Overview
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
- Media expert
Research interests
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Clinical Toxicology
In particular illicit drug poisoning and the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics of drugs in overdose
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Toxinology
In particular snake envenomation
Works
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2021
Journal Article
Optimising alkalinisation and its effect on QRS narrowing in tricyclic antidepressant poisoning
Pai, Kieran, Buckley, Nicholas A., Isoardi, Katherine Z., Isbister, Geoffrey K., Becker, Therese, Chiew, Angela L., Cairns, Rose, Brown, Jared A. and Chan, Betty S. (2021). Optimising alkalinisation and its effect on QRS narrowing in tricyclic antidepressant poisoning. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 88 (2) bcp.15008, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/bcp.15008
2021
Journal Article
Acute tramadol withdrawal: An unusual cause of severe acute behavioural disturbance
Harris, Keith, Harburg, Georgia R. and Isoardi, Katherine Z. (2021). Acute tramadol withdrawal: An unusual cause of severe acute behavioural disturbance. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40 (5), 869-870. doi: 10.1111/dar.13203
2021
Journal Article
Unintentional paediatric iron poisoning: a retrospective case series
Crofton, Andrew K., Harris, Keith, Wylie, Carol and Isoardi, Katherine Z (2021). Unintentional paediatric iron poisoning: a retrospective case series. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33 (6) 1742-6723.13806, 1044-1048. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13806
2021
Journal Article
Rough‐scaled snake envenomation
Magee, Aidan, Isbister, Geoff K, Isoardi, Katherine Z, Holmes, Paul and Dorofaeff, Tavey (2021). Rough‐scaled snake envenomation. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 58 (4) jpc.15597, 699-701. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15597
2021
Journal Article
Time to antimicrobial therapy in septic shock patients treated with an early goal-directed resuscitation protocol: a post-hoc analysis of the ARISE trial
Bulle, Esther B., Peake, Sandra L., Finnis, Mark, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Delaney, Anthony, Peake, S., Delaney, A., Bellomo, R., Cameron, P. A., Higgins, A. M., Holdgate, A., Howe, B. D., Webb, S. A.R., Williams, P., Peake, S., Delaney, A., Bellomo, R., Cameron, P. A., Cooper, D. J., Cross, A., Gomersall, C., Graham, C., Higgins, A. M., Holdgate, A., Howe, B. D., Jacobs, I., Johanson, S., Jones, P., Kruger, P. ... Wu, H. (2021). Time to antimicrobial therapy in septic shock patients treated with an early goal-directed resuscitation protocol: a post-hoc analysis of the ARISE trial. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33 (3), 409-417. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13634
2021
Conference Publication
Inaccurate QT interval estimation in people taking antipsychotics: are we contributing to misinformed treatment decisions?
Andric, T., Winckel, K., Tanzer, T., Siskind, D., Hollingworth, S., Smith, L. and Isoardi, K. (2021). Inaccurate QT interval estimation in people taking antipsychotics: are we contributing to misinformed treatment decisions?. National Medicines Symposium, Online, 18 May 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Bazett's correction formula overestimates the corrected QT among patients with antipsychotic induced tachycardia
Andric, Teodora, Winckel, Karl, Tanzer, Timothy, Hollingworth, Samantha, Isoardi, Katherine and Siskind, Dan (2021). Bazett's correction formula overestimates the corrected QT among patients with antipsychotic induced tachycardia. Schizophrenia Research, 231, 22-23. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2021.02.022
2021
Journal Article
Oral potassium overdose: a case series
Madan, Arushi, Morris, Christopher, Goggin, Anna and Isoardi, Katherine Z. (2021). Oral potassium overdose: a case series. Clinical Toxicology, 59 (11), 1-6. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2021.1898631
2020
Journal Article
Ketamine as a rescue treatment for severe acute behavioural disturbance : A prospective prehospital study
Isoardi, Katherine Z., Parker, Lachlan E., Page, Colin B., Humphreys, Michael A., Harris, Keith, Rashford, Stephen and Isbister, Geoffrey K. (2020). Ketamine as a rescue treatment for severe acute behavioural disturbance : A prospective prehospital study. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33 (4) 1742-6723.13682, 610-614. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13682
2020
Journal Article
Falling methamphetamine‐related presentations to a clinical toxicology unit during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Fry, Michael, Harris, Keith and Isoardi, Katherine Z. (2020). Falling methamphetamine‐related presentations to a clinical toxicology unit during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33 (1), 179-180. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13677
2020
Journal Article
Angiotensin axis antagonists increase the incidence of haemodynamic instability in dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker poisoning
Huang, Jessica, Buckley, Nicholas A., Isoardi, Katherine Z., Chiew, Angela L., Isbister, Geoffrey K., Cairns, Rose, Brown, Jared A. and Chan, Betty S. (2020). Angiotensin axis antagonists increase the incidence of haemodynamic instability in dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker poisoning. Clinical Toxicology, 59 (6), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2020.1826504
2020
Journal Article
Methamphetamine intoxication and acute kidney injury: a prospective observational case series
Isoardi, Katherine Z., Mudge, David W., Harris, Keith, Dimeski, Goce and Buckley, Nicholas A. (2020). Methamphetamine intoxication and acute kidney injury: a prospective observational case series. Nephrology, 25 (10) nep.13762, 758-764. doi: 10.1111/nep.13762
2020
Journal Article
Neurotoxicity in chronic lithium poisoning
Hlaing, Phyu M., Isoardi, Katherine Z., Page, Colin B. and Pillans, Peter (2020). Neurotoxicity in chronic lithium poisoning. Internal Medicine Journal, 50 (4), 427-432. doi: 10.1111/imj.14402
2020
Journal Article
Pregabalin poisoning and rising recreational use: a retrospective observational series
Isoardi, Katherine Z., Polkinghorne, Gregory, Harris, Keith and Isbister, Geoffrey K. (2020). Pregabalin poisoning and rising recreational use: a retrospective observational series. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 86 (12) bcp.14348, 2435-2440. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14348
2020
Journal Article
Haemodialysis for lithium poisoning: Translating EXTRIP recommendations into practical guidelines
Buckley, Nicholas A., Cheng, Sonia, Isoardi, Katherine, Chiew, Angela L., Siu, William, Vecellio, Elia and Chan, Betty S. (2020). Haemodialysis for lithium poisoning: Translating EXTRIP recommendations into practical guidelines. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 86 (5), 999-1006. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14212
2020
Journal Article
Prospective study of the safety and effectiveness of droperidol in elderly patients for pre-hospital acute behavioural disturbance
Page, Colin B., Parker, Lachlan E., Rashford, Stephen J., Kulawickrama, Sanjeewa, Isoardi, Katherine Z. and Isbister, Geoffrey K. (2020). Prospective study of the safety and effectiveness of droperidol in elderly patients for pre-hospital acute behavioural disturbance. Emergency Medicine Australasia , 32 (5), 731-736. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13496
2020
Journal Article
Documentation in the patient medical record was associated with improved adherence to Poisons Information Centres telephone advice
Wylie, Carol, Harris, Keith, Messina, Genevieve, Dean, Danielle and Isoardi, Katherine (2020). Documentation in the patient medical record was associated with improved adherence to Poisons Information Centres telephone advice. Clinical Toxicology, 58 (11), 1058-1062. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2020.1728297
2020
Journal Article
Poisoning by venomous animals
Isoardi, Katherine Z. and Isbister, Geoffrey K. (2020). Poisoning by venomous animals. Medicine, 48 (3), 220-223. doi: 10.1016/j.mpmed.2019.12.021
2020
Journal Article
Efficacy of a two bag acetylcysteine regimen to treat paracetamol overdose (2NAC study)
Wong, Anselm, Isbister, Geoff, McNulty, Richard, Isoardi, Katherine, Harris, Keith, Chiew, Angela, Greene, Shaun, Gunja, Naren, Buckley, Nicholas, Page, Colin and Graudins, Andis (2020). Efficacy of a two bag acetylcysteine regimen to treat paracetamol overdose (2NAC study). EClinicalMedicine, 20 100288, 100288. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100288
2020
Journal Article
Effect of age on the severity of chronic lithium poisoning
Chan, B. S., Cheng, S., Isoardi, K. Z., Chiew, A., Siu, W., Shulruf, B., Vecellio, E. and Buckley, N. A. (2020). Effect of age on the severity of chronic lithium poisoning. Clinical Toxicology, 58 (11), 1023-1027. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2020.1726376
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