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
- Associate Professor Nikky Isbel is:
- Available for supervision
Works
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2020
Journal Article
A 12-month lifestyle intervention does not improve cardiac autonomic function in patients with chronic kidney disease
Huppertz, Nina, Beetham, Kassia S., Howden, Erin J., Leicht, Anthony S., Isbel, Nicole M. and Coombes, Jeff S. (2020). A 12-month lifestyle intervention does not improve cardiac autonomic function in patients with chronic kidney disease. Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical, 224 102642, 102642. doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2020.102642
2020
Journal Article
Suspension and resumption of kidney transplant programmes during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from patients, caregivers and potential living donors – a qualitative study
Guha, Chandana, Tong, Allison, Baumgart, Amanda, Scholes-Robertson, Nicole, Isbel, Nicole, Kanellis, John, Campbell, Scott, Coates, Toby and Chadban, Steven (2020). Suspension and resumption of kidney transplant programmes during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from patients, caregivers and potential living donors – a qualitative study. Transplant International, 33 (11) tri.13697, 1481-1490. doi: 10.1111/tri.13697
2019
Journal Article
Physical activity for people with chronic kidney disease: an international survey of nephrologist practice patterns and research priorities
Taryana, Airis Astiani, Krishnasamy, Rathika, Bohm, Clara, Palmer, Suetonia C, Wiebe, Natasha, Boudville, Neil, MacRae, Jennifer, Coombes, Jeff Scott, Hawley, Carmel, Isbel, Nicole and Thompson, Stephanie (2019). Physical activity for people with chronic kidney disease: an international survey of nephrologist practice patterns and research priorities. BMJ Open, 9 (12) e032322, e032322. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032322
2019
Journal Article
Investigation of the association between total and free plasma and saliva mycophenolic acid concentrations following administration of enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium in adult kidney transplant recipients
Brooks, Emily, Tett, Susan E., Isbel, Nicole M., McWhinney, Brett and Staatz, Christine E. (2019). Investigation of the association between total and free plasma and saliva mycophenolic acid concentrations following administration of enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium in adult kidney transplant recipients. Clinical Drug Investigation, 39 (12), 1175-1184. doi: 10.1007/s40261-019-00844-y
2019
Journal Article
Prednisolone concentrations in plasma (total and unbound) and saliva of adult kidney transplant recipients
Brooks, Emily, Tett, Susan E., Isbel, Nicole M., McWhinney, Brett and Staatz, Christine E. (2019). Prednisolone concentrations in plasma (total and unbound) and saliva of adult kidney transplant recipients. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 41 (6), 755-760. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0000000000000687
2019
Journal Article
Long-term outcomes of patients with end-stage kidney disease due to membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis: an ANZDATA registry study
Wilson, Gregory J., Cho, Yeoungjee, Teixiera-Pinto, Armando, Isbel, Nicole, Campbell, Scott, Hawley, Carmel and Johnson, David W. (2019). Long-term outcomes of patients with end-stage kidney disease due to membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis: an ANZDATA registry study. BMC nephrology, 20 (1) 417, 417. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1605-6
2019
Journal Article
Transplant associated infections, – the role of the gastrointestinal microbiota and potential therapeutic options
Chan, Samuel, Hawley, Carmel M., Campbell, Katrina L., Morrison, Mark, Campbell, Scott B., Isbel, Nicole M., Francis, Ross S., Playford, E. Geoffrey and Johnson, David W. (2019). Transplant associated infections, – the role of the gastrointestinal microbiota and potential therapeutic options. Nephrology, 25 (1) nep.13670, 5-13. doi: 10.1111/nep.13670
2019
Journal Article
Infectious complications following kidney transplantation-A focus on hepatitis C infection, cytomegalovirus infection and novel developments in the gut microbiota
Chan, Samuel, Isbel, Nicole M., Hawley, Carmel M., Campbell, Scott B., Campbell, Katrina L., Morrison, Mark, Francis, Ross S., Playford, E Geoffrey and Johnson, David W. (2019). Infectious complications following kidney transplantation-A focus on hepatitis C infection, cytomegalovirus infection and novel developments in the gut microbiota. Medicina, 55 (10) 672, 672. doi: 10.3390/medicina55100672
2019
Journal Article
Extreme incidence of skin cancer in kidney and liver transplant recipients living with high sun exposure
Plasmeijer, Elsemieke I., Jiyad, Zainab, Way, Mandy, Marquart, Louise, Miura, Kyoko, Campbell, Scott, Isbel, Nikky, Fawcett, Jonathan, Ferguson, Lisa E., Davis, Marcia, Whiteman, David C., Soyer, H. Peter, O'Rourke, Peter and Green, Adele C. (2019). Extreme incidence of skin cancer in kidney and liver transplant recipients living with high sun exposure. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 99 (10), 929-930. doi: 10.2340/00015555-3234
2019
Journal Article
Infection-Related Mortality in Recipients of a Kidney Transplant in Australia and New Zealand : Infection-related mortality in kidney transplant recipients
Chan, Samuel, Pascoe, Elaine M., Clayton, Philip A., McDonald, Stephen P., Lim, Wai H., Sypek, Matthew P., Palmer, Suetonia C., Isbel, Nicole M., Francis, Ross S., Campbell, Scott B., Hawley, Carmel M. and Johnson, David W. (2019). Infection-Related Mortality in Recipients of a Kidney Transplant in Australia and New Zealand : Infection-related mortality in kidney transplant recipients. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 14 (10), CJN.03200319-1492. doi: 10.2215/cjn.03200319
2019
Journal Article
High‐intensity interval training in chronic kidney disease: a randomized pilot study
Beetham, Kassia S., Howden, Erin J., Fassett, Robert G., Petersen, Aaron, Trewin, Adam J., Isbel, Nicole M. and Coombes, Jeff S. (2019). High‐intensity interval training in chronic kidney disease: a randomized pilot study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 29 (8) sms.13436, 1197-1204. doi: 10.1111/sms.13436
2019
Journal Article
The effects of a multidisciplinary high-throughput skin clinic on healthcare costs of organ transplant recipients
Gordon, L. G., Rodriguez-Acevedo, A. J., Papier, K., Khosrotehrani, K., Isbel, N., Campbell, S., Griffin, A. and Green, A. C. (2019). The effects of a multidisciplinary high-throughput skin clinic on healthcare costs of organ transplant recipients. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 33 (7) jdv.15458, 1290-1296. doi: 10.1111/jdv.15458
2019
Journal Article
Characterizing the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of immunosuppressant medicines and patient outcomes in elderly renal transplant patients
Cossart, Amelia R., Cottrell, W. Neil, Campbell, Scott B., Isbel, Nicole M. and Staatz, Christine E. (2019). Characterizing the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of immunosuppressant medicines and patient outcomes in elderly renal transplant patients. Translational Andrology and Urology, 8 (S2), S198-S213. doi: 10.21037/tau.2018.10.16
2019
Journal Article
Eculizumab Use for Kidney Transplantation in Patients With a Diagnosis of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Siedlecki, Andrew M., Isbel, Nicole, Vande Walle, Johan, Eggleston, Jennifer James, Cohen, David J., on behalf of the Global aHUS Registry, Licht, Christoph, Fremeaux-Bacchi, Veronique, Ariceta, Gema, Ardissino, Gianluigi, Fakhouri, Fadi, Greenbaum, Larry, Johnson, Sally, Schaefer, Franz, Scully, Marie Ann, Woodward, Leonard, Ogawa, Masayo, Gasteyger, Christoph, Blasco, Miquel, Cresseri, Donata, Generolova, Galina, Webb, Nicholas, Hirt-Minkowski, Patricia, Kozlovskaya, Natalya Lvovna, Landau, Danny, Lapeyraque, Anne-Laure, Loirat, Chantal, Mache, Christoph, Malina, Michal ... Sartz, Lisa (2019). Eculizumab Use for Kidney Transplantation in Patients With a Diagnosis of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. Kidney International Reports, 4 (3), 434-446. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2018.11.010
2019
Journal Article
Management of organ transplant recipients attending a high-throughput skin cancer surgery and surveillance clinic in Queensland
Papier, K., Gordon, L. G., Khosrotehrani, K., Isbel, N., Campbell, S., Griffin, A. and Green, A. C. (2019). Management of organ transplant recipients attending a high-throughput skin cancer surgery and surveillance clinic in Queensland. British Journal of Dermatology, 180 (3), 631-636. doi: 10.1111/bjd.17001
2019
Journal Article
Investigating barriers to immunosuppressant medication adherence in renal transplant patients
Cossart, Amelia R., Staatz, Christine E., Campbell, Scott B., Isbel, Nicole M. and Cottrell, W. Neil (2019). Investigating barriers to immunosuppressant medication adherence in renal transplant patients. Nephrology, 24 (1), 102-110. doi: 10.1111/nep.13214
2019
Conference Publication
Effect of immunosuppressant prescribing patterns on patient outcomes in elderly Australasian kidney transplant recipients
Cossart, A., Cottrell, N., Mcstea, M., Isbel, N., Campbell, S. and Staatz, C. E. (2019). Effect of immunosuppressant prescribing patterns on patient outcomes in elderly Australasian kidney transplant recipients. Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists, Queenstown, New Zealand, November 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Saliva prednisolone measurements in adult kidney transplant recipients
Staatz, C. E., Tett, S. E., Isbel, N., Mc Whinney, B. and Brooks, E. (2019). Saliva prednisolone measurements in adult kidney transplant recipients. International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology, Foz de Iguassu, Brazil, September 2019.
2018
Journal Article
Agreement between cystatin-C and creatinine based eGFR estimates after a 12-month exercise intervention in patients with chronic kidney disease
Beetham, Kassia S., Howden, Erin J., Isbel, Nicole M. and Coombes, Jeff S. (2018). Agreement between cystatin-C and creatinine based eGFR estimates after a 12-month exercise intervention in patients with chronic kidney disease. BMC Nephrology, 19 (1) 366, 366. doi: 10.1186/s12882-018-1146-4
2018
Journal Article
Perioperative antibiotics for preventing post-surgical site infections in solid organ transplant recipients
Chan, Samuel, Ng, Samantha, Chan, Hooi P., Pascoe, Elaine, Playford, Elliott Geoffrey, Wong, Germaine, Chapman, Jeremy R., Lim, Wai H., Francis, Ross S., Isbel, Nicole M., Campbell, Scott B., Hawley, Carmel M. and Johnson, David W. (2018). Perioperative antibiotics for preventing post-surgical site infections in solid organ transplant recipients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018 (12) CD013209, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013209
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Patient-centred approaches to improving physical fitness in people with kidney disease
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring free plasma tacrolimus and mycophenolic acid measurements and defining a therapeutic target range for therapeutic drug monitoring
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Meng-Wong Taing, Dr Christine Staatz
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Doctor Philosophy
Viral Complications Following Kidney Transplantationn
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson, Professor Carmel Hawley, Associate Professor Andrea Viecelli
Completed supervision
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Vitamin D and Chronic Kidney Disease: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Carmel Hawley
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Pharmacokinetic, Pharmacogenetic and Pharmacodynamic Monitoring of Immunosuppressive Therapy in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Christine Staatz
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2009
Master Philosophy
Assessment of Lifestyle and Metabolic Factors in Renal Transplant Recipients
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ingrid Hickman
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
IDENTIFICATION AND MODIFICATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Optimising immunosuppressant medicines in elderly kidney transplant recipients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Christine Staatz
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating Prediction Methods for Estimating Tacrolimus, Mycophenolate and Prednisolone Exposure Following Adult Kidney Transplantation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Sue Tett, Dr Christine Staatz
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Novel Strategies to Assess Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Chronic Kidney Disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Carmel Hawley
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Exercise and Lifestyle Intervention and High Intensity Interval Training in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jeff Coombes
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Nurse Practitioner-Coordinated Multidisciplinary Care for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Mixed-Method Study
Associate Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
THE USE OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY TO SCREEN HIGH-RISK PATIENTS FOR SUBCLINICAL CARDIAC DISEASE
Associate Advisor
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