Photo of the week: Dr Orla Morrissey

Dr Orla Morrissey presented at the CCS Monash Department of Infectious Diseases' highly successful advanced course (200 attendees) on Infections in the Immunocompromised Host last year. Along with Professor Anton Peleg, Orla set up and widely promoted the course to infectious diseases specialists around Australia.

Congratulations to Dr Orla Morrissey, who was recently appointed as a Fellow of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology! This prestigious award is in recognition of her international reputation as an outstanding and expert educator and researcher in the area of medical mycology. Her most recent publication is:

• Skov Dalgaard L, Nørgaard M, Povlsen JV, Morrissey O, Jespersen B, Jensen-Fangel S, Østergaard LJ, Schønheyder HC, Søgaard OS. Risk and prognosis of bacteremia and fungemia among first-time kidney transplant recipients: a population-based cohort study. Infect Dis (Lond). 2017 Apr;49(4):286-295. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2016.1248483. Epub 2016 Nov 8.