Ms Therese Starr
Clinical Nurse Manager – Research, Intensive care services
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
Industry Fellow
UQ Centre for Clinical Research
Researcher biography
Certified clinical research co-ordinator involved in major clinical trials.
Publications
Journal Articles
Mattiussi, Mark, Livermore, Amelia, Levido, Annabel, Starr, Therese, Lassig-Smith, Melissa, Stuart, Janine, Fourie, Cheryl and Dulhunty, Joel (2020). What the forks? A longitudinal quality improvement study tracking cutlery numbers in a public teaching and research hospital staff tearoom. Medical Journal of Australia, 213 (11), 521-523. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50862
Sime, Fekade B., Stuart, Janine, Butler, Jenie, Starr, Therese, Wallis, Steven C., Pandey, Saurabh, Lipman, Jeffrey and Roberts, Jason A. (2018). A pharmacokinetic case study of intravenous posaconazole in a critically ill patient with hypoalbuminemia receiving continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 52 (4), 506-509. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.07.008
Sime, Fekade B., Stuart, Janine, Butler, Jenie, Starr, Therese, Wallis, Steven C., Pandey, Saurabh, Lipman, Jeffrey and Roberts, Jason A. (2018). Pharmacokinetics of intravenous posaconazole in critically ill patients. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 62 (6) e00242-18, e00242-18. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00242-18
Udy, Andrew A., Dulhunty, Joel M., Roberts, Jason A., Davis, Joshua S., Webb, Steven A. R., Bellomo, Rinaldo, Gomersall, Charles, Shirwadkar, Charudatt, Eastwood, Glenn M., Myburgh, John, Paterson, David L., Starr, Therese, Paul, Sanjoy K. and Lipman, Jeffrey (2017). Association between augmented renal clearance and clinical outcomes in patients receiving β-lactam antibiotic therapy by continuous or intermittent infusion: a nested cohort study of the BLING-II randomised, placebo-controlled, clinical trial. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 49 (5), 624-630. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2016.12.022
Alobaid, Abdulaziz S., Wallis, Steven C., Jarrett, Paul, Starr, Therese, Stuart, Janine, Lassig-Smith, Melissa, Mejia, Jenny Lisette Ordóñez, Roberts, Michael S., Roger, Claire, Udy, Andrew A., Lipman, Jeffrey and Roberts, Jason A. (2017). Population pharmacokinetics of piperacillin in nonobese, obese, and morbidly obese critically ill patients. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 61 (3) e01276, e01276-16. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01276-16
Udy, Andrew A., Jarrett, Paul, Lassig-Smith, Melissa, Stuart, Janine, Starr, Therese, Dunlop, Rachel, Deans, Renae, Roberts, Jason A., Senthuran, Siva, Boots, Robert, Bisht, Kavita, Bulmer, Andrew C. and Lipman, Jeffrey (2017). Augmented renal clearance in traumatic brain injury: a single-center observational study of atrial natriuretic peptide, cardiac output, and creatinine clearance. Journal of Neurotrauma, 34 (1), 137-144. doi: 10.1089/neu.2015.4328
Bandeshe, Hiran, Boots, Rob, Dulhunty, Joel, Dunlop, Rachael, Holley, Anthony, Jarrett, Paul, Gomersall, Charles D., Lipman, Jeff, Lo, Thomas, O'Donoghue, Steven, Paratz, Jenny, Paterson, David, Roberts, Jason A., Starr, Therese, Stephens, Di, Stuart, Janine, Thomas, Jane, Udy, Andrew and White, Hayden (2016). Is inhaled prophylactic heparin useful for prevention and management of pneumonia in ventilated ICU patients?. Journal of Critical Care, 35, 231-239. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.06.022
Alobaid, Abdulaziz S., Wallis, Steven C., Jarrett, Paul, Starr, Therese, Stuart, Janine, Lassig-Smith, Melissa, Ordonez Mejia, Jenny Lisette, Roberts, Michael S., Lipman, Jeffrey and Roberts, Jason A. (2016). Effect of obesity on the population pharmacokinetics of meropenem in critically ill patients. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60 (8), 4577-4584. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00531-16
Bandeshe, Hiran, Boots, Rob, Dulhunty, Joel, Dunlop, Rachael, Holley, Anthony, Jarrett, Paul, Gomersall, Charles D., Lipman, Jeff, Lo, Thomas, O'Donoghue, Steven, Paratz, Jenny, Paterson, David, Roberts, Jason A., Starr, Therese, Stephens, Di, Stuart, Janine, Thomas, Jane, Udy, Andrew and White, Hayden (2016). Is inhaled prophylactic heparin useful for prevention and management of pneumonia in ventilated ICU patients?. The IPHIVAP investigators of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group. Journal of Critical Care, 34, 95-102. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.04.005
Cohen, Jeremy, Pretorius, Carel J., Ungerer, Jacobus P. J., Cardinal, John, Blumenthal, Antje, Presneill, Jeff, Gatica-Andrades, Marcela, Jarrett, Paul, Lassig-Smith, Melissa, Stuart, Janine, Dunlop, Rachel, Starr, Therese and Venkatesh, Bala (2016). Glucocorticoid sensitivity is highly variable in critically ill patients with septic shock and is associated with disease severity. Critical Care Medicine, 44 (6), 1034-1041. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001633
Roberts, Jason A., Choi, Gordon Y. S., Joynt, Gavin M., Paul, Sanjoy K., Deans, Renae, Peake, Sandra, Cole, Louise, Stephens, Dianne, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Turnidge, John, Wallis, Steven C., Roberts, Michael S., Roberts, Darren M., Lassig-Smith, Melissa, Starr, Therese and Lipman, Jeffrey (2016). SaMpling antibiotics in renal replacement therapy (SMARRT): an observational pharmacokinetic study in critically ill patients. Bmc Infectious Diseases, 16 (1) 103, 103.1-103.8. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1421-6
Sinnollareddy, Mahipal G., Roberts, Michael S., Lipman, Jeffrey, Lassig-Smith, Melissa, Starr, Therese, Robertson, Thomas, Peake, Sandra L. and Roberts, Jason A. (2016). In vivo microdialysis to determine subcutaneous interstitial fluid penetration and pharmacokinetics of fluconazole in intensive care unit patients with sepsis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60 (2), 827-832. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02461-15
Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H., Lipman, Jeffrey, Akova, Murat, Bassetti, Matteo, De Waele, Jan J., Dimopoulos, George, Dulhunty, Joel, Kaukonen, Kirsi-Maija, Koulenti, Despoina, Martin, Claude, Montravers, Philippe, Rello, Jordi, Rhodes, Andrew, Starr, Therese, Wallis, Steven C., Roberts, Jason A., Paul, Sanjoy, Ribas, Antonio Margarit, De Crop, Luc, Spapen, Herbert, Wauters, Joost, Dugernier, Thierry, Jorens, Philippe, Dapper, Ilse, De Backer, Daniel, Taccone, Fabio S., Ruano, Laura, Afonso, Elsa, Alvarez-Lerma, Francisco ... Ozveren, Arife (2016). Is prolonged infusion of piperacillin/tazobactam and meropenem in critically ill patients associated with improved pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic and patient outcomes? An observation from the Defining Antibiotic Levels in Intensive care unit patients (DA. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71 (1), 196-207. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkv288
Dulhunty, Joel M., Roberts, Jason A., Davis, Joshua S., Webb, Steven A.R., Bellomo, Rinaldo, Gomersall, Charles, Shirwadkar, Charudatt, Eastwood, Glenn M., Myburgh, John, Paterson, David L., Starr, Therese, Paul, Sanjoy K., Lipman, Jeffrey, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Peck, Leah, Young, Helen, Boschert , Catherine, Fletcher, Jason, Smith, Julie, Nand, Kiran, Sara, Treena, Harney, Amy, Rodgers, Helen, Van Haren, Frank, Clarke, Sally, Durham, David, Hannan, Catherine, Matheson, Elisha, Schwartz, Kate ... Paul, Sanjoy (2015). A multicenter randomized trial of continuous versus intermittent β-lactam infusion in severe sepsis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 192 (11), 1298-1305. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201505-0857OC
De Waele, J. J., Lipman, J., Akova, M., Bassetti, M. , Dimopoulos, G., Kaukonen, M., Koulenti, D., Martin, C., Montravers, P. , Rello, J. , Rhodes, A. , Udy, A. A. , Starr, T. , Wallis, S. C. and Roberts, J. A. (2015). Erratum to: Risk factors for target non-attainment during empirical treatment with β-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients. Intensive Care Medicine, 41 (5), 969-969. doi: 10.1007/s00134-015-3772-7
Conway, Paul, Pretorius, Carel J, Ungerer, Jacobus P. J., Lassig-Smith, Melissa, Stuart, Janine, Jarrett, Paul, Starr, Therese, Dunlop, Rachael, Venkatesh, Bala and Cohen, Jeremy (2015). Cortisol responses at baseline and after corticotropin in acute aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: a prospective study. Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine, 17 (1), 37-42.
Sinnollareddy, Mahipal G., Roberts, Jason A., Lipman, Jeffrey, Akova, Murat, Bassetti, Matteo, De Waele, Jan J., Kaukonen, Kirsi-Maija, Koulenti, Despoina, Martin, Claude, Montravers, Philippe, Rello, Jordi, Rhodes, Andrew, Starr, Therese, Wallis, Steven C. and Dimopoulos, George (2015). Pharmacokinetic variability and exposures of fluconazole, anidulafungin, and caspofungin in intensive care unit patients: Data from multinational Defining Antibiotic Levels in Intensive care unit (DALI) patients Study. Critical Care, 19 (33) 33, 1-7. doi: 10.1186/s13054-015-0758-3
Roberts, Jason A., Paul, Sanjoy K., Akova, Murat, Bassetti, Matteo, De Waele, Jan J., Dimopoulos, George, Kaukonen, Kirsi-Maija, Koulenti, Despoina, Martin, Claude, Montravers, Philippe, Rello, Jordi, Rhodes, Andrew, Starr, Therese, Wallis, Steven C. and Lipman, Jeffrey (2014). Impact of loading doses on the time to adequate predicted beta-lactam concentrations in prolonged and continuous infusion dosing schemes: reply to Rhodes et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 59 (6), 907-908. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu403
Dulhunty, Joel M., Starr, Therese, Bellomo, Rinaldo and Lipman, Jeffrey (2014). Randomised controlled trials: the long hard climb to the summit - is there another way in the 21st century?. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 16 (2), 87-89.
Blot, Stijn, Koulenti, Despoina, Akova, Murat, Bassetti, Matteo, De Waele, Jan J., Dimopoulos, George, Kaukonen, Kirsi-Maija, Martin, Claude, Montravers, Philippe, Rello, Jordi, Rhodes, Andrew, Starr, Therese, Wallis, Steven C., Lipman, Jeffrey and Roberts, Jason A. (2014). Does contemporary vancomycin dosing achieve therapeutic targets in a heterogeneous clinical cohort of critically ill patients? Data from the multinational DALI study. Critical Care, 18 (3) R99, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/cc13874
Roberts, Jason A., Paul, Sanjoy K., Akova, Murat, Bassetti, Matteo, De Waele, Jan J., Dimopoulos, George, Kaukonen, Kirsi-Maija, Koulenti, Despoina, Martin, Claude, Montravers, Philippe, Rello, Jordi, Rhodes, Andrew, Starr, Therese, Wallis, Steven C. and Lipman, Jeffrey (2014). DALI: defining antibiotic levels in intensive care unit patients. Are current beta-lactam antibiotic doses sufficient for critically ill patients?. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 58 (8), 1072-1083. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu027
Roberts, J. A., Stove, V., De Waele, J. J., Sipinkoski, B., McWhinney, B., Ungerer, J. P. J., Akova, M., Bassetti, M., Dimopoulos, G., Kaukonen, K.-M., Koulenti, D., Martin, C., Montravers, P., Rello, J., Rhodes, A., Starr, T., Wallis, S. C. and Lipman, J. (2014). Variability in protein binding of teicoplanin and achievement of therapeutic drug monitoring targets in critically ill patients: Lessons from the DALI Study. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 43 (5), 423-430. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.01.023
De Waele, Jan J., Lipman, J., Akova, M., Bassetti, M., Dimopoulos, G., Kaukonen, M., Koulenti, D., Martin, C., Montravers, P., Rello, J., Rhodes, A., Udy, A. A., Starr, T., Wallis, S. C. and Roberts, J. A. (2014). Risk factors for target non-attainment during empirical treatment with β-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients. Intensive Care Medicine, 40 (9), 1340-1351. doi: 10.1007/s00134-014-3403-8
Udy, Andrew A., Morton, Fraser J. A., Nguyen-Pham, Sallyanne, Jarrett, Paul, Lassig-Smith, Melissa, Stuart, Janine, Dunlop, Rachel, Starr, Therese, Boots, Robert J. and Lipman, Jeffrey (2013). A comparison of CKD-EPI estimated glomerular filtration rate and measured creatinine clearance in recently admitted critically ill patients with normal plasma creatinine concentrations. BMC Nephrology, 14 (1) 250, 250. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-14-250
Dulhunty, Joel M., Roberts, Jason A., Davis, Joshua S., Webb, Steven A. R., Bellomo, Rinaldo, Gomersall, Charles, Shirwadkar, Charudatt, Eastwood, Glenn M., Myburgh, John, Paterson, David L., Starr, Therese, Udy, Andrew A., Paul, Sanjoy K. and Lipman, Jeffrey (2013). A protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial of continuous beta-lactam infusion compared with intermittent beta-lactam dosing in critically ill patients with severe sepsis: the BLING II study. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 15 (3), 179-185.
Roberts, Jason, De Waele, Jan J., Dimopoulos, George, Koulenti, Despoina, Martin, Claude, Montravers, Philippe, Rello, Jordi, Rhodes, Andrew, Starr, Therese, Wallis, Steven and Lipman, Jeffrey (2012). DALI: Defining Antibiotic Levels in Intensive care unit patients: a multi-centre point of prevalence study to determine whether contemporary antibiotic dosing for critically ill patients is therapeutic. BMC Infectious Diseases, 12 (1) 152, 152.1-152.7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-152