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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.
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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!
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he NCIC September newsletter is out! 📢

Read all about our research updates, recent publications and upcoming events: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
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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...
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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
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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-...
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📰 July Newsletter is Out Now!

Catch up on the latest updates, research highlights, and upcoming events.

📖 Read it here: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
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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...
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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.
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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.”
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Pleased to present our subgroup analysis @TSANZ. Would IPC specific to the SOT cohort be valuable? Which HAIs/OIs should we monitor, and how do we build a national framework for success? @ncicancer.bsky.social #TxID #IDSky
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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.
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Happy Friday!

The June edition of the NCIC Newsletter is now live.

To read, please visit: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
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We're Hiring!

2026 Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre ID Registrar

This is a fully accredited advanced trainee position for an ID physician looking for further training in the Immunocompromised Host, based at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.

Learn more: careers.petermac.org/job/MELBOURN...
Registrar - Accredited - Infectious Diseases
Registrar - Accredited - Infectious Diseases
careers.petermac.org
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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...
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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
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Happy Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Day to my colleagues, mentors, and clinician-researcher heroes #IDPharmacistsDay #SIDPAdvocacy @adphaau.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social @ncicancer.bsky.social
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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!
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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.
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Happy Friday!

The latest NCIC Newsletter is out now. Catch up on key updates and news.

Check it out here: cancerandinfections.org/newsletter
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NCIC Fellow A/Prof Michelle Yong giving us all a great lesson in the complexities of viral infection post transplant #escmidglobal
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Another head scratcher case for Monica and Dimitrios #escmidglobal