Ingrid Amgarth-Duff
Senior Research Officer
PhD
ingrid.amgarth-duff@thekids.org.au
Dr Amgarth-Duff is an early career Post-doctoral Senior Research Offer in the Healthy Skin & ARF prevention team.
Ingrid works on multiple research projects including leading the development of the 2nd Edition of the National Healthy Skin Guidelines designed to help health care providers easily recognise, diagnose, and treat skin infections. The guidelines focus on the prevention and treatment of Impetigo, Scabies, Crusted Scabies, Tinea, atopic dermatitis, molluscum contagiosum and head lice for Indigenous populations and communities living in remote areas of Australia. In addition, Ingrid provides research support and scientific direction to the Koolungar Moorditj Healthy Skin project, the first ever Australian co-designed research-service study describing skin health for urban-living Aboriginal children and young people.
Ingrid completed her PhD in delirium pathophysiology within the IMPACCT (Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation) centre at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in 2021. Her PhD aimed to appraise and optimise the methodological approaches in research evaluating biological and clinical correlates of delirium and underlying conditions.
Projects
Ngangk Ngabala Ngoonda (Sun Safety)
The ‘Ngangk Ngabala Ngoonda (Sun Safety) of Aboriginal young mob of WA’ is a community-led project that aims to identify the sun safety needs and strengthen sun safety knowledge of Aboriginal Children and Young People in Western Australia.
January 2025
Moorditj Marp (Strong Skin) Evaluation and development of culturally relevant healthy skin storybooks
Co-designed and in collaboration with community members, the impacts of this project will directly benefit families by building awareness, empowering decision-making, and improving confidence around the recognition and management of skin conditions for Aboriginal children.
Published research
The Koolungar Moorditj Healthy Skin Project: Elder and Community Led Resources Strengthen Aboriginal Voice for Skin Health
In partnership with local Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, the Elder-led co-designed Koolungar Moorditj Healthy Skin project is guided by principles of reciprocity, capacity building, respect, and community involvement. Through this work, the team of Elders, community members, clinicians and research staff have gained insight into the skin health needs of urban-living Aboriginal koolungar (children); and having identified a lack of targeted and culturally appropriate health literacy and health promotion resources on moorditj (strong) skin, prioritised development of community-created healthy skin resources.
The effect of comprehensive geriatric assessment on treatment decisions, supportive care received, and postoperative outcomes in older adults with cancer undergoing surgery
Surgery is an essential part of cancer treatment, particularly for localised solid tumours. Geriatric assessments (GA) with tailored interventions or comprehensive GA (CGA) can identify frailty factors and needs of older adults with cancer, assisting treatment decisions and care strategies to reduce postoperative complications. This systematic review summarises the effects of GA/CGA compared to usual care for older adults with cancer intended for surgery: their impact on treatment decisions, supportive care interventions, postoperative complications, survival, and health-related quality of life.
Systematic review of the evidence for treatment and management of common skin conditions in resource-limited settings: An update
The skin is the largest and most visible organ of the human body. As such, skin infections can have a significant impact on overall health, social wellbeing and self-image.