Associate Professor Katherine Isoardi
Associate Professor

Katherine Isoardi

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Background

Katherine is an Emergency Physician and Clinical Toxicologist based at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and the Medical Director for the Queensland Poisons Information Centre. She is passionate about promoting and expanding Clinical Toxicology services throughout Queensland.

She is the current president of Toxicology And Poisoning Network Australasia (TAPNA), serves on multiple TAPNA subcommittees, and facilitates its 2 year post-graduate Clinical Toxicology course. She also created the Princess Alexandra Hospital Clinical Toxicology Subspecialisation Program which allows post-graduate toxicology training for nurses and pharmacists.

She is an enthusiastic clinician researcher. Her interests include the management of illicit drug poisoning, the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs in overdose and snake envenomation. She is currently undertaking a PhD titled "Opioid Overdose and its Reversal" through the University of Newcastle under the supervision of Prof Geoff Isbister.

Availability

Associate Professor Katherine Isoardi is:
Available for supervision
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Research interests

  • Clinical Toxicology

    In particular illicit drug poisoning and the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics of drugs in overdose

  • Toxinology

    In particular snake envenomation

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98 works between 2010 and 2025
All (98) Journal Article (87) Book Chapter (1) Conference Publication (10)

1 - 20 of 98 works

2025

Journal Article

High dose insulin is an inodilator, not an antidote in the poisoned patient!

Isoardi, Katherine Z, Chan, Betty and Chiew, Angela L (2025). High dose insulin is an inodilator, not an antidote in the poisoned patient!. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 37 (2) e70035, 2. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.70035

High dose insulin is an inodilator, not an antidote in the poisoned patient!

2025

Journal Article

Clinical effects of acute lamotrigine overdose (ATOM-10)

Chiew, Angela L., Isbister, Geoffrey K., Nguyen, Kiet, McCulloch, Kristy, Ionmhain, Úna Nic and Isoardi, Katherine Z. (2025). Clinical effects of acute lamotrigine overdose (ATOM-10). Clinical Toxicology, 1-7. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2025.2471906

Clinical effects of acute lamotrigine overdose (ATOM-10)

2025

Journal Article

Early cardiovascular collapse after envenoming by snakes in Australia, 2005-2020: an observational study (ASP-31)

Isbister, Geoffrey K., Isoardi, Katherine Z., Chiew, Angela L., Jenkins, Shane and Buckley, Nicholas A. (2025). Early cardiovascular collapse after envenoming by snakes in Australia, 2005-2020: an observational study (ASP-31). Medical Journal of Australia, 222 (6), 313-317. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52622

Early cardiovascular collapse after envenoming by snakes in Australia, 2005-2020: an observational study (ASP-31)

2025

Journal Article

Calcium channel blocker overdose: not all the same toxicity

Isbister, Geoffrey K., Jenkins, Shane, Harris, Keith, Downes, Michael A. and Isoardi, Katherine Z. (2025). Calcium channel blocker overdose: not all the same toxicity. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 91 (3), 740-747. doi: 10.1111/bcp.16258

Calcium channel blocker overdose: not all the same toxicity

2025

Journal Article

Ivabradine poisoning: a retrospective observational case series

Bin Sumarni, Muhammad Nursuhairi, Chiew, Angela L., Isbister, Geoffrey K., Wylie, Carol J. and Isoardi, Katherine Zina (2025). Ivabradine poisoning: a retrospective observational case series. Toxicology Communications, 9 (1) 2464274, 1. doi: 10.1080/24734306.2025.2464274

Ivabradine poisoning: a retrospective observational case series

2025

Book Chapter

Toxins in the Food Chain: The Example of Poppy Seeds and Thebaine

Holford, Amanda and Isoardi, Katherine (2025). Toxins in the Food Chain: The Example of Poppy Seeds and Thebaine. Handbook of Public Health Nutrition. (pp. 1-9) Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-32047-7_6-1

Toxins in the Food Chain: The Example of Poppy Seeds and Thebaine

2025

Journal Article

A prospective study of acute propranolol overdose defining dose thresholds of severe toxicity (ATOM – 9)

Isoardi, Katherine Z., Chiew, Angela L., Do, Cuong, Humphreys, Michael, Mustafa, Ahmead, Roberts, Michael S. and Isbister, Geoffrey K. (2025). A prospective study of acute propranolol overdose defining dose thresholds of severe toxicity (ATOM – 9). Clinical Toxicology, 63 (1), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2024.2435397

A prospective study of acute propranolol overdose defining dose thresholds of severe toxicity (ATOM – 9)

2024

Journal Article

Real world delays in antivenom administration: patient, snake or hospital factors (ASP-33)

Isbister, Geoffrey K., Chiew, Angela L., Buckley, Nicholas A., Soderstrom, Jessamine, Brown, Simon GA., Jenkins, Shane and Isoardi, Katherine Z. (2024). Real world delays in antivenom administration: patient, snake or hospital factors (ASP-33). Clinical Toxicology, 63 (1), 1-6. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2024.2433125

Real world delays in antivenom administration: patient, snake or hospital factors (ASP-33)

2024

Journal Article

Suggested guide to using lactate gap as a surrogate marker in the diagnosis of ethylene glycol overdose

Dimeski, Goce, Holford, Amanda and Isoardi, Katherine (2024). Suggested guide to using lactate gap as a surrogate marker in the diagnosis of ethylene glycol overdose. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 62 (2), 140-142. doi: 10.1177/00045632241292514

Suggested guide to using lactate gap as a surrogate marker in the diagnosis of ethylene glycol overdose

2024

Journal Article

Growing burden of gamma‐hydroxybutyrate intoxication on emergency department resource utilisation

Berling, Ingrid, Isoardi, Katherine, Harris, Keith, Downes, Michael A., Lovett, Caitlyn and Isbister, Geoffrey K. (2024). Growing burden of gamma‐hydroxybutyrate intoxication on emergency department resource utilisation. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 36 (5), 792-794. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14467

Growing burden of gamma‐hydroxybutyrate intoxication on emergency department resource utilisation

2024

Journal Article

Effectiveness of intramuscular naloxone 1,600 μg in addition to titrated intravenous naloxone 100 μg for opioid poisoning: a randomised controlled trial

Isoardi, Katherine Z., Harris, Keith, Currey, Elizabeth, Buckley, Nicholas A. and Isbister, Geoffrey K. (2024). Effectiveness of intramuscular naloxone 1,600 μg in addition to titrated intravenous naloxone 100 μg for opioid poisoning: a randomised controlled trial. Clinical Toxicology, 62 (10), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2024.2396447

Effectiveness of intramuscular naloxone 1,600 μg in addition to titrated intravenous naloxone 100 μg for opioid poisoning: a randomised controlled trial

2024

Journal Article

Rationalising the dose threshold for severe carbamazepine toxicity: a retrospective series

Harris, Keith, Dalton, Bradley, Learmont, Benjamin G. and Isoardi, Katherine Z. (2024). Rationalising the dose threshold for severe carbamazepine toxicity: a retrospective series. Clinical Toxicology, 62 (8), 533-535. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2024.2378091

Rationalising the dose threshold for severe carbamazepine toxicity: a retrospective series

2024

Journal Article

Accuracy of plant identification applications to identify plants in suspected poisoning cases referred to the Queensland Poisons Information Centre

McNeill, Iain, Knoeckel, Robert, Goggin, Anna, Wylie, Carol and Isoardi, Katherine (2024). Accuracy of plant identification applications to identify plants in suspected poisoning cases referred to the Queensland Poisons Information Centre. Toxicology Communications, 8 (1) 2377523, 1-7. doi: 10.1080/24734306.2024.2377523

Accuracy of plant identification applications to identify plants in suspected poisoning cases referred to the Queensland Poisons Information Centre

2024

Journal Article

Virtual Toxicology Service decreases the average length of stay of poisoned patients and saves bed days

McNeill, Iain, Staib, Andrew and Isoardi, Katherine Z (2024). Virtual Toxicology Service decreases the average length of stay of poisoned patients and saves bed days. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 36 (5), 789-791. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14453

Virtual Toxicology Service decreases the average length of stay of poisoned patients and saves bed days

2024

Journal Article

Poisoning by venomous animals

Isoardi, Katherine Z. and Isbister, Geoffrey K. (2024). Poisoning by venomous animals. Medicine (United Kingdom), 52 (6), 396-399. doi: 10.1016/j.mpmed.2024.04.003

Poisoning by venomous animals

2024

Journal Article

Bedside urine testing for fentanyl in self‐reported heroin users in a tertiary Brisbane emergency department

Harris, Keith, Holford, Amanda G., Learmont, Benjamin G. and Isoardi, Katherine Z. (2024). Bedside urine testing for fentanyl in self‐reported heroin users in a tertiary Brisbane emergency department. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 36 (4), 648-649. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14446

Bedside urine testing for fentanyl in self‐reported heroin users in a tertiary Brisbane emergency department

2024

Journal Article

Rivastigmine for the management of anticholinergic delirium

Chiew, Angela L., Holford, Amanda G., Chan, Betty S. H. and Isoardi, Katherine Z. (2024). Rivastigmine for the management of anticholinergic delirium. Clinical Toxicology, 62 (2), 82-87. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2024.2319854

Rivastigmine for the management of anticholinergic delirium

2024

Journal Article

Comments on “Prevalence and predictors of QTc prolongation in patients seen in a clozapine clinic in a real-world setting in Australia”

Tanzer, Timothy, Winckel, Karl, Isoardi, Katherine, Smith, Lesley, Andric, Teodora and Siskind, Dan (2024). Comments on “Prevalence and predictors of QTc prolongation in patients seen in a clozapine clinic in a real-world setting in Australia”. Schizophrenia Research, 264, 370-371. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2024.01.003

Comments on “Prevalence and predictors of QTc prolongation in patients seen in a clozapine clinic in a real-world setting in Australia”

2024

Journal Article

A fatal case of polyoxyethylated- p -nonylphenol surfactant (Wetter 600) ingestion

Harris, Keith, Garland, Jack and Isoardi, Katherine Z. (2024). A fatal case of polyoxyethylated- p -nonylphenol surfactant (Wetter 600) ingestion. Clinical Toxicology, 61 (12), 1060-1061. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2023.2289866

A fatal case of polyoxyethylated- p -nonylphenol surfactant (Wetter 600) ingestion

2024

Journal Article

Impact of pharmacists during in-hospital resuscitation or medical emergency response events: A systematic review

Currey, Elizabeth M., Ghahreman-Falconer, Nazanin, Isoardi, Katherine Z. and Barras, Michael (2024). Impact of pharmacists during in-hospital resuscitation or medical emergency response events: A systematic review. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 75, 98-110. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.10.020

Impact of pharmacists during in-hospital resuscitation or medical emergency response events: A systematic review

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2024
    Effectiveness And Safety Of Large Bolus Of Intramuscular Naloxone For Opioid Poisoning In The Emergency Department: A Randomised Controlled Trial
    Queensland Advancing Clinical Research Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2024
    A non-inferiority randomised controlled trial of a Shorter Acetylcy steine Regimen for Paracetamol Overdose - the SAR PO trial
    Emergency Medicine Foundation Ltd
    Open grant

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  • drug intoxication
  • opioids
  • overdose
  • poisoning
  • toxicology

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