AUSTRALIAN COMPANION ANIMAL ZOONOSES ADVISORY PANEL MEMBERS
Associate Professor Gottlieb is an Infectious Diseases physician and microbiologist, Head of the Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Department at Concord Hospital, and Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney. He is a past president and honorary member of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) and a past president of the Australian Society for Antimicrobials (ASA). Thomas is an executive member of the Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR) and ASA. He has represented ASA on the Australian Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (ASTAG), responsible for the development and implementation of Australia’s National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Strategy. He has been chair of advisory committees supervising training in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. He has participated in the writing groups for the Australian Infection Control Guidelines, the national Therapeutic Guidelines for Antibiotic Use, Australian recommendations for the control of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in acute care health facilities and guidelines for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Australian Healthcare. He is a member of the NPS Antibiotic Resistance Reference Group and the National Antimicrobial Stewardship Advisory Committee for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC). Following the completion of a BSc (Vet) in 1990 and BVSc in 1991 at the University of Sydney, Katrina worked in mixed and small animal veterinary practice. Katrina returned to the University of Sydney in 1995 to undertake a PhD in collaboration with CSIRO, Animal Production entitled “Eosinophils and Interleukin 5 in Sheep”. On completion of her PhD, Katrina commenced training in Clinical and Anatomical Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology at the University Veterinary Centre, Camden earning a Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Clinical Studies. Since 2002, Katrina has been an academic staff member at the Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney where her current teaching within the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree is centred on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases (including those considered zoonotic) and the biosecurity practices associated with controlling and preventing those diseases. Her current research projects follow the same themes with a general interest in zoonotic diseases. Her true passion however is all things concerning Coxiella burnetii and she is involved in many projects investigating this intriguing pathogen in a wide variety of species including Q fever in humans. Dr Timothy Gilbey is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in Infectious Diseases, a member of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases, and is currently Infectious Disease Visiting Medial Officer (VMO) for the Murrumbidgee Local Heath District (MLHD). In addition to clinical responsibilities, Tim has been heavily involved in education and training in medicine and infectious diseases; he holds a Conjoint Associate Lecturer position with the University of New South Wales where he is responsible for teaching clinical aspects of infectious disease to medical students; is involved in the Royal Australasian College of Physicians as a Regional Examiner; and was the founding chair of “Bug School”, a teaching program specifically designed to bridge experience gaps in the teaching of infectious diseases to registrars. Tim has a specific interest in antimicrobial stewardship, serving as co-chair of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee for MLHD. Tim’s research interests include antimicrobial resistance and the use of bacteriophages to treat severe bacterial infections, having presented and published in this area. Tim is also passionate about rural medicine and One Health.
Associate Professor Katrina Bosward BSc (Vet) Hons 1, BVSc, PhD, Grad Dipl Vet Clin Sci, Grad Cert (Higher Ed), MASM, MASID Associate Professor in Veterinary Microbiology, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
Dr Timothy Gilbey MBBS, FRACP, BSc (phys)
Infectious Disease Visiting Medical Officer (VMO), Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD). Conjoint Associate Lecturer, University of New South Wales
Associate Professor Thomas Gottlieb MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA Senior Staff Specialist Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Concord Hospital. Clinical Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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