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Nikky Isbel

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Overview

Background

Nikky Isbel is a consultant nephrologist at the Kidney and Transplant Service, based at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland.

She is an active researcher in the areas of kidney transplantation, complications of immunosuppression, disorders of complement regulation and glomerulonephritis. She has over 200 publications in peer reviewed journals.

Availability

Professor Nikky Isbel is:
Available for supervision

Works

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343 works between 2000 and 2025

21 - 40 of 343 works

2024

Journal Article

Kidney transplantation in people living with human immunodeficiency virus: an overview of the Australian experience

McMullen, Lucy, Drak, Douglas, Basu, Gopal, Coates, P. Toby, Goodman, David J., Graver, Alison, Isbel, Nicole, Lim, Wai H., Luxton, Grant, Sciberras, Frederika, Toussaint, Nigel D., Wong, Germaine and Gracey, David M. (2024). Kidney transplantation in people living with human immunodeficiency virus: an overview of the Australian experience. Nephrology, 29 (1), 34-38. doi: 10.1111/nep.14229

Kidney transplantation in people living with human immunodeficiency virus: an overview of the Australian experience

2024

Journal Article

The association between tacrolimus exposure and tremor, headache and insomnia in adult kidney transplant recipients: a systematic review

King, Catherine P., Cossart, Amelia R., Isbel, Nicole M., Campbell, Scott B. and Staatz, Christine E. (2024). The association between tacrolimus exposure and tremor, headache and insomnia in adult kidney transplant recipients: a systematic review. Transplantation Reviews, 38 (1) 100815, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.trre.2023.100815

The association between tacrolimus exposure and tremor, headache and insomnia in adult kidney transplant recipients: a systematic review

2023

Journal Article

Utilizing technology for diet and exercise change in complex chronic conditions across diverse environments (U-DECIDE): feasibility randomised controlled trial (pre-print)

Brown, Riley C., Keating, Shelley E., Jegatheesan, Dev K., Mayr, Hannah L., Barnett, Amandine, Conley, Marguerite M., Webb, Lindsey, Kelly, Jaimon T., Snoswell, Centaine L., Staudacher, Heidi, Macdonald, Graeme A., Burton, Nicola W., Coombes, Jeff S., Campbell, Katrina L., Isbel, Nicole M. and Hickman, Ingrid J. (2023). Utilizing technology for diet and exercise change in complex chronic conditions across diverse environments (U-DECIDE): feasibility randomised controlled trial (pre-print). Research Square, 24. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3689169/v1

Utilizing technology for diet and exercise change in complex chronic conditions across diverse environments (U-DECIDE): feasibility randomised controlled trial (pre-print)

2023

Journal Article

PREBIOTIC: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial to assess prebiotic supplementation in kidney transplant recipients for preventing infections and gastrointestinal upset — a feasibility study

Chan, Samuel, Hawley, Carmel M., Pascoe, Elaine M., Cao, Christopher, Campbell, Katrina L., Campbell, Scott B., Francis, Ross S., Hale, Rachael, Isbel, Nicole M., Morrison, Mark and Johnson, David W. (2023). PREBIOTIC: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial to assess prebiotic supplementation in kidney transplant recipients for preventing infections and gastrointestinal upset — a feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9 (1) 11, 11. doi: 10.1186/s40814-023-01236-y

PREBIOTIC: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial to assess prebiotic supplementation in kidney transplant recipients for preventing infections and gastrointestinal upset — a feasibility study

2023

Conference Publication

Development and validation of a survey instrument to measure patients’ trust and confidence in using telehealth

De Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Haydon, Helen, Hickman, Ingrid, Webb, Lindsey, Isbel, Nicole, Johnson, David, Campbell, Katrina, Mayr, Hannah, Canfell, Oliver, Scuffham, Paul, Caffery, Liam, Smith, Anthony and Kelly, Jaimon (2023). Development and validation of a survey instrument to measure patients’ trust and confidence in using telehealth. 23rd Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 - 29 November 2023. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.

Development and validation of a survey instrument to measure patients’ trust and confidence in using telehealth

2023

Conference Publication

Trust and confidence in using telehealth by phone and video in people with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study

de Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Haydon, Helen, Hickman, Ingrid, Webb, Lindsey, Isbel, Nicole, Johnson, David, Campbell, Katrina, Mayr, Hannah, Canfell, Oliver, Scuffham, Paul, Caffery, Liam, Smith, Anthony and Kelly, Jaimon (2023). Trust and confidence in using telehealth by phone and video in people with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study. 23rd Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 - 29 November 2023.

Trust and confidence in using telehealth by phone and video in people with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study

2023

Conference Publication

Trust and confidence in using telehealth in people with chronic kidney disease: A cross-sectional study

De Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Haydon, Helen, Hickman, Ingrid, Webb, Lindsey, Isbel, Nicole, Johnson, David, Campbell, Katrina, Mayr, Hannah, Canfell, Oliver, Scuffham, Paul, Caffery, Liam, Smith, Anthony and Kelly, Jaimon (2023). Trust and confidence in using telehealth in people with chronic kidney disease: A cross-sectional study. 23rd Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 - 29 November 2023. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.

Trust and confidence in using telehealth in people with chronic kidney disease: A cross-sectional study

2023

Conference Publication

Participants’ lived experience and acceptability of a suite of imposed and self-selected digital health services to assist with diet and exercise behaviour change in complex chronic conditions: Mixed methods study

Barnett, Amandine, De Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Jegatheesan, Dev, Conley, Marguerite, Keating, Shelley, Mayr, Hannah, Webb, Lindsey, Brown, Riley, Coombes, Jeff, Macdonald, Graeme, Isbel, Nicole, Burton, Nicola, Campbell, Katrina, Hickman, Ingrid and Kelly, Jaimon (2023). Participants’ lived experience and acceptability of a suite of imposed and self-selected digital health services to assist with diet and exercise behaviour change in complex chronic conditions: Mixed methods study. 23rd Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 - 29 November 2023. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.

Participants’ lived experience and acceptability of a suite of imposed and self-selected digital health services to assist with diet and exercise behaviour change in complex chronic conditions: Mixed methods study

2023

Conference Publication

Development and validation of a survey instrument to measure patients’ trust and confidence in using telehealth

de Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Haydon, Helen, Hickman, Ingrid, Isbel, Nicole, Johnson, David and Campbell, Katrina (2023). Development and validation of a survey instrument to measure patients’ trust and confidence in using telehealth. 23rd Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 - 29 November 2023.

Development and validation of a survey instrument to measure patients’ trust and confidence in using telehealth

2023

Journal Article

Trust and confidence in using telehealth in people with chronic kidney disease: A cross-sectional study

Catapan, Soraia de Camargo, Haydon, Helen M., Hickman, Ingrid J., Webb, Lindsey, Isbel, Nicole, Johnson, David, Campbell, Katrina L., Mayr, Hannah L., Canfell, Oliver, Scuffham, Paul, Burton, Nicola, Caffery, Liam J., Smith, Anthony C. and Kelly, Jaimon T. (2023). Trust and confidence in using telehealth in people with chronic kidney disease: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 29 (10 s), 16S-23S. doi: 10.1177/1357633x231202275

Trust and confidence in using telehealth in people with chronic kidney disease: A cross-sectional study

2023

Conference Publication

C3 Glomerulonephritis and Thrombotic Microangiopathy in a Patient with C3 Nephritic Factor

Aljishi, Manaf, Isbel, Nicole, Jegatheesan, Dev K. and Raghunath, Vishwas (2023). C3 Glomerulonephritis and Thrombotic Microangiopathy in a Patient with C3 Nephritic Factor. Kidney Week, Philadelphia, PA United States, 1-5 November 2023. Philadelphia, PA United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. doi: 10.1681/asn.20233411s1292a

C3 Glomerulonephritis and Thrombotic Microangiopathy in a Patient with C3 Nephritic Factor

2023

Conference Publication

Goal attainment scale as an outcome measure in a randomized controlled trial of lifestyle interventions : FR-PO818

Jegatheesan, Dev K., Perez, William F. Pinzon, Brown, Riley, Burton, Nicola W., Webb, Lindsey, Barnett, Amandine, Conley, Marguerite M., Mayr, Hannah L., Keating, Shelley, Kelly, Jaimon T., Macdonald, Graeme A., Coombes, Jeff S., Hickman, Ingrid J. and Isbel, Nicole (2023). Goal attainment scale as an outcome measure in a randomized controlled trial of lifestyle interventions : FR-PO818. Kidney Week 2023, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 1 - 5 November 2023. Washington, DC, United States: American Society of Nephrology. doi: 10.1681/asn.20233411s1631b

Goal attainment scale as an outcome measure in a randomized controlled trial of lifestyle interventions : FR-PO818

2023

Conference Publication

Limited sampling strategies to estimate tacrolimus whole blood, total plasma, and free plasma exposure.

Masoud, D., Cossart, A.R., Isbel, N.M., Campbell, S.B., McWhinney, B. and Staatz, C.E. (2023). Limited sampling strategies to estimate tacrolimus whole blood, total plasma, and free plasma exposure.. International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology, Oslo, Norway, 24-27 September 2023.

Limited sampling strategies to estimate tacrolimus whole blood, total plasma, and free plasma exposure.

2023

Conference Publication

Youth with type 1 diabetes at higher risk of developing diabetic kidney disease have alterations in their urine and plasma metabolomic and mitochondrial dna profiles

Sullivan, Mitchell, Pham, Uyen, McCarthy, Domenica, Flemming, Nicole, Fotheringham, Amelia, Chandrashekar, Preeti, Whiddett, Rani, Buckle, Irina, Summers, Kim, Hodson, Mark, de Silva, Neisha, Nisbet, Janelle, Morton, Adam, Teasedale, Stephanie, Doomun, Sheik, de Souza, David, Isbel, Nicole, Jones, Timothy, Couper, Jennifer, Coughlan, Melinda, Johnson, David, O'Moore-Sullivan, Trisha, Barret, Helen, Marcovecchio, M. Loredana, Donaghue, Kim and Forbes, Josephine (2023). Youth with type 1 diabetes at higher risk of developing diabetic kidney disease have alterations in their urine and plasma metabolomic and mitochondrial dna profiles. 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), Christchurch, New Zealand, 4-6 September 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.

Youth with type 1 diabetes at higher risk of developing diabetic kidney disease have alterations in their urine and plasma metabolomic and mitochondrial dna profiles

2023

Journal Article

Long-term outcomes of single and dual en bloc kidney transplants from small pediatric donors: an ANZDATA registry study

Eastment, Jacques G., Ryan, Elizabeth G., Campbell, Scott, Ray, Mark, Viecelli, Andrea K., Jegatheesan, Dev, Kanagarajah, Vijay, Griffin, Anthony, Preston, John M., Johnson, David W. and Isbel, Nicole (2023). Long-term outcomes of single and dual en bloc kidney transplants from small pediatric donors: an ANZDATA registry study. Transplantation Direct, 9 (8) e1518, 1-8. doi: 10.1097/txd.0000000000001518

Long-term outcomes of single and dual en bloc kidney transplants from small pediatric donors: an ANZDATA registry study

2023

Journal Article

High-risk prognostic tumor features of squamous cell carcinomas in organ transplant recipients compared with the general population

Pandeya, Nirmala, Isbel, Nicole, Campbell, Scott, Chambers, Daniel C., Hopkins, Peter, Soyer, H. Peter, Jiyad, Zainab, Plasmeijer, Elsemieke I., Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M. and Green, Adele C. (2023). High-risk prognostic tumor features of squamous cell carcinomas in organ transplant recipients compared with the general population. JAMA Dermatology, 159 (8), 854-858. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.1574

High-risk prognostic tumor features of squamous cell carcinomas in organ transplant recipients compared with the general population

2023

Journal Article

Incidence of thromboembolic complications following kidney transplantation with short and extended aspirin prophylaxis: a retrospective single-center study

Pegler, Angus H., Hegerty, Katharine, Gately, Ryan P., Hawley, Carmel M., Johnson, David W., Cho, Yeoungjee, Jegatheesan, Dev K., McCann, Andrew B., Harfield, Michelle E. and Isbel, Nicole M. (2023). Incidence of thromboembolic complications following kidney transplantation with short and extended aspirin prophylaxis: a retrospective single-center study. Annals of Transplantation, 28 e939143, 1-10. doi: 10.12659/aot.939143

Incidence of thromboembolic complications following kidney transplantation with short and extended aspirin prophylaxis: a retrospective single-center study

2023

Conference Publication

Anatomical distribution of severe keratinocyte carcinomas in solid organ transplant recipients

Cox, Charlotte, Lee, Ruby, Liyanage, Upekha, Brown, Susan, Isbel, Nicole, Chambers, Daniel, Griffin, Anthony, Campbell, Scott, Hopkins, Peter, Schaider, Helmut, Soyer, Peter and Khosrotehrani, Kiarash (2023). Anatomical distribution of severe keratinocyte carcinomas in solid organ transplant recipients. HOBOKEN: WILEY.

Anatomical distribution of severe keratinocyte carcinomas in solid organ transplant recipients

2023

Journal Article

Basal cell carcinomas in organ transplant recipients versus the general population: clinicopathologic study

Pandeya, Nirmala, Huang, Nancy, Jiyad, Zainab, Plasmeijer, Elsemieke I., Way, Mandy, Isbel, Nicole, Campbell, Scott, Chambers, Daniel C., Hopkins, Peter, Soyer, H. Peter, Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M. and Green, Adele C. (2023). Basal cell carcinomas in organ transplant recipients versus the general population: clinicopathologic study. Archives of Dermatological Research, 315 (4), 771-777. doi: 10.1007/s00403-022-02403-6

Basal cell carcinomas in organ transplant recipients versus the general population: clinicopathologic study

2023

Journal Article

Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of kidney transplant recipients with BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy

Gately, Ryan, Milanzi, Elasma, Lim, Wai, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Clayton, Phil, Isbel, Nicole, Johnson, David W., Hawley, Carmel, Campbell, Scott and Wong, Germaine (2023). Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of kidney transplant recipients with BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy. Kidney International Reports, 8 (3), 531-543. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.12.020

Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of kidney transplant recipients with BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy

Funding

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2027
    The SiroSkin study: A multi-centre randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial of 1% topical sirolimus in the chemoprevention of facial squamous cell carcinomas in solid organ... (Stream 7)
    NHMRC MRFF - Rare Cancers, Rare Diseases and Unmet Need
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2017 - 2023
    The Impact of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Cardiovascular Events in the Endstage Kidney Disease Dialysis Population (NHMRC Project Grant led by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Cellular metabolic respirometry and enzymatic assessment suite
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Effects of high intensity interval training on exercise capacity, mitochondrial function and muscle atrophy in patients with chronic kidney disease
    Kidney Health Australia
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Clinical and Nutritional Biomarker Platform
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2015
    The Beta-blocker to Lower Cardiovascular Dialysis Events (BLOCADE) Feasibility Study (NHMRC Project Grant administered by Uni Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2012
    CCRE in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease
    NHMRC Centres of Clinical Research Excellence
    Open grant

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