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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).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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EIETPHS: Examining the impact of extreme temperature on primary healthcare services utilisation in remote Central Australia to inform adaptation strategies
Wakerman, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Mathew, S. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Ford, L. (Chief Investigator C), Talukder, M. R. (Chief Investigator D), Pascoe , S. (Chief Investigator E), Russell, D. (Chief Investigator F), Zander, K. (Chief Investigator G), Baghbanian , V. (Chief Investigator H), Cass, A. (Chief Investigator I), Reeve, D. (Chief Investigator I), Delahunty, E. (Chief Investigator J) & Thakur, R. (Chief Investigator J)
1/06/22 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
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Improving the patient journey in Central Australia: Investigating the modifiable factors affecting the dialysis attendance to co-design effective support pathways.
Cass, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Kesavan Nayar, S. (Student Investigator)
Project: HDR Project › PhD
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NHMRC/The Communicate Study: partnership across the Top End to improve Aboriginal patients experience and outcomes of healthcare
Ralph, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Taylor, S. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Curtis, R. (Chief Investigator C), Connors, C. (Chief Investigator D), Herdman, R. M. (Chief Investigator E), Lee, B. (Chief Investigator F), Lowell, A. (Chief Investigator G), Majoni, S. W. (Chief Investigator H), Patel, B. (Chief Investigator I) & Cass, A. (Chief Investigator J)
13/12/22 → 30/11/26
Project: Research
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Association of Daily Body Temperature, White Blood Cell Count, and C-reactive Protein With Mortality and Persistent Bacteremia in Patients With Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia: A Post Hoc Analysis of the CAMERA2 Randomized Clinical Trial
CAMERA2 Study Group, 1 Feb 2025, In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 12, 2, p. 1-8 8 p., ofaf063.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rapid chronic kidney disease progression in younger, First Nations patients in the Northern Territory
Chen, W., Adegboye, O., Gorham, G., Abeyaratne, A., Majoni, S. W., Taylor, S., Heard, S., Munasinghe, H., Hare, M. J. L. & Cass, A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Internal Medicine Journal. p. 1-4 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A comparison of arteriovenous fistula failure between Malaysian and Australian and New Zealand participants enrolled in the FAVOURED trial
Hudson, R., Pascoe, E. M., See, Y. P., Cho, Y., Polkinghorne, K. R., Paul-Brent, P. A., Hooi, L. S., Ong, L. M., Mori, T. A., Badve, S. V., Cass, A., Kerr, P. G., Voss, D., Hawley, C. M., Johnson, D. W., Irish, A. B. & Viecelli, A. K., Jan 2024, In: Journal of Vascular Access. 25, 1, p. 193 - 202 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Alveolar Hemorrhage in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis Results of an International Randomized Controlled Trial (PEXIVAS)
the PEXIVAS Investigators, 1 May 2024, In: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 209, 9, p. 1141-1151 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Avoiding misclassification of acute kidney injury: Timing is everything
Legg, A., Roberts, J. A., Roberts, M. A., Cass, A., Davies, J., Tong, S. Y. C. & Davis, J. S., Feb 2024, In: Nephrology. 29, 2, p. 100 - 104 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clinical Adjudication of Hemodialysis Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: Findings from the REDUCCTION Trial
REDUCCTION Investigators, 1 Apr 2024, In: Kidney360. 5, 4, p. 550-559 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Combination of Antistaphylococcal β-Lactam With Standard Therapy Compared to Standard Therapy Alone for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: A Post Hoc Analysis of the CAMERA2 Trial Using a Desirability of Outcome Ranking Approach
Petersiel, N., Davis, J. S., Meagher, N., Price, D. J., Tong, S. Y. C., Lye, D. C., Yahav, D., Sud, A., Robinson, J. O., Nelson, J., Archuleta, S., Roberts, M. A., Cass, A., Paterson, D. L., Foo, H., Paul, M., Guy, S. D., Tramontana, A. R., Walls, G. B. & Mcbride, S. & 26 others, , 1 May 2024, In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 11, 5, p. 1-8 8 p., ofae181.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)33 Downloads (Pure)
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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/
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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
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