Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Professor Cass AO is the Director of Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies). Headquartered in Darwin, Menzies employs over 330 staff across Australia and the Asia Pacific region. Since opening its doors in 1985, Menzies core commitment has been to improving Indigenous health and wellbeing and addressing the highest priority health problems of communities across northern Australia and our region.
Having trained as a kidney specialist at Sydney University and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Prof Cass has pursued a research career with particular interest in the prevention and management of chronic disease and Indigenous health. His research has focused on developing, implementing and evaluating effective strategies to improve health outcomes. Prof Cass has a comprehensive understanding of health service delivery needs of Indigenous Australians. As a clinician, he has worked in a hands-on capacity providing care to patients and family members in urban, rural and remote settings. Prof Cass has been instrumental in leading the conduct of national and international clinical trials; conducting research to improve access to services and to improve provision of care to patients with low health literacy, who speak a different language and have different understandings of health and illness.
In 2020, Prof Cass was made an Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to medical research, particularly to the prevention and management of chronic kidney disease, to improved Indigenous clinical care and health outcomes, and as a mentor.
Prof Cass has published more than 250 peer-reviewed papers and seminal reports for governments and NGOs. He was President of the Australia and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (2014-16), a founding Director of the Australian Clinical Trials Alliance (2012-17), and member of the Board of Top End Area Health Service (2015-17). He is Chair of the Advisory Board for the Australian Kidney Trials Network (AKTN), Chair of the National Advisory Committee for the ANZ Dialysis and Transplant Registry, and Deputy Chair of the NT Clinical Senate and a Council Member for the Central Australia Academic Health Science Network (CAAHSN).
Fingerprint
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
-
NHMRC/The Communicate Study: partnership across the Top End to improve Aboriginal patients experience and outcomes of healthcare
Ralph, A., Taylor, S., Curtis, R., Connors, C., Herdman, R. M., Lee, B., Lowell, A., Majoni, S., Patel, B. & Cass, A.
13/12/22 → 30/11/26
Project: Research
-
A codesigned integrated kidney and diabetes model of care improves patient activation among patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Zimbudzi, E., Lo, C., Ranasinha, S., Usherwood, T., Polkinghorne, K. R., Fulcher, G., Gallagher, M., Jan, S., Cass, A., Walker, R., Russell, G., Johnson, G., Kerr, P. G. & Zoungas, S., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Health Expectations. p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Downloads (Pure) -
A Process Evaluation of the National Implementation of a Bundle for Central Venous Catheter Care for Hemodialysis
Craswell, A., Massey, D., Sriram, D., Wallis, M., Polkinghorne, K., Talaulikar, G., Cass, A., Gallagher, M., Gray, N. & Kotwal, S., 1 Apr 2023, In: Kidney360. 4, 4, p. E496-E504 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile28 Downloads (Pure) -
Comparing survival in patients with chronic kidney disease across three countries: Results from the study of heart and renal protection-extended review
Talbot, B., Cass, A., Walker, R., Hooi, L., Jardine, M., Jun, M., Rogers, K., Sukkar, L., Smyth, B. & Gallagher, M., Jan 2023, In: Nephrology. 28, 1, p. 36-43 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile9 Downloads (Pure) -
Comparison of two ferritin assay platforms to assess their level of agreement in measuring serum and plasma ferritin levels in patients with chronic kidney disease
Majoni, S. W., Nelson, J., Graham, J., Abeyaratne, A., Fernandes, D. K., Cherian, S., Rathnayake, G., Ashford, J., Hocking, L., Cain, H., McFarlane, R., Lawton, P. D., Barzi, F., Taylor, S. & Cass, A., Dec 2023, In: BMC Nephrology. 24, 1, p. 1-10 10 p., 198.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile8 Downloads (Pure) -
Correction to: Risk Factors for Nephrotoxicity in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia: A Post Hoc Analysis of the CAMERA2 Trial (Clinical Drug Investigation, (2023), 43, 1, (23-33), 10.1007/s40261-022-01204-z)
Legg, A., Meagher, N., Johnson, S. A., Roberts, M. A., Cass, A., Scheetz, M. H., Davies, J., Roberts, J. A., Davis, J. S. & Tong, S. Y. C., Jan 2023, In: Clinical Drug Investigation. 43, 1, p. 35 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Open AccessFile15 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
-
INFERR-Iron Infusion in Haemodialysis Primary Data
Majoni, S. W. (Creator) & Cass, A. (Creator), Menzies School of Health Research, 2026
DOI: 10.25913/5DS2-JN02, https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=378517&isReview=true
Dataset
-
Combination Antibiotic Therapy for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus infection (CAMERA2)
Davis, J. (Owner), Tong, S. (Creator), Lye, D. (Creator), Paterson, D. (Creator), Nelson, J. (Contributor), Roberts, M. (Creator), Cass, A. (Creator), Yahav, D. (Creator) & Archuleta, S. (Creator), Menzies School of Health Research, 2023
DOI: 10.25913/wjec-8n57, https://www.menzies.edu.au/page/Research/Projects/Staphylococcus/CAMERA_Clinical_Trial_Collection/
Dataset