Professor Brett Mitchell is a Professor of Nursing at the University of Newcastle. He is an expert in infection control, leading hospital and State programs. He has clinical experience in hospitals in Australia, overseas and public health. Brett is the Editor-in-Chief of Infection, Disease and Health, an international peer reviewed journal. Professor Mitchell is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control and a Fellow of the Australian College of Nursing. Brett has over 150 peer reviewed journal and conference presentations. He was the Chair of an NHMRC committee responsible for the national infection prevention and control guidelines for healthcare facilities and has sat on national committees with the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. His research interests include health services research, environmental cleaning, urinary tract infections, pneumonia and surveillance of infections.
In the media
Strengthening Australia s immunisation program
The Australian Government is continuing to improve Australia s world leading vaccination program through the Australian Immunisation Register Amendment (Reporting) Bill 2020 (03 December 2020). More.
New GP aged care model will further fragment care
While supporting many of the recommendations made by Counsel Assisting the Aged Care Royal Commission, the AMA warned that a proposed new model of primary care for nursing home residents risks cutting out older people s usual GPs and creating a two-tiered plan (02 December 2020). The latest AMA submission to the Royal Commission can be viewed here.
Australian healthcare workers demand better technology to improve patient care