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Professor Brett Mitchell

Professor Brett Mitchell’s research is tackling the looming global threat of microbial resistance and emerging infections by researching methods to prevent infections from occurring in the first instance. His research has a particular focus on increasing patient safety by preventing and controlling infections within hospitals, healthcare settings and businesses.
He has extensive clinical experience as well as strong academic and research skills. Brett’s clinical roles include working in acute medicine, infectious disease, cardiology and gastroenterology. Past positions include Nurse Unit Manager, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Assistant Director of Nursing. He has worked in hospitals in Australia and overseas, as well as in public health. He currently holds a position at the Central Coast Local Heath District in New South Wales.
As an academic and researcher, Prof Mitchell has over 150 peer reviewed journal and oral conference presentations, authored several books, and has been an invited speaker at numerous infection prevention and control conferences in Australia and internationally.

Awards

International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame, Sigma Nursing (2023)
Commonwealth Health Ministers Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research (2022)
Peter Doherty Award, (Emerging Leadership), NHMRC (2021)
Health Services Award, Research Australia (2021)

Research outputs

ORCHID ID and publications
>100 peer review journal publications
5 authored books
2 edited book
2 book chapters
>20 government reports

Research funding

National Health and Medical Research Council
- Investigator
- Partnership
Medical Research Future Fund
HCF research foundation
National Centre for Healthy Ageing
Rosemary Norman Foundation
Office of Teaching and Learning (Australian Government)
Ian Potter Foundation
Nurse Memorial Centre

Industry collaboration

Prof Mitchell has a strong history in working with industry to partner in research and development. In recognition of this, he has been a finalist in the Industry Engagement category of the Australian Financial Review (AFR) Higher Education Awards.

Research map

The areas in which Prof Mitchell has worked and or collaborated with researchers.