Christine Everest
Program Manager END RHD
AFAIM
christine.everest@thekids.org.au
Christine has over 25 years in corporate administration management in various industries, with strengths in finance, legal and corporate compliance.
Projects
Acute Rheumatic Fever Diagnosis Collaborative Network (ARC)
ARC is a global network of collaborators committed to reducing the burden of RHD in our lifetime.
Working Towards a Better Understanding of ARF
Goal: Characterize the pattern of contemporary and endemic ARF and develop a biological signature to improve sensitivity and specificity of ARF diagnosis.
Pharmacokinetics of intramuscular versus subcutaneous administration of Benzathine Penicillin G
Benzathine penicillin G (BPG) has been in use since the 1950s for treatment of skin infections, bacterial pharyngitis, syphilis and prevention of recurrent episodes of acute rheumatic fever (ARF)
Published research
Tonsils at Telethon: developing a standardised collection of tonsil photographs for group A streptococcal (GAS) research
Group A streptococcus (GAS) infections, such as pharyngitis and impetigo, can lead to rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations experience high rates of RHD and GAS skin infection, yet rates of GAS pharyngitis are unclear.
Awards/Honours
- Inaugural 2020 VOTE Award - Values
Active Collaborations
- ARC Project - Andrea Beaton; Tobia Kollmann; Nikki Moreland; Tom Parks; Chris Gorman
- START Project - Anna Ralph; David Broadhurst;
- SAVAC Project - IVI; Wellcome; MCRI;
- STARFISH Project - Anna Ralph; David Bloom (HSPH); Mark Davis; Nina Lansbury; Paul Memmott; Alex Brown