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Kelly joined the International Centre for Point-of-Care Testing in August 2015 with a background in diagnostic laboratories and quality management. She is a Scientific Manager and Program Lead for the TTANGO STI POCT Program and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Respiratory Infection POCT Program. Among other things, she is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the training and quality management services for these programs and providing ongoing POCT support for participating health services.
Kelly is also involved in the Centre's work as a WHO Collaborating Cenre, including the multi-country validation of POC testing for chlamydia, gonorrhoea and trichomonas. She is involved in the development of overall training and quality management resources, as well as coordination of the participating Australian sites.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Decentralised COVID-19 molecular point-of-care testing: lessons from implementing a primary care-based network in remote Australian communities
Hengel, B., Guy, R. J., Casey, D., Anderson, L., Smith, K., Andrewartha, K., Applegate, T. D., Saha, A., Phillip, C., de Toca, L., Rawlinson, W. D., Martinello, M., Tangey, A., Patel, P., Shephard, M. D. S., Matthews, S. & Causer, L., Mar 2025, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 222, 4, p. 172-178 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding the role of patient communication protocols in sexually transmissible infections point-of-care testing among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in remote communities: a qualitative study
Monaghan, R., Causer, L., Ward, J., Hengel, B., Smith, K., Andrewartha, K., Fairley, C., Maher, L., Mak, D. B., White, C., Leonard, J., Guy, R., Lafferty, L. & TTANGO2 Collaboration, 27 Feb 2025, In: Sexual Health. 22, 2, 8 p., SH24214.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clinical effectiveness and analytical quality of a national pointof- care testing network for sexually transmitted infections integrated into rural and remote primary care clinics in Australia, 2016–2022: an observational program evaluation
Causer, L., Ward, J., Smith, K., Saha, A., Andrewartha, K., Wand, H., Hengel, B., Badman, S., Tangey, A., Matthews, S., Mak, D. B., Gunathilake, M., Moore, E., Speers, D., Persing, D., Anderson, D., Whiley, D., Maher, L., Regan, D. & Donovan, B. & 5 others, , Jul 2024, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 48, 12 p., 101110.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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External Quality Assessment (EQA) for SARS-CoV-2 RNA Point-of-Care Testing in Primary Healthcare Services: Analytical Performance over Seven EQA Cycles
Matthews, S., Miller, K., Andrewartha, K., Milic, M., Byers, D., Santosa, P., Kaufer, A., Smith, K., Causer, L. M., Hengel, B., Ineka, G., Applegate, T., Rawlinson, W. D., Guy, R. & Shephard, M., 1 Jun 2024, In: Diagnostics. 14, 11, 12 p., 1106.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Independent clinic-based evaluation of point-of-care testing for the screening of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoea and Trichomonas vaginalis in women-at-risk in Australia, Guatemala, Morocco, and South Africa.
Shephard, M., Matthews, S., Kularatne, R., Andrewartha, K., Blondel, K., Alvarez, C., Camey, E., Hancali, A., Muller, E., Haw, A., Oumzil, H., Golparian, D., Ramirez, D. E., Kiarie, J., Kurbonov, F., Mirandola, M., Peeling, R. W., Silva, R., Thwin, S. S. & Unemo, M. & 1 others, , 4 Mar 2024, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 24, Supplement 1, 11 p., 277.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of the impact of non-clinical operators to safely perform Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) RNA point-of-care testing in remote health services – a pilot study
Crowley, H. (Speaker), Phillips, E. (Speaker), Smith, K. (Speaker), Wong, B. (Speaker), Andrewartha, K. (Speaker), Markus, C. (Speaker), Causer, L. (Speaker), Foster, J. (Speaker), Bowen, A. (Speaker), Guy, R. (Speaker), Matthews, S. (Speaker) & O'Connor, S. (Speaker)
16 Jun 2025 → 19 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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STI POC Testing in Australia
Andrewartha, K. (Speaker) & Causer, L. (Speaker)
18 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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25th IUSTI World Congress incorporating the Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference 2024
Andrewartha, K. (Participant)
18 Sept 2024 → 20 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Access to molecular point-of-care testing for respiratory and sexually transmitted infections in regional and remote clinics improves individual patient and public health outcomes and practitioner satisfaction
Smith, K. (Speaker), Crowley, H. (Speaker), Causer, L. (Speaker), Andrewartha, K. (Speaker), Tangey, A. (Speaker), Alternetti, N. (Speaker), O'Connor, S. (Speaker), Fernando, M. (Speaker), Sharma, A. (Speaker), Cooney, L. (Speaker), Matthews, S. (Speaker), Shephard, M. (Speaker), Applegate, T. (Speaker) & Guy, R. (Speaker)
23 Oct 2024 → 25 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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POC23
Andrewartha, K. (Participant)
14 Mar 2023 → 15 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...