Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health

Antimicrobial Stewardship Statewide Clinical Network

About the network 

The Antimi­cro­bial Stew­ard­ship Statewide Clin­i­cal Net­work (SCN) sup­ports coor­di­nat­ed, evi­dence-based antimi­cro­bial stew­ard­ship (AMS) across South Australia.

Antimi­cro­bial resis­tance is a sig­nif­i­cant and grow­ing health chal­lenge. Inap­pro­pri­ate or exces­sive use of antimi­cro­bials can lead to resis­tant infec­tions, poor­er patient out­comes and increased pres­sure on the health system.

The SCN brings togeth­er clin­i­cians, peo­ple with lived expe­ri­ence and stake­hold­ers to pro­vide clin­i­cal lead­er­ship and advice on the safe and effec­tive use of antimi­cro­bials across hos­pi­tal, com­mu­ni­ty and res­i­den­tial care settings.

Our role

  • Facil­i­tate col­lab­o­ra­tion to share exper­tise, address chal­lenges and devel­op solu­tions for AMS.
  • Sup­port sys­tem com­pli­ance with the Nation­al Safe­ty and Qual­i­ty Health Ser­vice Pre­vent­ing and Con­trol­ling Infec­tions Stan­dard and the AMS Clin­i­cal Care Standard.
  • Pro­vide clin­i­cal advice on and endorse­ment of AMS issues, includ­ing AMS guide­lines, resources and fact sheets, to key SA Health committees.
  • Mon­i­tor SA antimi­cro­bial sur­veil­lance data to iden­ti­fy risks and oppor­tu­ni­ties for sys­tem improvement.
  • Pro­mote antimi­cro­bial resis­tance aware­ness ini­tia­tives aligned with state and nation­al campaigns.

Our focus

  • Sup­port­ing con­sis­tent imple­men­ta­tion of AMS prin­ci­ples across met­ro­pol­i­tan, region­al, pub­lic, pri­vate and com­mu­ni­ty health­care settings. 
  • Reduc­ing unwar­rant­ed vari­a­tion in antimi­cro­bial use and resis­tance by shar­ing best prac­tice and iden­ti­fy­ing sys­tem-lev­el risks and opportunities. 
  • Strength­en­ing align­ment with nation­al stan­dards, poli­cies and sur­veil­lance programs.



Associate Professor Morgyn Warner

Antimicrobial Stewardship Statewide Clinical Network Clinical Lead - MD, PhD, FRACP, FRCPA

Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor Morg­yn Warn­er is Clin­i­cal Direc­tor of Micro­bi­ol­o­gy and Infec­tious Dis­eases at SA Pathol­o­gy and an infec­tious dis­eases physi­cian at the Cen­tral Ade­laide Local Health Net­work. She was the chair of the now dis­solved South Aus­tralian Expert Group on Antimi­cro­bial Resis­tance and is a mem­ber of the Aus­tralian Com­mis­sion on Safe­ty and Qual­i­ty in Health Care Antimi­cro­bial Stew­ard­ship Advi­so­ry Committee. 

Her clin­i­cal inter­ests are in antimi­cro­bial resis­tance, AMS and infec­tions in immuno­sup­pressed hosts. Her research inter­ests include opti­mi­sa­tion of dos­ing of antimi­cro­bials, appli­ca­tions of bac­te­rio­phage ther­a­py, antimi­cro­bial stew­ard­ship and the human and envi­ron­men­tal microbiome.

Dr Rory Hannah

Antimicrobial Stewardship Statewide Clinical Network Deputy Chair

Dr Rory Han­nah is the head of Infec­tious dis­eases for the North­ern Ade­laide Local Health Net­work. He has worked in Ade­laide and AMS for the last 10 years. He also trained in Clin­i­cal Immunol­o­gy and aller­gy through the Roy­al Ade­laide Hos­pi­tal. He has pre­vi­ous­ly worked in Dar­win and through­out much of Queensland.

Dr Emily Tucker

Deputy Chair, Antimicrobial Stewardship Statewide Clinical Network - MBBS (Hons), FRACP, MPH&TM

Dr Emi­ly Tuck­er is an Infec­tious Dis­eases Physi­cian at the Cen­tral Ade­laide Local Health Net­work. Her inter­ests include antimi­cro­bial stew­ard­ship, clin­i­cal infec­tious dis­eases includ­ing infec­tive endo­cardi­tis, and the human gut micro­bio­me and its role in health and disease.

Antimicrobial Stewardship Statewide Clinical Network Membership

Our peo­ple

Alice Teoh AMS Phar­ma­cist, SALHN

Alia Fah­my Phar­ma­cist, HPS Pharmacies

Caitlin Wal­lace Senior Phar­ma­cist, CALHN

Daniel San­thosh Infec­tious Dis­eases Con­sul­tant, SALHN

Debra Rowett Phar­ma­cist, SALHN

Dee-Anne Hull PSA Demen­tia Sup­port Phar­ma­cist, Phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal Soci­ety of Australia

Emi­ly Tuck­er Infec­tious Dis­eases Physician/​Doctor, CALHN

Erin Con­nor Pro­gram Man­ag­er, NAUSP

Ivan­ka Koeper Asso­ciate Direc­tor of Phar­ma­cy, FUNLHN

Jaiveer Krish­nan Gen­er­al Prac­ti­tion­er, RACGP

Leah Stott Phar­ma­cist, SAAS

Linh Nguyen Phar­ma­cist, WCHN

Lisa Par­adiso Senior Antimi­cro­bial Stew­ard­ship Phar­ma­cist, CALHN

Marc Kee­gan Oper­a­tions Man­ag­er, HPS Pharmacies

Matthew McConnell Pub­lic Health Physi­cian, BHFLHN

Morg­yn Warn­er Clin­i­cal Direc­tor, SA Pathology

Nadine Hillock Pub­lic Health Researcher, Phar­ma­cist and Aca­d­e­m­ic, Flinders University

Nan Vasilu­nas Infec­tious Dis­eases Con­sul­tant, WCHN

Nao­mi Burgess Chief Phar­ma­cist, DHW

Nicholas Anag­nos­tou Med­ical Con­sul­tant, Com­mu­ni­ca­ble Dis­eases Con­trol Branch (Depart­ment for Health and Well­be­ing), SALHN

Nicole Vause Nurs­ing Clin­i­cal Prac­tice Direc­tor, Infec­tion Pre­ven­tion, DHW

Pik Chuen Lee Micro­bi­ol­o­gist / Infec­tious Dis­eases Physi­cian, Pri­vate Practice

Rory Han­nah Head of Unit, Infec­tious Dis­eases Unit and Clin­i­cal Immunol­o­gy Divi­sion, NALHN

Sarah Cameron-Collins AMS Senior Phar­ma­cist, NALHN

Sarah King Nurse Con­sul­tant, DHW

Sharmin Nus­rat Con­sul­tant Infec­tious Dis­eases, NALHN

Tan­ja Gustafs­son Prin­ci­pal Imple­men­ta­tion Advi­sor, DHW

Tas­ma Wag­n­er Region­al Lead Phar­ma­cist, FUNLHN 

Ted­dy Teo Infec­tious Dis­eases Con­sul­tant, SALHN

Ulrik Loren­zen AMS Phar­ma­cist, WCHN
Key documents and resources

Gen­er­al Resources

Con­sumer Resources

Clin­i­cal Resources

Get involved

To learn more or get involved in the Antimi­cro­bial Stew­ard­ship Statewide Clin­i­cal Net­work, email CEIH.​AntimicrobialStewardship@​sa.​gov.​au.