pacific webinar on Emerging Dermatophyte Infections: Arrival of Antifungal Drug Resistance.
📅 Date: 3rd of September
⌚ Time: 19.30 AEST
📍 Location: Online
👉 Register here: asidevents.eventsair.com/anzmig-2025-...
📅 Date: 3rd of September
⌚ Time: 19.30 AEST
📍 Location: Online
👉 Register here: asidevents.eventsair.com/anzmig-2025-...
July 29, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Join us for the Asia Fungal Working Group and ASID's ANZMIG Fungal Frontier Asia Pacific webinar on Emerging Dermatophyte Infections: Arrival of Antifungal Drug Resistance.
📅 Date: 3rd of September
⌚ Time: 19.30 AEST
📍 Location: Online
👉 Register here: asidevents.eventsair.com/anzmig-2025-...
📅 Date: 3rd of September
⌚ Time: 19.30 AEST
📍 Location: Online
👉 Register here: asidevents.eventsair.com/anzmig-2025-...
📰 July Newsletter is Out Now!
Catch up on the latest updates, research highlights, and upcoming events.
📖 Read it here: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
Catch up on the latest updates, research highlights, and upcoming events.
📖 Read it here: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
July 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
📰 July Newsletter is Out Now!
Catch up on the latest updates, research highlights, and upcoming events.
📖 Read it here: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
Catch up on the latest updates, research highlights, and upcoming events.
📖 Read it here: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
2 WEEKS AWAY
Join us for this hybrid event on Friday July 25th in Melbourne where we will hear updates in candida and other yeast clinical and laboratory diagnosis and management, as well the "ins and outs" of the Australasia Candidaemia Study III.
Register: cancerandinfections.org/acsiii-regis...
Join us for this hybrid event on Friday July 25th in Melbourne where we will hear updates in candida and other yeast clinical and laboratory diagnosis and management, as well the "ins and outs" of the Australasia Candidaemia Study III.
Register: cancerandinfections.org/acsiii-regis...
July 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
2 WEEKS AWAY
Join us for this hybrid event on Friday July 25th in Melbourne where we will hear updates in candida and other yeast clinical and laboratory diagnosis and management, as well the "ins and outs" of the Australasia Candidaemia Study III.
Register: cancerandinfections.org/acsiii-regis...
Join us for this hybrid event on Friday July 25th in Melbourne where we will hear updates in candida and other yeast clinical and laboratory diagnosis and management, as well the "ins and outs" of the Australasia Candidaemia Study III.
Register: cancerandinfections.org/acsiii-regis...
Sign up today on our website: cancerandinfections.org
July 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Sign up today on our website: cancerandinfections.org
We were proud to be well represented at the inaugural The
Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand Infectious Disease Day on 20 June 2025 — a fantastic event co-badged with ASID Immunocompromised Host Special Interest Group.
Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand Infectious Disease Day on 20 June 2025 — a fantastic event co-badged with ASID Immunocompromised Host Special Interest Group.
June 27, 2025 at 5:39 AM
We were proud to be well represented at the inaugural The
Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand Infectious Disease Day on 20 June 2025 — a fantastic event co-badged with ASID Immunocompromised Host Special Interest Group.
Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand Infectious Disease Day on 20 June 2025 — a fantastic event co-badged with ASID Immunocompromised Host Special Interest Group.
New Publication!
Professor Monica Slavin - “Very pleased to be part of this important study of olorofim, a novel antifungal drug for difficult-to-treat fungal infections. It was active against infections resistant to or failing existing treatments and offers a much-needed option for our patients.”
Professor Monica Slavin - “Very pleased to be part of this important study of olorofim, a novel antifungal drug for difficult-to-treat fungal infections. It was active against infections resistant to or failing existing treatments and offers a much-needed option for our patients.”
June 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
New Publication!
Professor Monica Slavin - “Very pleased to be part of this important study of olorofim, a novel antifungal drug for difficult-to-treat fungal infections. It was active against infections resistant to or failing existing treatments and offers a much-needed option for our patients.”
Professor Monica Slavin - “Very pleased to be part of this important study of olorofim, a novel antifungal drug for difficult-to-treat fungal infections. It was active against infections resistant to or failing existing treatments and offers a much-needed option for our patients.”
Today, Belinda Lambros, presented on the Nursing Considerations from the Australasian Consensus Guidelines for Neutropenic Fever 2024 update at the 2025 Cancer Nurses Society Of Australia (CNSA) and International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care ISNCC congress.
June 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Today, Belinda Lambros, presented on the Nursing Considerations from the Australasian Consensus Guidelines for Neutropenic Fever 2024 update at the 2025 Cancer Nurses Society Of Australia (CNSA) and International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care ISNCC congress.
Happy Friday!
The June edition of the NCIC Newsletter is now live.
To read, please visit: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
The June edition of the NCIC Newsletter is now live.
To read, please visit: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
June 6, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Happy Friday!
The June edition of the NCIC Newsletter is now live.
To read, please visit: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
The June edition of the NCIC Newsletter is now live.
To read, please visit: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
This week, we said farewell to Enric, our visiting research fellow from Spain, who spent the past three months with us. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors!
Learn more about our visiting fellow program: cancerandinfections.org/visiting-fel...
Learn more about our visiting fellow program: cancerandinfections.org/visiting-fel...
May 30, 2025 at 6:48 AM
This week, we said farewell to Enric, our visiting research fellow from Spain, who spent the past three months with us. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors!
Learn more about our visiting fellow program: cancerandinfections.org/visiting-fel...
Learn more about our visiting fellow program: cancerandinfections.org/visiting-fel...
Join us next Wednesday for the Asia Fungal Working Group and the Australia & New Zealand Mycology Interest Group (ANZMIG) webinar.
Dr Abby Douglas is an invited expert panelist!
Wednesday, May 28
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM AEST
Fungus in a Joint – Osteoarticular Infections
Register here: bit.ly/FFAP2025
Dr Abby Douglas is an invited expert panelist!
Wednesday, May 28
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM AEST
Fungus in a Joint – Osteoarticular Infections
Register here: bit.ly/FFAP2025
May 23, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Join us next Wednesday for the Asia Fungal Working Group and the Australia & New Zealand Mycology Interest Group (ANZMIG) webinar.
Dr Abby Douglas is an invited expert panelist!
Wednesday, May 28
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM AEST
Fungus in a Joint – Osteoarticular Infections
Register here: bit.ly/FFAP2025
Dr Abby Douglas is an invited expert panelist!
Wednesday, May 28
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM AEST
Fungus in a Joint – Osteoarticular Infections
Register here: bit.ly/FFAP2025
We are proud to share that the amazing Antibiotic Allergy Nursing Team has been nominated for the @petermaccc.bsky.social Annual Nursing Awards in celebration of International Nurses Day. Well done team!
May 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
We are proud to share that the amazing Antibiotic Allergy Nursing Team has been nominated for the @petermaccc.bsky.social Annual Nursing Awards in celebration of International Nurses Day. Well done team!
Day 2 of the @petermaccc.bsky.social Research Symposium opened with A/Prof @michyong.bsky.social plenary on "Transforming the care of Infectious Diseases in Cancer Patients." Discussing groundbreaking research and future directions in fungal, viral, bacterial, and vaccine clinical trials.
May 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Day 2 of the @petermaccc.bsky.social Research Symposium opened with A/Prof @michyong.bsky.social plenary on "Transforming the care of Infectious Diseases in Cancer Patients." Discussing groundbreaking research and future directions in fungal, viral, bacterial, and vaccine clinical trials.
Happy Friday!
The latest NCIC Newsletter is out now. Catch up on key updates and news.
Check it out here: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
The latest NCIC Newsletter is out now. Catch up on key updates and news.
Check it out here: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
May 2, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Happy Friday!
The latest NCIC Newsletter is out now. Catch up on key updates and news.
Check it out here: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
The latest NCIC Newsletter is out now. Catch up on key updates and news.
Check it out here: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
NCIC Fellow A/Prof Michelle Yong giving us all a great lesson in the complexities of viral infection post transplant #escmidglobal
April 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
NCIC Fellow A/Prof Michelle Yong giving us all a great lesson in the complexities of viral infection post transplant #escmidglobal
Another head scratcher case for Monica and Dimitrios #escmidglobal
April 15, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Another head scratcher case for Monica and Dimitrios #escmidglobal
Prof Slavin discussing a very unusual case #escmidglobal Clinical grand rounds
April 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Prof Slavin discussing a very unusual case #escmidglobal Clinical grand rounds
NCIC fellow Dr Abby Douglas and next gen sequencing have found many ICH pts have previously undetected viruses (incl pegiviruses) that are associated with worse outcomes. Markers of overall immunosuppression or causative??#escmidglobal
April 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
NCIC fellow Dr Abby Douglas and next gen sequencing have found many ICH pts have previously undetected viruses (incl pegiviruses) that are associated with worse outcomes. Markers of overall immunosuppression or causative??#escmidglobal
NCIC Dr Zoe Neoh presenting results of the NAM study- 21 centres, 420 cases, emergence of non aspergillosis moulds #escmidglobal
April 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
NCIC Dr Zoe Neoh presenting results of the NAM study- 21 centres, 420 cases, emergence of non aspergillosis moulds #escmidglobal
NCIC visiting fellow alum Dr Julien Coussement presenting results of his ANZ crypto study- higher risk of IRIS. #escmidglobal
April 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
NCIC visiting fellow alum Dr Julien Coussement presenting results of his ANZ crypto study- higher risk of IRIS. #escmidglobal
Full house for Prof Karin Thursky’s keynote tour de force - new frontiers in AMS.
April 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Full house for Prof Karin Thursky’s keynote tour de force - new frontiers in AMS.
A/Prof Ben Teh presenting his and NCIC PhD candidate Dr Tori Halls work on respiratory viruses in people with haem malignancy at #escmidglobal flash poster session. RSV in particular associated with more severe disease
April 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A/Prof Ben Teh presenting his and NCIC PhD candidate Dr Tori Halls work on respiratory viruses in people with haem malignancy at #escmidglobal flash poster session. RSV in particular associated with more severe disease