Katherine McQuillan

Dynamic healthcare professional with extensive experience at Western NSW LHD, excelling in holistic care and comprehensive assessments. Proven ability to enhance Hepatitis management through effective communication and strategic planning. Skilled in diagnostic interpretation and therapeutic interventions, driving patient outcomes and fostering collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

• Nominee for The Cheryl Burman Award, 2024, In recognition of outstanding commitment to the advancement, prevention, support and management of treatment for people living with viral hepatitis.
• Winner of the Western NSW Health Awards, 2023, Keeping People Healthy category with Project: Hepatitis C Cure is within your reach.
• HESTA finalist for Nurse /Midwife of the Year, 2018
• Finalist in Living, Quality & Safety Health and Innovation Awards, 2018, Category: Keeping people healthy.
• Nominated for Nurse of the Year, 2018
• Member of the Australasian Hepatology Nurses Association, Participating in special interest groups.
• Affiliate member of ASHM
• Member of the NSW Hepatology Nurses Group & Nurse Practitioner groups

• Dr Bruce McGarity, General Physician and Gastroenterologist, Bathurst Health Service, 92 Lambert St, Bathurst, NSW, 2795, 02 633 22166, 0428784772, office@bhmcgarity.com.au
• Trevor Slattery, Acting Manager HARP, Public Health/ HARP Unit Western NSW LHD and Far West LHD, Dubbo, NSW, 2830, 02 6369 8075, 0447 718 119, trevor.slattery@health.nsw.gov.au
• Dr Anne Preston-Thomas, Public Health Medical Director, Tropical Public Health Services, 07 4226 5556, 0437 918 572, annie.preston-thomas@health.qld.gov.au

• Study coordinator on various cancer-related clinical trials at Orange Health Service
• Principal Investigator and pilot site for NSW for the National HCV POCT study, Kirby Institute and Flinders University Pathology, 02/01/22 - 09/30/24, providing site management, recruitment, testing, results, and treatment, data input via Redcap, GenXpert maintenance, ordering supplies, and reporting to the public health unit any new cases of HCV
• Use of Dried Blood Spot Testing, St Vincent’s and SHILS, A low threshold finger stick testing to assess HIV and HCV and provide timely linkage to treatment.
• Research Nurse for the STOP-C project, University of NSW – Kirby Institute, 01/05/16 - 12/31/17, This involved recruitment, consenting participants, following study protocols as per the Clinical practice guidelines, patient education and support, data systems collection, with clinical expertise in hepatitis C treatment regimes.
• Various research projects involving Hepatitis C, Involvement in Predict and Guide Studies, Professor Jacob George and The Australian Liver Association Clinical Trials Network, ETHOS study, A GP Pilot Program, Opera-C study.
• Completion of a 2-year rural research program, Using a Qualitative perspective to understand how the experience of living with Hepatitis C in a rural area impacts on accessing treatment for Hepatitis C.