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Asha Bowen

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Associate Professor Asha Bowen is an Australian pediatric infectious diseases clinician-scientist, she is a leading voice and advocate for children's health and well-being.[1][2]

Education

Bowen was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) as a paediatric infectious diseases specialist in 2009.[1][3] She obtained her PhD at the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin in 2014 for her thesis titled "The skin sore trial: exploring a better treatment option for impetigo in Indigenous children living in remote Australia" under the supervision of Jonathon Carapetis.[4] Her doctoral work involved the development and delivery of the first randomized controlled trial of treatment options for impetigo amongst remote living Indigenous Australian children, and, one of the largest impetigo trials in the world.[4]

Career

Bowen is a paediatric infectious diseases specialist at Perth Children's Hospital and is Head of Skin Health, and the Program Head of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases at the Telethon Kids Institute.[3] She is the chair of The Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Disease Group (ANZPID), the pediatric specialty group of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID).[5] She has published widely in the area of pediatric infectious diseases and is a recognized expert in field who regularly contributes to popular Australian media sources such as The Conversation.[6][2]

Research and community engagement

Bowen is the lead investigator on the SToP (See Treat Prevent) skin sores and scabies skin trial which aims to strengthen skin health practices in partnership with healthcare workers and community in the Kimberley.[7][8] She has published widely on the topic of impetigo (also known as school sores) in both peer reviewed literature[9][10][11] and in popular media.[12][13] Her research seeks to address the gap in infectious skin conditions between Aboriginal children and other Australian children.[1] Bowen says “I would like to see that Aboriginal children in our country are no more likely to have skin infections and the sequelae of those, such as rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease or sepsis than any other children. Working in partnership with Aboriginal people and communities to achieve this, and listening for guidance and opportunities to include a strengths based approach is important'.[1]

Bowen is an expert on Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus infections which, if left untreated, can lead to life-threatening complications including sepsis, glomerulonephritis and rheumatic fever.[14] She is a lead author of the 2018 "National Healthy Skin Guideline: for the Prevention and Public Health Control of Impetigo, Scabies, Crusted Scabies, and Tinea for Indigenous Populations and Communities in Australia - 1st edition".[14][15] This guideline is designed to support healthcare professionals, including medical, nursing, allied health and Aboriginal healthcare providers, in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of these infections.[14] It has been endorsed by The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Public Health Association Australia, Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia, The Lowitja Institute, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity.[14] She has been involved in research that examined the utilization of rapid molecular point-of-care tests to detect and treat Strep A pharyngitis (strep throat) in remote settings to prevent sequalae.[16][17]

Bowen has been vocal about antimicrobial stewardship and antibiotic resistance issues affecting Indigenous communities residing remote Australia.[18][19][20][21][22][excessive citations] She has highlighted the high prevalence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in remote and very remote parts of Australia.[18] She has also spoken publicly about shortages in the supply of essential antibiotics, specifically oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole syrup formulations, needed to treat school sores in Aboriginal children.[13][22][23] The oral syrup formulation is preferable to oral tablets or intramuscular injection of benzanthine benzylpenicillin, particularly for young children who may not tolerate the latter.[13][24]

She is an expert on cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.[25][26][27] She has been involved in raising community awareness and has delivered education about the prevention of congenital CMV infections.[28][29] She has advocated for targeted infant screening of CMV to detect congenital CMV and address its complications, in particular CMV-related sensorineural hearing loss.[30]

Bowen has been a leading voice on children's health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has advocated for keeping schools open and prioritizing vaccination for teachers and school staff alongside other measures of control such as rapid antigen testing protocols.[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][excessive citations] She has contributed to recommendations on the clinical care of children and adolescents with COVID-19 as part of the Australian National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce.[45]

Paediatric Staphylococcus aureus blood stream infections[46]

Awards and honours

  • 2010 National Health and Medical Research Council Postgraduate Scholarship[47]
  • 2015 National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship[47]
  • 2017 National Health and Medical Research Council Project Grant[47]
  • 2017 Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year Award[48]
  • 2018 L'Oreal-UNCESCO For Women in Science Australia and New Zealand Fellowship[49]
  • 2019 Bayer Australia Medical Research Establishment Fellowship[50]
  • 2019 Australian Institute of Policy and Science Tall Poppy Award[51]
  • 2020 National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Grant[47]
  • 2020 Eureka Prize Emerging Leader in Science[52][53]
  • 2022 National Health and Medical Research Council
  • 2022 Frank Fenner Award for Advanced Research in Infectious Diseases[54]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.racp.edu.au/news-and-events/all-news/news-details?id=1fbba2af-bbb2-61c2-b08b-ff01001c3177
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Asha Bowen". The Conversation. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Associate Professor Asha Bowen - Telethon Kids Institute". www.telethonkids.org.au. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The skin sore trial". Charles Darwin University. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  5. ↑ "Overview - Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Limited". www.asid.net.au. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  6. ↑ "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  7. ↑ "The SToP (See, Treat, Prevent) Skin Sores and Scabies Trial - Telethon Kids Institute". www.telethonkids.org.au. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  8. ↑ "Trial aims to SToP skin infections". Broome Advertiser. 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  9. ↑ Bowen, Asha C.; Mahé, Antoine; Hay, Roderick J.; Andrews, Ross M.; Steer, Andrew C.; Tong, Steven Y. C.; Carapetis, Jonathan R. (2015-08-28). "The Global Epidemiology of Impetigo: A Systematic Review of the Population Prevalence of Impetigo and Pyoderma". PLOS ONE. 10 (8): e0136789. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1036789B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136789. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4552802. PMID 26317533.
  10. ↑ Bowen, Asha C.; Tong, Steven Y. C.; Andrews, Ross M.; O'Meara, Irene M.; McDonald, Malcolm I.; Chatfield, Mark D.; Currie, Bart J.; Carapetis, Jonathan R. (2014-12-13). "Short-course oral co-trimoxazole versus intramuscular benzathine benzylpenicillin for impetigo in a highly endemic region: an open-label, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial". The Lancet. 384 (9960): 2132–2140. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60841-2. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 25172376. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  11. ↑ Bowen, Asha C.; Tong, Steven YC; Chatfield, Mark D.; Carapetis, Jonathan R. (2014-12-31). "The microbiology of impetigo in Indigenous children: associations between Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus,scabies, and nasal carriage". BMC Infectious Diseases. 14 (1): 727. doi:10.1186/s12879-014-0727-5. ISSN 1471-2334. PMC 4299569. PMID 25551178.
  12. ↑ Walker, Erin; Peterson, Gregory; Thomas, Jackson; D'Cunha, Nathan M. "Why simple school sores often lead to heart and kidney disease in Indigenous children". The Conversation. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Bowen, Asha. "Antibiotic shortages are putting Aboriginal kids at risk". The Conversation. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "National Healthy Skin Guideline". infectiousdiseases.telethonkids.org.au. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  15. ↑ "National guideline to tackle record rates of skin infection | RHD Action". rhdaction.org. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  16. ↑ Pickering, Janessa L.; Barth, Dylan D.; Bowen, Asha C. (2020-09-08). "Performance and Practicality of a Rapid Molecular Test for the Diagnosis of Strep A Pharyngitis in a Remote Australian Setting". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 103 (6): 2530–2532. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-0341. ISSN 0002-9637. PMC 7695100 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 32901604 Check |pmid= value (help).
  17. ↑ "6 min Strep A test suitable for remote settings". www.labonline.com.au. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Bowen, Asha; Tong, Steven. "Antibiotic resistance is an even greater challenge in remote Indigenous communities". The Conversation. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  19. ↑ Use, Admin (2019-06-18). "Antibiotic resistance in remote Indigenous communities up to 50 percent". National Indigenous Times. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  20. ↑ Cuningham, Will; Anderson, Lorraine; Bowen, Asha C.; Buising, Kirsty; Connors, Christine; Daveson, Kathryn; Martin, Joanna; McNamara, Stacey; Patel, Bhavini; James, Rodney; Shanks, John (2020-07-22). "Antimicrobial stewardship in remote primary healthcare across northern Australia". PeerJ. 8: e9409. doi:10.7717/peerj.9409. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 7382366 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 32765965 Check |pmid= value (help).
  21. ↑ Bowen, Asha. "Antibiotic shortages are putting Aboriginal kids at risk". The Conversation. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Dery, Mikaela (2019-05-31). "Antibiotic shortages impact the health of Indigenous children". Australian Pharmacist. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  23. ↑ Administration, Australian Government Department of Health Therapeutic Goods (2014-05-26). "Medicine Shortages Information Initiative". Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  24. ↑ Bowen, Asha C.; Tong, Steven Y. C.; Andrews, Ross M.; O'Meara, Irene M.; McDonald, Malcolm I.; Chatfield, Mark D.; Currie, Bart J.; Carapetis, Jonathan R. (2014-12-13). "Short-course oral co-trimoxazole versus intramuscular benzathine benzylpenicillin for impetigo in a highly endemic region: an open-label, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial". The Lancet. 384 (9960): 2132–2140. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60841-2. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 25172376.
  25. ↑ Reid, Allison; Bowen, Asha C; Brennan‐Jones, Christopher G; Kuthubutheen, Jafri B (2022-03-07). "Congenital cytomegalovirus: the case for targeted infant screening in Australia". Medical Journal of Australia. 216 (4): 167–171. doi:10.5694/mja2.51406. ISSN 0025-729X. PMID 35170773 Check |pmid= value (help). Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  26. ↑ Mace, Ariel O; Carter, Tina; Rueter, Kristina; Bowen, Asha C (January 2018). "Congenital cytomegalovirus and infantile neutropaenia: A causal relationship?: Congenital cytomegalovirus and neutropaenia". Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 54 (1): 88–92. doi:10.1111/jpc.13675. PMID 28786201. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  27. ↑ Smithers‐Sheedy, Hayley; Swinburn, Katherine; Waight, Emma; King, Ruth; Hui, Lisa; Jones, Cheryl A.; Daly, Kate; Rawlinson, William; Mcintyre, Sarah; Webb, Annabel; Badawi, Nadia (2022-03-29). "eLearning significantly improves maternity professionals' knowledge of the congenital cytomegalovirus prevention guidelines". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: ajo.13500. doi:10.1111/ajo.13500. ISSN 0004-8666. PMID 35348198 Check |pmid= value (help). Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  28. ↑ Telethon Kids Institute - Associate Professor Asha Bowen explains cCMV | Facebook, retrieved 2022-04-10
  29. ↑ "Episode 18 (Associate Professor Asha Bowen) - The ResearchWorks Podcast". iHeart. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  30. ↑ says, William Rawlinson. "Targeted screening for cytomegalovirus warranted". InSight+. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  31. ↑ Davey, Melissa (2020-04-27). "'Confusing and stressful': the debate around children and coronavirus as Australian schools reopen". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  32. ↑ "MJA Podcasts 2021 Episode 45: Children and COVID-19, with A/Prof Asha Bowen, Dr Brendan McMullan, and Dr David Fraile Navarro". www.mja.com.au. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  33. ↑ "Kids & COVID-19: Is Delta Dangerous For Children?". www.mamamia.com.au. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  34. ↑ Cheng, Allen; Bowen, Asha; Blyth, Christopher. "Worried about your child getting coronavirus? Here's what you need to know". The Conversation. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  35. ↑ Bowen, Asha; Blyth, Christopher; Short, Kirsty. "5 reasons it's safe for kids to go back to school". The Conversation. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  36. ↑ Koirala, Archana; Bowen, Asha; Russell, Fiona; Macartney, Kristine; Danchin, Margie. "Coronavirus: is it safe for kids to go back to school? And what about the new mutant strain?". The Conversation. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  37. ↑ Koirala, Archana; Bowen, Asha; Russell, Fiona; Danchin, Margie; Goldfeld, Sharon. "We can't close schools every time there's a COVID outbreak. Our traffic light system shows what to do instead". The Conversation. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  38. ↑ Goldfeld, Sharon (2022-01-10). "Australia needs a national plan for children, schools and COVID-19". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  39. ↑ "How does Omicron affect kids? The experts have some reassuring findings". ABC News. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  40. ↑ https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/will-gps-be-vaccinating-five-year-olds-against-cov
  41. ↑ "Perth mum urges parents to vaccinate children after son's hospital stay". ABC News. 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  42. ↑ "For the sake of the 'forgotten voices' of the pandemic, reopen Australia's schools". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  43. ↑ "Parents are worried about sending their partially-vaccinated children back to classrooms". ABC News. 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  44. ↑ "Esther missed out on the polio vaccine. Her children won't miss their COVID jabs". SBS News. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  45. ↑ Navarro, David Fraile; Tendal, Britta; Tingay, David; Vasilunas, Nan; Anderson, Lorraine; Best, James; Burns, Penelope; Cheyne, Saskia; Craig, Simon S.; Erickson, Simon J.; Fancourt, Nicholas SS (2021-10-25). "Clinical care of children and adolescents with COVID‐19: recommendations from the National COVID‐19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce". Medical Journal of Australia. 216 (5). ISSN 0025-729X.
  46. ↑ "Staph infections can be deadly for Australian children. A new study is trying to find the best treatment". ABC News. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 47.2 47.3 "Improving Health Outcomes in the Tropical North: Case Study | NHMRC". www.nhmrc.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  48. ↑ "2018 Premier's Science Awards". Woodside. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  49. ↑ "Past & Present Fellows". www.forwomeninscience.com.au. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  50. ↑ Physicians, The Royal Australasian College of, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, retrieved 2022-04-10
  51. ↑ "Associate Professor Asha Bowen". AIPS. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  52. ↑ Associate Professor Asha Bowen, winner, 2020 3M Eureka Prize Emerging Leader in Science, retrieved 2022-04-07
  53. ↑ https://australian.museum/get-involved/eureka-prizes/2020-eureka-prizes-winners/
  54. ↑ "Leading Western Australian paediatric infectious diseases specialist honoured with Frank Fenner Award".


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