Reports and Findings (Published Research)

Coordinating Ambitious Research that Supports Interdisciplinarity and Embraces Innovation

Twenty interdisciplinary Investigators, an ambitious research proposal and an unbudgeted funding scheme: sounds like an opportunity for innovation!

Household transmission of Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep A): a review to inform potential environmental health interventions for remote living Aboriginal communities at high risk of rheumatic fever

Understanding Strep A transmission within the home is critical to inform effective prevention strategies.

Taking an environmental health approach to preventing Strep A infections and Acute Rheumatic Fever

The STARFISH (STopping Acute Rheumatic Fever Infections to Strengthen Health) program, funded by the NHMRC Synergy Grant, investigates the most effective environmental health initiatives (EHIs) to reduce Strep A infections and prevent ARF.

Check4Strep: A Community-Based Pilot Project to Understand and Respond to Infection with Group A Streptococcus

‘Check4Strep’ is a community-based, participatory action research (PAR) pilot study in a remote northern territory community.

Realising the Health Potential of Remote Community Laundries through Effective Operational Guidance

Citation: Crabb, H., Summer, K., Burgess, R., Lansbury, N., and Wyber, R. (2026). Realising the health potential of remote community laundries through effective operational guidance. Submitted to Australian Journal of Rural Health. Preprint

Washing machines could support skin health for First Nations people – if we get the wash settings right

Rosemary Kate Rachel Wyber Summer Burgess MBChB MPH FRACGP PhD PhD PhD Senior Research Fellow Postdoctoral Research Officer Senior Research Fellow 0422 630 458 Kate.Summer@thekids.org.au Rachel.Burgess@thekids.org.au Senior Research Fellow

Developing better tools for monitoring housing-related health issues in remote communities

Kate Rosemary Summer Wyber PhD MBChB MPH FRACGP PhD Postdoctoral Research Officer Senior Research Fellow 0422 630 458 Kate.Summer@thekids.org.au Postdoctoral Research Officer Senior Research Fellow Kate is a post-doc researcher with the Strep A

HOMEFREE: Scaling-Up Evidence-Based Guidelines for IV-to-Oral Antibiotic Switch in Hospitalised Children, an Implementation Study Protocol

Around half of children admitted to hospital receive intravenous antibiotics, contributing to higher costs, vascular access complications and longer hospital stays.

Paediatric anaesthesia and the developing brain

Concerns persist regarding the potential long-term effects of general anaesthesia on brain development in children. This narrative review summarises recent preclinical and clinical evidence (2019-25) and updates consensus messages.

Long-term outcomes of childhood encephalitis in Australia: burden and predictors from the Australian childhood encephalitis (ACE) prospective multicentre cohort

Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain parenchyma with heterogenous aetiology and presentation. In children, it often leads to short-term residual neurological deficits, however clinical predictors of adverse long-term outcome are not fully understood.