A/Prof Jennifer Broom is an Infectious Diseases Physician and the clinical lead of an extensive research programme that focusses on the social and cultural factors that contribute to antibiotic overuse and misuse. She collaborates with other hospitals and universities in Queensland and nationally (University of Sydney, UNSW, Sunshine Coast University, Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney). A/Prof Broom also has an interest in research around quality of care in HIV infection. As a clinician researcher, A/Prof Broom brings clinical relevance and direct translation to the research programmes she participates in. The social influences on antimicrobial use have been incorporated in a multisite intervention to increase compliance with surgical antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines.
A/Prof Broom's research is directly translated into health interventions, using empirical data to create interventions within hospitals to optimise antimicrobial use.
Journal Article: Nursing experiences in antimicrobial optimisation in the intensive care unit: a convergent analysis of a national survey
Padigos, Junel, Reid, Simon, Kirby, Emma, Anstey, Chris and Broom, Jennifer (2022). Nursing experiences in antimicrobial optimisation in the intensive care unit: a convergent analysis of a national survey. Australian Critical Care. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.09.005
Journal Article: Experiences of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic amongst Australian healthcare workers: from stressors to protective factors
Broom, J., Williams Veazey, L., Broom, A., Hor, S., Degeling, C., Burns, P., Wyer, M. and Gilbert, G. L. (2022). Experiences of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic amongst Australian healthcare workers: from stressors to protective factors. Journal of Hospital Infection, 121, 75-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.12.002
Broom, Jennifer, Broom, Alex, Williams Veazey, Leah, Burns, Penelope, Degeling, Chris, Hor, Suyin, Barratt, Ruth, Wyer, Mary and Gilbert, Gwendolyn L. (2021). “One minute it's an airborne virus, then it's a droplet virus, and then it's like nobody really knows…”: Experiences of pandemic PPE amongst Australian healthcare workers. Infection, Disease and Health, 27 (2), 71-80. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2021.10.005
(2014–2016) Wishlist Sunshine Coast Health Foundation
Nursing experiences of antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship in the intensive care unit
Doctor Philosophy
Padigos, Junel, Reid, Simon, Kirby, Emma, Anstey, Chris and Broom, Jennifer (2022). Nursing experiences in antimicrobial optimisation in the intensive care unit: a convergent analysis of a national survey. Australian Critical Care. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.09.005
Broom, J., Williams Veazey, L., Broom, A., Hor, S., Degeling, C., Burns, P., Wyer, M. and Gilbert, G. L. (2022). Experiences of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic amongst Australian healthcare workers: from stressors to protective factors. Journal of Hospital Infection, 121, 75-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.12.002
Broom, Jennifer, Broom, Alex, Williams Veazey, Leah, Burns, Penelope, Degeling, Chris, Hor, Suyin, Barratt, Ruth, Wyer, Mary and Gilbert, Gwendolyn L. (2021). “One minute it's an airborne virus, then it's a droplet virus, and then it's like nobody really knows…”: Experiences of pandemic PPE amongst Australian healthcare workers. Infection, Disease and Health, 27 (2), 71-80. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2021.10.005
The modern hospital executive, micro improvements, and the rise of antimicrobial resistance
Broom, Alex, Kenny, Katherine, Kirby, Emma, Davis, Mark, Dodds, Susan, Post, Jeffrey and Broom, Jennifer (2021). The modern hospital executive, micro improvements, and the rise of antimicrobial resistance. Social Science and Medicine, 285 114298, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114298
Broom, Jennifer, Broom, Alex, Anstey, Chris, Kenny, Katherine, Young, Sharon, Grieve, David, Sowden, David, Jangam, Aishwarya, Henderson, Andrew, Melon, Alexandra, Tabone, Renee, Farquhar, Drew, Harding, Henry, Panahi, Seyed Ehsan, Chin, Tyler, Abdullah, Mariya, Waterhouse, Louise, Lo, Clarissa, Parker, Rhiannon, Bui, The Lan and Wallis, Marianne C. (2021). Barriers-enablers-ownership approach: a mixed methods analysis of a social intervention to improve surgical antibiotic prescribing in hospitals. BMJ Open, 11 (5) e046685, e046685. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046685
Padigos, J., Reid, S., Kirby, E. and Broom, J. (2021). Knowledge, perceptions and experiences of nurses in antimicrobial optimization or stewardship in the intensive care unit. Journal of Hospital Infection, 109, 10-28. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.12.003
Broom, Jennifer, Broom, Alex, Kenny, Katherine and Chittem, Mahati (2020). Antimicrobial overuse in India: A symptom of broader societal issues including resource limitations and financial pressures. Global Public Health, 16 (7), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1839930
Harding, H., Broom, A. and Broom, J. (2020). Aerosol-generating procedures and infective risk to healthcare workers from SARS-CoV-2: the limits of the evidence. Journal of Hospital Infection, 105 (4), 717-725. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.05.037
SARS-CoV-2: The viral shedding vs infectivity dilemma
Widders, Arabella, Broom, Alex and Broom, Jennifer (2020). SARS-CoV-2: The viral shedding vs infectivity dilemma. Infection, Disease and Health, 25 (3), 210-215. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2020.05.002
Inflammatory bowel disease masquerading as traveller's diarrhoea
Stewart, Adam, Sowden, David, Sloss, Andrew and Broom, Jennifer (2019). Inflammatory bowel disease masquerading as traveller's diarrhoea. Internal Medicine Journal, 49 (6), 789-791. doi: 10.1111/imj.14311
Broom, Jennifer, Tee, Chin Li, Broom, Alex, Kelly, Mark D., Scott, Tahira and Grieve, David A. (2019). Addressing social influences reduces antibiotic duration in complicated abdominal infection: a mixed methods study. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89 (1-2), 96-100. doi: 10.1111/ans.14414
Rhodococcus equi infection: a diverse spectrum of disease
Stewart, Adam, Sowden, David, Caffery, Michael, Bint, Michael and Broom, Jennifer (2019). Rhodococcus equi infection: a diverse spectrum of disease. IDCases, 15 e00487, e00487. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00487
Davidson, Natalie and Broom, Jennifer (2019). Vaccine strain varicella zoster virus transmitted within a family from a child with shingles results in varicella meningitis in an immunocompetent adult. Internal Medicine Journal, 49 (1), 132-133. doi: 10.1111/imj.14178
Facilitating treatment of HCV in primary care in regional Australia: Closing the access gap
White, Lauren, Azzam, Ali, Burrage, Lauren, Orme, Clare, Kay, Barbara, Higgins, Sarah, Kaye, Simone, Sloss, Andrew, Broom, Jennifer, Weston, Nicola, Mitchell, Jonathan and O'Beirne, James (2018). Facilitating treatment of HCV in primary care in regional Australia: Closing the access gap. Frontline Gastroenterology, 10 (3), flgastro-2018. doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2018-101049
Kirby, Emma, Broom, Alex, Gibson, Alexandra, Broom, Jennifer, Yarwood, Trent and Post, Jeffrey (2018). Medical authority, managerial power and political will: a Bourdieusian analysis of antibiotics in the hospital. Health, 22 (5), 500-518. doi: 10.1177/1363459317715775
Broom, Jennifer and Broom, Alex (2018). Guideline relevance, diagnostic uncertainty, fear and hierarchy: intersecting barriers to antibiotic optimization in respiratory infections. Respirology, 23 (8), 733-734. doi: 10.1111/resp.13334
Broom, J., Broom, A. and Kirby, E. (2018). Context-sensitive antibiotic optimization: a qualitative interviews study of a remote Australian hospital setting. Journal of Hospital Infection, 100 (3), 265-269. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.06.002
Fear and hierarchy: critical influences on antibiotic decision-making in the operating theatre
Broom, J. and Broom, A. (2018). Fear and hierarchy: critical influences on antibiotic decision-making in the operating theatre. Journal of Hospital Infection, 99 (2), 124-126. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.12.007
Improvisation versus guideline concordance in surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: a qualitative study
Broom, Jennifer, Broom, Alex, Kirby, Emma and Post, Jeffrey J. (2018). Improvisation versus guideline concordance in surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: a qualitative study. Infection, 46 (4), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1156-y
Broom, Jennifer K., Broom, Alex F., Kirby, Emma R. and Post, Jeffrey J. (2018). How do professional relationships influence surgical antibiotic prophylaxis decision making? A qualitative study. American Journal of Infection Control, 46 (3), 311-315. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.09.004
The private life of medicine: accounting for antibiotics in the ‘for-profit’ hospital setting
Broom, Alex, Gibson, Alexandra, Kirby, Emma, Davis, Mark and Broom, Jennifer (2018). The private life of medicine: accounting for antibiotics in the ‘for-profit’ hospital setting. Social Theory and Health, 16 (4), 379-395. doi: 10.1057/s41285-018-0063-8
Antibiotic optimisation in ‘the bush’: local know-how and core-periphery relations
Broom, Alexander, Broom, Jennifer, Kirby, Emma, Gibson, Alexandra and Davis, Mark (2017). Antibiotic optimisation in ‘the bush’: local know-how and core-periphery relations. Health and Place, 48, 56-62. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.09.003
Myth, manners, and medical ritual: defensive medicine and the fetish of antibiotics
Broom, Alex, Kirby, Emma, Gibson, Alexandra F., Post, Jeffrey J. and Broom, Jennifer (2017). Myth, manners, and medical ritual: defensive medicine and the fetish of antibiotics. Qualitative Health Research, 27 (13), 1994-2005. doi: 10.1177/1049732317721478
Broom, J., Broom, A., Kirby, E., Gibson, A. F. and Post, J. J. (2017). How do hospital respiratory clinicians perceive antimicrobial stewardship (AMS)? A qualitative study highlighting barriers to AMS in respiratory medicine. Journal of Hospital Infection, 96 (4), 316-322. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.05.001
Broom, J., Broom, A., Kirby, E., Gibson, A. F. and Post, J. J. (2017). Individual care versus broader public health: A qualitative study of hospital doctors' antibiotic decisions. Infection, Disease and Health, 22 (3), 97-104. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2017.05.003
Clinical and social barriers to antimicrobial stewardship in pulmonary medicine: a qualitative study
Broom, Jennifer K., Broom, Alex F., Kirby, Emma R., Gibson, Alexandra F. and Post, Jeffrey J. (2017). Clinical and social barriers to antimicrobial stewardship in pulmonary medicine: a qualitative study. American Journal of Infection Control, 45 (8), 911-916. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.03.003
Fear, duty and the moralities of care: the Ebola 2014 threat
Broom, Alex and Broom, Jennifer (2017). Fear, duty and the moralities of care: the Ebola 2014 threat. Journal of Sociology, 53 (1), 201-216. doi: 10.1177/1440783316634215
Ebola outbreak preparedness planning: a qualitative study of clinicians' experiences
Broom, J., Broom, A. and Bowden, V. (2017). Ebola outbreak preparedness planning: a qualitative study of clinicians' experiences. Public Health, 143, 103-108. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2016.11.008
Nurses as Antibiotic Brokers: Institutionalized Praxis in the Hospital
Broom, Alex, Broom, Jennifer, Kirby, Emma and Scambler, Graham (2016). Nurses as Antibiotic Brokers: Institutionalized Praxis in the Hospital. Qualitative health research, 27 (13), 1924-1935. doi: 10.1177/1049732316679953
Broom, A., Gibson, A. F., Broom, J., Kirby, E., Yarwood, T. and Post, J. J. (2016). Optimizing antibiotic usage in hospitals: a qualitative study of the perspectives of hospital managers. Journal of Hospital Infection, 94 (3), 230-235. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.08.021
Barriers to uptake of antimicrobial advice in a UK hospital: a qualitative study
Broom, J., Broom, A., Plage, S., Adams, K. and Post, J. J. (2016). Barriers to uptake of antimicrobial advice in a UK hospital: a qualitative study. Journal of Hospital Infection, 93 (4), 418-422. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.03.011
Broom, Jennifer, Broom, Alex, Adams, Kate and Plage, Stefanie (2016). What prevents the intravenous to oral antibiotic switch? A qualitative study of hospital doctors' accounts of what influences their clinical practice. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71 (8), 2295-2299. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkw129
Klassen, Karen M., Fairley, Christopher K., Kimlin, Michael G., Kelly, Mark, Read, Tim R. H., Broom, Jennifer, Russell, Darren B. and Ebeling, Peter R. (2015). Ultraviolet index and location are important determinants of vitamin D status in people with human immunodeficiency virus. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 91 (2), 431-437. doi: 10.1111/php.12390
Splenic infarction due to disseminated primary CMV infection
Broom, J. (2015). Splenic infarction due to disseminated primary CMV infection. Lupus, 24 (1), 109-110. doi: 10.1177/0961203314548885
Cultures of resistance? A Bourdieusian analysis of doctors’ antibiotic prescribing
Broom, Alexander, Broom, Jennifer and Kirby, Emma (2014). Cultures of resistance? A Bourdieusian analysis of doctors’ antibiotic prescribing. Social Science & Medicine, 110, 81-88. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.03.030
Broom, Jennifer K., Krishnasamy, Rathika, Hawley, Carmel M., Playford, Elliot G. and Johnson, David W. (2012). A randomised controlled trial of Heparin versus EthAnol Lock THerapY for the prevention of Catheter Associated infecTion in Haemodialysis patients -- the HEALTHY-CATH trial. BMC Nephrology, 13 (1 Article No.146) 146, 146. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-13-146
Long-Term survival in HIV positive patients with up to 15 years of antiretroviral therapy
McManus, Hamish, O'Connor, Catherine C., Boyd, Mark, Broom, Jennifer, Russell, Darren, Watson, Kerrie, Roth, Norman, Read, Phillip J., Petoumenos, Kathy and Law, Matthew G. (2012). Long-Term survival in HIV positive patients with up to 15 years of antiretroviral therapy. Plos One, 7 (11), e48839.1-e48839.9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048839
Kelly, Mark D., Broom, Jennifer K. and Young, Sharon (2012). The use of key performance indicators to benchmark individual clinic performance in managing a complex chronic infectious disease. Medical Journal of Australia, 197 (6), 330-331. doi: 10.5694/mja12.10126
Coccidioidomycosis in returned Australian travellers
Subedi, S., Broom, J., Caffery, M., Bint, M. and Sowden, D. (2012). Coccidioidomycosis in returned Australian travellers. Internal Medicine Journal, 42 (8), 940-943. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02855.x
Broom, Jennifer, Sowden, David, Williams, Merran, Taing, Kuong, Morwood, Karen and McGill, Karen (2012). Moving from viral suppression to comprehensive patient-centered care: The high prevalence of comorbid conditions and health risk factors in HIV-1-infected patients in Australia. Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, 11 (2), 109-114. doi: 10.1177/1545109711418832
Choi, Jun Yong, Zhou, Jialun, Giles, Michelle, Broom, Jennifer, Templeton, David J., Law, Matthew G., Chaiwarith, Romanee and Tanuma, Junko (2011). Predictors and outcomes of HIV infected antiretroviral- naive patients with discordant responses to combination antiretroviral treatment in Asian and Australian populations: Results from APHOD. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 57 (1), e13-e15. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31820fffba
Broom, Jennifer and Sowden, David (2011). Premature labour precipitated by highly active antiretroviral therapy: an adverse reaction in a newly diagnosed HIV-positive patient. Sexual Health, 8 (3), 436-438. doi: 10.1071/SH10071
Antigen-specific CD4 cells assist CD8 T-effector cells in eliminating keratinocytes
Broom, Jennifer K., Lew, Andrew M., Azukizawa, Hiroaki, Kenna, Tony J., Leggatt, Graham R. and Frazer, Ian H. (2010). Antigen-specific CD4 cells assist CD8 T-effector cells in eliminating keratinocytes. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 130 (6), 1581-1589. doi: 10.1038/jid.2010.17
Broom, Jennifer, O'Shea, Stacey, Govindarajula, Sridevi, Playford, Geoffrey, Hawley, Carmel M., Isbel, Nicole M., Campbell, Scott, Mudge, David, Carpenter, Sally, Johnson, Barbara, Underwood, Neil and Johnson, David W. (2009). Rationale and design of the HEALTHY-CATH trial: A randomised controlled trial of Heparin versus EthAnol Lock THerapY for the prevention of catheter associated infecTion in haemodialysis patients. BMC Nephrology, 10 (23) 23, xxx-xxx. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-23
Broom, Jennifer, Woods, Marion and Allworth, Anthony (2006). Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome producing atypical presentations of cryptococcal meningitis: Case report and a review of immune reconstitution-associated cryptococcal infections. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 38 (3), 219-221. doi: 10.1080/00365540500333996
Leggatt, G. R., Zhong, J., Mattarollo, S., Liu, X., De Kluyver, R., Fiorenza, S., Zhou, J., Hadis, U., Warif, N. A., Rahimpour, A., Broom, J. and Frazer, I. H. (2009). Immunotherapy for skin cancer. 6th Annual Scientific Meeting, Australasian Society for Dermatology Research, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia, 20-21 May 2009. Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.: Nature Publishing Group. doi: 10.1038/jid.2009.333
(2014–2016) Wishlist Sunshine Coast Health Foundation
Nursing experiences of antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship in the intensive care unit
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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