Professor Philip Russo

Director of Research, Monash Nursing and Midwifery
Director, Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research

PhD, M.Clin.Epid, RN

Professor Russo is an internationally regarded expert in healthcare associated infection prevention, and led the recently completed the Australian National Healthcare Associated Infection Point Prevalence Survey, the first in Australia for 34 years. He is also Immediate Past President of the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC), the peak body for Infection Prevention and Control professionals in the Australasian region.

Aside from his role at ACIPC, other leadership and engagement activities include; former Deputy Chair of the Infection Control Expert Group (COVID-19), a member of the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce Steering Committee, the National Health and Medical Research Council Infection Control Guidelines Advisory Committee, and the Healthcare Associated Infection Advisory Committee for the Australian Safety and Quality in Health Care Commission.

Professor Russo is the recipient of a National Health and Medical Research Early Career Fellowship and has attracted over $1 million in research funding from government, industry and academic sources. He has presented at both national and international conferences, authored over 50 peer reviewed articles and several book chapters.

Contact

+61 411 659 486
philip.russo@monash.edu
Philip’s researcher profile

 

Research

Research interests

  • Healthcare associated infection and infection prevention
  • Surveillance
  • Value based care
  • Patient safety and quality
  • Infectious disease
  • implementation science

Research methodologies

  • Mixed methodology

Research projects

Research supervision

Professional affiliations

  • Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control
  • Australian College of Nursing
  • Hospital Infection Society (UK)
  • Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Boards / committees

  • National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce Steering Committee
  • President, Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control
  • National Healthcare Associated Infection Advisory Committee, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
  • Editorial Board Member and Reviewer, Journal of Infection Prevention (UK) and American Journal of Infection Control (USA), Infection, Disease and Health

Publications