Rate My Professor Ramon Shaban

Shaban's research focuses on infection prevention and control, communicable disease control, high-consequence infectious diseases, emergency care, and health protection. Appointed to his current role in 2017, he led the management of New South Wales' first COVID-19 cases at Westmead Hospital, co-authoring publications on early COVID-19 responses across Australian states and the lived experiences of initial patients (2020). As Associate Director of the New South Wales Biocontainment Centre, he contributes to pandemic and biothreat responses, including an Mpox outbreak. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of Australia's first infection control textbook, Healthcare-Associated Infections in Australia (2023), Editor-in-Chief of the Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, and Senior Editor of Infection, Disease and Health. Leadership roles include President of the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (2016-2017), statutory member of the Australian Government Antimicrobial Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Antimicrobial Resistance, and Technical Advisor to the World Health Organization on antimicrobial resistance (2016). In 2023, he received the Julie Finucane OAM Medal for Leadership in Emergency Nursing. His contributions have shaped national standards and bolstered healthcare resilience.