Paediatric Infectious Diseases (RandPID-RG)
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The Randwick Paediatric Infectious Diseases - Research Group (RandPID-RG) is the clinical research arm of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick and is affiliated with the University of New South Wales, Faculty of Medicine & Health. Our clinicians hold joint academic positions and are involved with a broad range of clinical trials, observational studies, surveillance and laboratory-based studies. We work collaboratively with other tertiary and non-tertiary paediatric hospitals, academic institutions and research institutes nationally and internationally.
Objectives
- Exploring novel antimicrobial strategies to minimise hospitalisations.
- Combatting antimicrobial resistance to preserve safe and effective therapies.
- Best practice for managing maternal and infant infections.
- Optimising antimicrobial treatment and supportive care for immunocompromised children.
- Enhancing immunisation uptake for all children.
- Active surveillance to lead policy on emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.
- Capacity building for paediatric infectious diseases research across Asia-Pacific.
Impact
- We developed national and international policy, including guidelines for transitioning from IV to oral antibiotic therapy in children undertaken with the Australia and New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases Group.
- We also formulated guidelines for the management of COVID-19 in children with the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce.
Collaborators
- Kirby Institute (opens in a new tab)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (opens in a new tab)
- National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (opens in a new tab)
- NSW Health Pathology (opens in a new tab)
- Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute (opens in a new tab)
- University of Melbourne (opens in a new tab)
- University of NSW (opens in a new tab)
- University of Sydney (opens in a new tab)
- Virology Research Laboratory (opens in a new tab)
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Dr Phoebe Williams
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Dr Brendan McMullan
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Dr Adam Bartlett
