Overview
Background
Dr Avent obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, United States of America. She has also obtained her certification as a board certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and recently being credentialed as an Advanced Practice Pharmacist.
Availability
- Dr Minyon Avent is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Institution to be confirmed
Research interests
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Antimicrobial Stewardship
Dr Minyon Avent is an Antimicrobial Stewardship pharmacist at the School of Public Health, The University of Queensland. She has many years of experience in developing and implementing programmes for the appropriate use of antibiotics in tertiary health care institutions, rural and regional areas as well as the general practice setting.
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Optimization of Antibiotic Dosing
Dr Minyon Avent is a Consultant Clinical Research Pharmacist at The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR) where her research interests are the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic optimisation of antibiotics
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Appropriate use of Antibiotics
Research impacts
Dr Avent's area of expertise is Infectious Diseases which includes the development and implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship programmes. She is the author of a number of peer-reviewed publications and has been invited to present her results at national and international conferences.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Adult penicillin allergy programmes in Australian hospitals: a practical guide from the National Antibiotic Allergy Network
Hannah, Rory, Mitri, Elise, Katelaris, Constance H., O'Hern, Jennifer, Avent, Minyon, Valoppi, Glenn, Rawlins, Matthew, Frith, Catherine, Mcmullan, Brendan, Kong, David, Chua, Kyra, Legg, Amy, James, Rod, Janson, Sonja, Hawkins, Carolyn, Randall, Katrina, Ierano, Courtney, Thursky, Karin and Trubiano, Jason A. (2024). Adult penicillin allergy programmes in Australian hospitals: a practical guide from the National Antibiotic Allergy Network. Internal Medicine Journal, 54 (11), 1883-1893. doi: 10.1111/imj.16543
2024
Journal Article
Implementation of a quality improvement strategy to optimise the management of community acquired pneumonia in a rural health setting
Sally, Carrington, Gabrielle, Chau, Sidony, Miller Waugh, Christopher, Symmons, Justin, Titmarsh and Avent, Minyon L. (2024). Implementation of a quality improvement strategy to optimise the management of community acquired pneumonia in a rural health setting. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32 (3), 560-568. doi: 10.1111/ajr.13116
2024
Journal Article
Developing an intervention package to optimise the management of vancomycin therapy using theory informed co-design
Avent, M.L., Franks, W., Redmond, A., Allen, M.J. and Naicker, S. (2024). Developing an intervention package to optimise the management of vancomycin therapy using theory informed co-design. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 20 (5), 498-505. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2024.01.012
2023
Journal Article
Reducing antibiotic prescribing in general practice in Australia: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a multimodal intervention
Avent, Minyon L., Hall, Lisa, van Driel, Mieke, Dobson, Annette, Deckx, Laura, Galal, Mahmoud, Plejdrup Hansen, Malene and Gilks, Charles (2023). Reducing antibiotic prescribing in general practice in Australia: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a multimodal intervention. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 30 (1) PY23024, 1-10. doi: 10.1071/py23024
2023
Journal Article
Feasibility of individualised patient modelling for continuous vancomycin infusions in outpatient antimicrobial therapy, a retrospective study
Nolan, J., McCarthy, K., Farkas, A. and Avent, M. L. (2023). Feasibility of individualised patient modelling for continuous vancomycin infusions in outpatient antimicrobial therapy, a retrospective study. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 45 (6), 1444-1451. doi: 10.1007/s11096-023-01618-5
2022
Journal Article
Improving paediatric antimicrobial stewardship in remote and regional Queensland hospitals: development and qualitative evaluation of a tailored intervention for intravenous-to-oral antibiotic switching
Sharman, Leah S., Avent, Minyon L., Lyall, Vivian, Fejzic, Jasmina, Clark, Julia E., Irwin, Adam, Graham, Nicolette and van Driel, Mieke L. (2022). Improving paediatric antimicrobial stewardship in remote and regional Queensland hospitals: development and qualitative evaluation of a tailored intervention for intravenous-to-oral antibiotic switching. BMJ Open, 12 (12) e064888, 1-10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064888
2022
Conference Publication
Optimising the management of vancomycin therapy utilisng co-design
Avent, M., Franks, W., Daveson, K., Redmond, A. and Naicker, S. (2022). Optimising the management of vancomycin therapy utilisng co-design. 32nd International Congress of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ICC), Perth, WA Australia, 27-30 November 2022. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s2213-7165(22)00332-0
2022
Conference Publication
Evaluating mono- and combination therapy of meropenem and amikacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in the hollow-fiber infection model
Avent, Minyon, Mccarthy, Kate, Sime, Fekade, Naickera, Saiyuri, Heffernan, Aaron, Wallis, Steven, Paterson, David and Roberts, Jason A (2022). Evaluating mono- and combination therapy of meropenem and amikacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in the hollow-fiber infection model. 32nd International Congress of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ICC), Perth, WA, Australia, 27-30 November 2022. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/s2213-7165(22)00314-9
2022
Journal Article
Evaluating mono- and combination therapy of meropenem and amikacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in the hollow-fiber infection model
Avent, Minyon L., McCarthy, Kate L., Sime, Fekade B., Naicker, Saiyuri, Heffernan, Aaron J., Wallis, Steven C., Paterson, David L. and Roberts, Jason A. (2022). Evaluating mono- and combination therapy of meropenem and amikacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in the hollow-fiber infection model. Microbiology Spectrum, 10 (3), e0052522. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00525-22
2022
Journal Article
An innovative Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for children in remote and regional areas in Queensland, Australia: optimizing antibiotic use through timely intravenous-to-oral conversion
Avent, M.L., Lee, X.J., Irwin, A.D., Graham, N., Brain, D., Fejzic, J., van Driel, M. and Clark, J.E. (2022). An innovative Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for children in remote and regional areas in Queensland, Australia: optimizing antibiotic use through timely intravenous-to-oral conversion. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 28, 53-58. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2021.11.014
2021
Journal Article
Where to from here? Identifying and prioritising future directions for addressing drug-resistant infection in Australia
Merlo, Gregory, Avent, Minyon, Yarwood, Trent, Smith, Bonnie, van Driel, Mieke and Hall, Lisa (2021). Where to from here? Identifying and prioritising future directions for addressing drug-resistant infection in Australia. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 10 (1) 85, 85. doi: 10.1186/s13756-021-00953-4
2021
Journal Article
Standard of practice in infectious diseases for pharmacy services
Cairns, Kelly A., Avent, Minyon, Buono, Evette, Cheah, Ron, Devchand, Misha, Khumra, Sharmila, Rawlins, Matthew, Roberts, Jason A., Xenos, Kristin and Munro, Courtney (2021). Standard of practice in infectious diseases for pharmacy services. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 51 (3), 247-264. doi: 10.1002/jppr.1744
2021
Journal Article
Implementation of a novel antimicrobial stewardship strategy for rural facilities utilising telehealth
Avent, M.L., Walker, D., Yarwood, T., Malacova, E., Brown, C., Kariyawasam, N., Ashley, S. and Daveson, K. (2021). Implementation of a novel antimicrobial stewardship strategy for rural facilities utilising telehealth. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 57 (6) 106346, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106346
2020
Journal Article
Antimicrobial stewardship in the primary care setting: from dream to reality?
Avent, M. L., Cosgrove, S. E., Price-Haywood, E. G. and van Driel, M. L. (2020). Antimicrobial stewardship in the primary care setting: from dream to reality?. BMC Family Practice, 21 (1) 134, 134. doi: 10.1186/s12875-020-01191-0
2020
Journal Article
Oral or intravenous antibiotics?
McCarthy, Kate and Avent, Minyon (2020). Oral or intravenous antibiotics?. Australian Prescriber, 43 (2), 45-48. doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2020.008
2020
Journal Article
Evaluation of quick sequential organ failure assessment and systemic inflammatory response syndrome in patients with gram negative bloodstream infection
McNamara, John F., Avent, Minyon, Stewart, Adam, Kwan, Christopher and Paterson, David L. (2020). Evaluation of quick sequential organ failure assessment and systemic inflammatory response syndrome in patients with gram negative bloodstream infection. Infection, Disease and Health, 25 (3), 151-157. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2020.01.003
2019
Journal Article
Optimising antimicrobial therapy through the use of Bayesian dosing programs
Avent, M. L. and Rogers, B. A. (2019). Optimising antimicrobial therapy through the use of Bayesian dosing programs. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 41 (5), 1121-1130. doi: 10.1007/s11096-019-00886-4
2018
Journal Article
Fosfomycin: what was old is new again
Avent, Minyon L., Rogers, Benjamin A., Cheng, Allen C., Athan, Eugene, Francis, Joshua R., Roberts, Matthew J., Paterson, David L. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2018). Fosfomycin: what was old is new again. Internal Medicine Journal, 48 (12), 1425-1429. doi: 10.1111/imj.14122
2018
Journal Article
An underutilised resource for Antimicrobial Stewardship: a ‘snapshot’ of the community pharmacists’ role in delayed or ‘wait and see’ antibiotic prescribing
Avent, Minyon L., Fejzic, Jasmina and van Driel, Mieke L. (2018). An underutilised resource for Antimicrobial Stewardship: a ‘snapshot’ of the community pharmacists’ role in delayed or ‘wait and see’ antibiotic prescribing. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 26 (4), 373-375. doi: 10.1111/ijpp.12431
2017
Journal Article
Combination antibiotic therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in febrile neutropenic patients? The question still remains
McCarthy, Kate L., Cherian, Jacob D., Avent, Minyon L. and Paterson, David L. (2017). Combination antibiotic therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in febrile neutropenic patients? The question still remains. Infectious Diseases, 50 (5), 403-406. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2017.1411605
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