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Overview
Background
Dr Luis Furuya Kanamori MBBS, MEpi, MPH, PhD, FACTM is a clinical epidemiologist and research synthesis methodologist. He is an international leader in travel medicine, vaccine preventable diseases, and research synthesis, and has been listed in Stanford University’s World top 2% of scientists.
Dr Furuya Kanamori leads the Travel Medicine and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Theme, and the Clinician-Epidemiologist Hub at UQ's HERA program on Operational Research and Decision Support for Infectious Diseases (ODeSI). He is Director of Research of the Clinical Research & Evidence Synthesis (CRESTMA) at the Travel Medicine Alliance (TMA), network of 30+ travel medicine clinics in Australia.
Dr Furuya Kanamori’s applied research on travel medicine and vaccine preventable diseases has influenced key changes in clinical and public health guidelines (e.g., WHO, ATAGI, Australian Immunisation Handbook, UptoDate). His methodological work on publication bias (LFK index) has been implemented in MetaXL, Stata, and R, and has been utilised in 800+ published meta-analyses.
In addition to his academic roles, Dr Furuya Kanamori is editorial board member for J Travel Med and Clin Infect Dis, and chairs the Research and Awards Committee of the International Society of Travel Medicine.
Availability
- Dr Luis Furuya Kanamori is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
- Masters (Coursework) of Epidemiology, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
Research interests
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Travel Medicine
Vaccine fractional dosing | Malaria chemoprophylaxis | STIs | Causes of death | Decision support systems | Personalised risk assessment | Clinical trials
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Vaccine preventable diseases
Rabies PrEP and PEP | Japanese encephalitis | Yellow fever | Vaccine safety
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Research synthesis and meta-analysis
Publication bias | Diagnostic accuracy studies | Quality information | Rare/zero-events studies | Rapid meta-analysis
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Accelerating evidence synthesis for safety assessment through ClinicalTrials.gov platform: a feasibility study
Yu, Tianqi, Yang, Xi, Clark, Justin, Lin, Lifeng, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis and Xu, Chang (2024). Accelerating evidence synthesis for safety assessment through ClinicalTrials.gov platform: a feasibility study. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 24 (1) 165. doi: 10.1186/s12874-024-02225-2
2024
Journal Article
Performance characteristics of genus or species-specific Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for the microbial diagnosis of joint infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Subedi, Shradha, Isler, Burcu, Ezure, Yukiko, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Eriksson, Lars, Paterson, David L and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2024). Performance characteristics of genus or species-specific Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for the microbial diagnosis of joint infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 110 (1) 116422, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2024.116422
2024
Journal Article
Rapid diagnostic tests and antimicrobial stewardship programs for the management of bloodstream infection: What is their relative contribution to improving clinical outcomes? A systematic review and network meta-analysis
Peri, Anna Maria, Chatfield, Mark D., Ling, Weiping, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Harris, Patrick N. A. and Paterson, David L. (2024). Rapid diagnostic tests and antimicrobial stewardship programs for the management of bloodstream infection: What is their relative contribution to improving clinical outcomes? A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 79 (2), 502-515. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae234
2024
Journal Article
MASTER scale for methodological quality assessment: Reliability assessment and update
Ahmed, Ashraf I., Kaleem, Muhammad Zain, Elshoeibi, Amgad Mohamed, Elsayed, Abdalla Moustafa, Mahmoud, Elhassan, Khamis, Yaman A., Furuya‐Kanamori, Luis, Stone, Jennifer C. and Doi, Suhail A. (2024). MASTER scale for methodological quality assessment: Reliability assessment and update. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 17 (2), 263-266. doi: 10.1111/jebm.12618
2024
Journal Article
Integrating sexual and reproductive health into pre-travel consultations
Santoalaya, Carlos, Malhotra, Juhi, Fowler, James A., Warzywoda, Sarah, Debattista, Joe, Mills, Deborah J., Lau, Colleen, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Durham, Jo, Mullens, Amy B., Istiko, Satrio Nindyo and Dean, Judith A. (2024). Integrating sexual and reproductive health into pre-travel consultations. Journal of Travel Medicine, 31 (4) taae024. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae024
2024
Journal Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis of sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses in travellers
Shiferaw, Wondimeneh, Martin, Beatris Mario, Dean, Judith A., Mills, Deborah, Lau, Colleen, Paterson, David, Koh, Kenneth, Eriksson, Lars and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2024). A systematic review and meta-analysis of sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses in travellers. Journal of Travel Medicine, 31 (4) taae038. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae038
2024
Journal Article
Definition and classification of 'travellers' in research: a bibliometric analysis
Shiferaw, Wondimeneh, Dean, Judith A., Mills, Deborah, Lau, Colleen and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2024). Definition and classification of 'travellers' in research: a bibliometric analysis. Journal of Travel Medicine, 31 (4) taae048. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae048
2024
Journal Article
Post-marketing surveillance of 10,392 herpes zoster vaccines doses in Australia
Muttucumaru, Ramona, Lau, Colleen L., Leeb, Alan, Mills, Deborah J., Wood, Nicholas and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2024). Post-marketing surveillance of 10,392 herpes zoster vaccines doses in Australia. Vaccine, 42 (13), 3166-3171. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.03.066
2024
Journal Article
Malaria cases in China acquired through international travel, 2013–2022
Zhu, Yan, Restrepo, Angela Cadavid, Wang, Hai-Bo, Mills, Deborah J, Liang, Rong-Rong, Liu, Zhi-Bin, Lau, Colleen L and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2024). Malaria cases in China acquired through international travel, 2013–2022. Journal of Travel Medicine. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae056
2024
Journal Article
Use of Dengvaxia® in Australian travellers: a case series
Zhu, Yan, Mills, Deborah J., Mills, Christine, Lau, Colleen L. and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2024). Use of Dengvaxia® in Australian travellers: a case series. Journal of Travel Medicine, 31 (4), 1-3. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae052
2024
Journal Article
Imported malaria into Australia: surveillance insights and opportunities
Sohail, Asma, Barry, Alyssa, Auburn, Sarah, Cheng, Qin, Lau, Colleen L., Lee, Rogan, Price, Ric N., Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Bareng, Paolo, McGuinness, Sarah L. and Leder, Karin (2024). Imported malaria into Australia: surveillance insights and opportunities. Journal of Travel Medicine, 31 (3) taad164, 1-11. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taad164
2024
Journal Article
Influence of lack of blinding on the estimation of medication-related harms: a retrospective cohort study of randomized controlled trials
Xu, Chang, Zhang, Fengying, Doi, Suhail A. R., Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Lin, Lifeng, Chu, Haitao, Yang, Xi, Li, Sheyu, Zorzela, Liliane, Golder, Su, Loke, Yoon and Vohra, Sunita (2024). Influence of lack of blinding on the estimation of medication-related harms: a retrospective cohort study of randomized controlled trials. BMC Medicine, 22 (1) 83, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03300-7
2024
Journal Article
Comparison of bias adjustment in meta-analysis using data-based and opinion-based methods
Stone, Jennifer C., Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Aromataris, Edoardo, Barker, Timothy H. and Doi, Suhail A.R. (2024). Comparison of bias adjustment in meta-analysis using data-based and opinion-based methods. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 22 (3), 434-440. doi: 10.11124/jbies-23-00462
2024
Journal Article
Use of conditional estimates of effect in cancer epidemiology: An application to lung cancer treatment
AbdulMajeed, Jazeel, Khatib, Malkan, Dulli, Mohamad, Sioufi, Stephanie, Al-Khulaifi, Azhar, Stone, Jennifer, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Onitilo, Adedayo A. and Doi, Suhail A.R. (2024). Use of conditional estimates of effect in cancer epidemiology: An application to lung cancer treatment. Cancer Epidemiology, 88 102521, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2023.102521
2024
Journal Article
Pediatric Central Venous Access Device Lock Solutions: A Network Meta-analysis
Takashima, Mari, Ezure, Yukiko, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Wolf, Joshua, Dufficy, Mitchell, Gibson, Victoria, Clark, Julia and Ullman, Amanda (2024). Pediatric Central Venous Access Device Lock Solutions: A Network Meta-analysis. Pediatrics, 153 (2) e2023063264. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-063264
2024
Journal Article
Causes of death among international travellers in Peru, 2017 to 2021
Allel, Kasim, Cabada, Miguel M., Lau, Collen, Mills, Deborah, Franklin, Richard C., Zhu, Yan and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2024). Causes of death among international travellers in Peru, 2017 to 2021. Journal of Travel Medicine, 31 (1) taad163, 1-11. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taad163
2024
Journal Article
Mortality, hospital length of stay and recurrent bloodstream infections associated with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-Ec) in a low prevalence region: a 20-year population-based large cohort study
Ling, Weiping, Paterson, David L., Harris, Patrick N. A., Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Edwards, Felicity and Laupland, Kevin B. (2024). Mortality, hospital length of stay and recurrent bloodstream infections associated with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-Ec) in a low prevalence region: a 20-year population-based large cohort study. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 138, 84-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.11.007
2024
Journal Article
The provision of sexual and reproductive health information and services to travellers: an exploratory survey of Australian travel medicine clinicians
Warzywoda, Sarah, Fowler, James A., Debattista, Joe, Mills, Deborah J., Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Durham, Jo, Lau, Colleen L., Mullens, Amy B., Istiko, Satrio Nindyo, Santaolaya, Carlos, Malhotra, Juhi and Dean, Judith A. (2024). The provision of sexual and reproductive health information and services to travellers: an exploratory survey of Australian travel medicine clinicians. Sexual Health, 21 (1) ARTN SH23098. doi: 10.1071/sh23098
2024
Journal Article
Corrigendum to “P value–driven methods were underpowered to detect publication bias: analysis of Cochrane review meta-analyses”, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, volume 118, (2020), 86-92. (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (2020) 118 (86–92), (S0895435619303816), (10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.11.011))
Furuya Kanamori, Luis, Xu, Chang, Lin, Lifeng, Doan, Tinh, Chu, Haitao, Thalib, Lukman and Doi, Suhail A.R. (2024). Corrigendum to “P value–driven methods were underpowered to detect publication bias: analysis of Cochrane review meta-analyses”, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, volume 118, (2020), 86-92. (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (2020) 118 (86–92), (S0895435619303816), (10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.11.011)). Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 111434, 111434. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111434
2023
Journal Article
Can a single visit rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis eliminate the need for rabies immunoglobulin in last minute travellers?
Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Mills, Deborah J., Zhu, Yan and Lau, Colleen L. (2023). Can a single visit rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis eliminate the need for rabies immunoglobulin in last minute travellers?. Journal of Travel Medicine, 30 (8) taad139, 1-3. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taad139
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Luis Furuya Kanamori is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Vaccine preventable diseases in travellers
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Causes of death in travellers
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Risk benefit analysis and decision support tools for vaccines
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Advancements in research synthesis methods and meta-analyses
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Assessing risk of importation of sexually transmitted infections into Australia by international travellers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Colleen Lau, Associate Professor Judith Dean
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Doctor Philosophy
Machine learning in epidemiology research on African Swine Fever epidemic in the Philippines Outline
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Colleen Lau
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiology of Escherichia coli Producing Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL-Ec) in Queensland, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Patrick Harris
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