Rodney Guzman
Clinical Research Nurse – QuickStart Study
Working groups
Background
Rodney has over 12 years' experience working in clinical research nursing with specialties including gastroenterology and neurosciences. He brings extensive research expertise to the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Working Group that is grounded in nursing best practice.
Rodney currently works on an outreach basis in community clinics for the QuickStart study. In this role, he delivers nurse-led Hepatitis C testing and treatment for people who inject drugs.
Qualifications
- 2005: Bachelor of Applied Science (Intellectual Disability Studies), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- 2011: Bachelor of Health Sciences (Nursing), La Trobe University
Appointments
- 2022–current: ASHM Member
Positions
- 2022–current: Clinical Research Nurse, Burnet Institute
- 2011–2022: Registered Nurse / Clinical Research Nurse, Austin
Health
Burnet publications
View 1 moreSame-visit hepatitis C testing and treatment to accelerate cure among people who inject drugs (the QuickStart Study): a cluster randomised cross-over trial protocol
BMJ Open
Joseph Doyle et al
PET Imaging of brain muscarinic receptors with 18F-Fluorobenzyl-Dexetimide: A first in human study
Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging
Rodney Guzman
Case Report: 18F-MK6240 Tau Positron Emission Tomography Pattern Resembling Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in a Retired Australian Rules Football Player
Frontiers in Neurology
Rodney Guzman
Current projects
EXPAND-C: hepatitis C testing and treatment through community pharmacies
Expanding access to hepatitis C testing and treatment using a pharmacy-based model.
The QuickStart Study
QuickStart aims to increase hepatitis C testing and treatment through rapid point-of-care tests and a same-day test-and-treat model in primary care settings.