Dr Vickie Knight

Conjoint Lecturer

BN, MHScEd, PhD.

Medicine & Health

The Kirby Institute

Vickie Knight is a Clinical Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV at the Sydney Sexual Health Centre and a Conjoint Lecturer at the Kirby Institiute. She has an interest in operational research and in 2017 completed her PhD looking at the impact of differing models of HIV testing on the uptake of testing and testing frequency of gay men in Sydney.

Phone

+61(2)93827462

E-mail

vickie.knight@health.nsw.gov.au

Location

Sydney Sexual Health Centre 8 Macquarie street Sydney NSW 2000

Journal articles | 2021

Munro T; Anderson-Smith B; Lu H; Worth HH; Knight V, 2021, 'Online triage tool improves the efficiency of a sexual health service', Sexual Health, 18, pp. 432 - 435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH21045

Journal articles | 2021

Patel PG; Keen P; McManus H; Duck T; Callander D; Selvey C; Power C; Gray RT; Knight V; Asselin J; Read P; Johnson K; Bavinton BR; Bowden VJ; Grulich AE; Guy R; Prestage G; Zablotska I; Holden J; Cooper C; Price K; Holt M; de Wit J; Kaldor J; Kelleher A; Wilson D; Brotherton A; Cooper DA; Crooks L; Whittaker B; Madeddu D; Schmidt HM; Telfer B; Price K; Boyd M; McGill S; Pinto A; Nigro S; Gordon T; Feeney L; Cunningham P; Mao L; Gray J; O’Dwyer M; Clifton B, 2021, 'Increased targeted HIV testing and reduced undiagnosed HIV infections among gay and bisexual men', HIV Medicine, 22, pp. 605 - 616, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13102

Journal articles | 2020

Bradley I; Varma R; Knight V; Iliakis D; McNally L; Jalocon D; Jeoffreys N; Chen S; Mcnulty A, 2020, 'Prevalence of rectal Mycoplasma genitalium and macrolide resistance in men who have sex with men attending Sydney Sexual Health Centre', Sexual Health, 17, pp. 114 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH18221

Journal articles | 2019

Houghton R; Knight V; Clifton B; Varma R, 2019, 'Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART): From point-of-care test to ART at a peer-led community-based testing site in Sydney', Sexual Health, 16, pp. 94 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH18094

Journal articles | 2019

Knight V; Guy R; McNulty A; Wand H, 2019, 'Effect of an express testing service for gay and bisexual men on HIV testing frequency in Sydney, Australia: A cohort study', Sexual Health, 16, pp. 124 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH18083

Journal articles | 2019

Knight V; Nugent C; Houghton R; O'Reilly K; Scally E; Lu H, 2019, 'An automated, electronic, client-centred results delivery system saves time and improves workflow', Sexual Health, 16, pp. 88 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH18100

Journal articles | 2019

Lorch R; Bourne C; Burton L; Lewis L; Brown K; Bateson D; Knight V; Ooi C; Hoffman N; MacKson J; Bower H; Stewart M; Moll N; Micallef J; Mooney-Somers J; Donovan B; Kaldor J; Guy R, 2019, 'ADOPTing a new method of partner management for genital chlamydia in New South Wales: Findings from a pilot implementation program of patient-delivered partner therapy', Sexual Health, 16, pp. 332 - 339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH18169

Journal articles | 2018

Jamil MS; McManus H; Callander D; Prestage G; Ali H; O’Connor CC; Chen M; McNulty AM; Knight V; Duck T; Keen P; Gray J; Medland N; Hellard M; Lewis DA; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Guy RJ; Marshall L; Wilson D; Dickson B; Kong M; Smith LW; Cooper D; Selvey C; Holden J; Crooks L; Cooper C; Price K; de Wit J; Kelleher A; Mitchell J; Schmidt HM; Telfer B; Whittaker B; Cooper D; O'Connor C, 2018, 'Understanding the Targeting and Uptake of HIV Testing Among Gay and Bisexual Men Attending Sexual Health Clinics', AIDS and Behavior, 22, pp. 513 - 521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-2012-2

Journal articles | 2018

Wand H; Knight V; Lu H; McNulty A, 2018, 'Temporal Trends in Population Level Impacts of Risk Factors for Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Heterosexual Men, and Women: Disparities by Sexual Identity (1998–2013)', Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47, pp. 1909 - 1922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-017-1107-1

Journal articles | 2016

Bennett C; Knight V; Knox D; Gray J; Hartmann G; McNulty A, 2016, 'An alternative model of sexually transmissible infection testing in men attending a sex-on-premises venue in Sydney: A cross-sectional descriptive study', Sexual Health, 13, pp. 353 - 358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15174

Journal articles | 2016

Foster R; Ali H; Crowley M; Dyer R; Grant K; Lenton J; Little C; Knight V; Read P; Donovan B; McNulty A; Guy R, 2016, 'Does Living Outside of a Major City Impact on the Timeliness of Chlamydia Treatment? A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Analysis', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 43, pp. 506 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000496

Journal articles | 2016

Loomba P; Knight V; Mcnulty A, 2016, 'What would be missed if we didn't screen men who have sex with men for oral chlamydia trachomatis? A cross-sectional study', Sexual Health, 13, pp. 196 - 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15209

Journal articles | 2016

McIver R; Dyda A; McNulty AM; Knight V; Wand HC; Guy RJ, 2016, 'Text message reminders do not improve hepatitis B vaccination rates in an Australian sexual health setting', Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 23, pp. e88 - e92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocv145

Journal articles | 2016

Rowley D; Ahmed A; McNulty A; Wray L; Knight V, 2016, 'As good as it gets? Retention in care of people newly diagnosed with HIV at the Sydney Sexual Health Centre', Sexual Health, 13, pp. 96 - 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15115

Journal articles | 2016

Smith KS; Kaldor JM; Hocking JS; Jamil MS; McNulty AM; Read P; Bradshaw CS; Chen MY; Fairley CK; Wand H; Worthington K; Blake S; Knight V; Rawlinson W; Saville M; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Donovan B; Guy R, 2016, 'The acceptability and cost of a home-based chlamydia retesting strategy: Findings from the REACT randomised controlled trial', BMC Public Health, 16, pp. 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2727-4

Journal articles | 2015

Knight V; Lockwood T; Walkinshaw T; Keen P; Guy R; McNulty A, 2015, 'Reasons why gay and other bisexually active men attend different community testing services in Sydney; A cross-sectional survey', Sexual Health, 12, pp. 465 - 466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15079

Journal articles | 2015

Knight V; Wand H; Gray J; Keen P; McNulty A; Guy R, 2015, 'Implementation and Operational Research: Convenient HIV Testing Service Models Are Attracting Previously Untested Gay and Bisexual Men: A Cross-sectional Study', Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 69, pp. e147 - e155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000000688

Journal articles | 2015

McIver R; Dyda A; Knight V; Guy R; McNulty A, 2015, 'Hepatitis B screening and vaccination: How does a Sexual Health service measure up?', Sexual Health, 12, pp. 458 - 459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15061

Journal articles | 2014

Gale M; Holden J; Kitchener S; Knight V; McNulty A; Price K; Leeman C; Cunningham P; Hayen A; Macinytre CR, 2014, 'Lessons learnt from the first Australian 'pop-up' HIV testing site', Sexual Health, 11, pp. 585 - 586, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14095

Journal articles | 2014

Knight V; Gale M; Guy R; Parkhill N; Holden J; Leeman C; Mcnulty A; Keen P; Wand H, 2014, 'A novel time-limited pop-up HIV testing service for gay men in Sydney, Australia, attracts high-risk men', Sexual Health, 11, pp. 345 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14091

Journal articles | 2014

Knight V; Guy RJ; Handan W; Lu H; McNulty A; Wand H, 2014, 'It is more efficient to type: Innovative self-registration and appointment self-arrival system improves the patient reception process', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 41, pp. 392 - 394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000136

Journal articles | 2014

Knight V; Ryder N; Bourne C; McNulty A, 2014, 'A cross sectional study of how people diagnosed with a bacterial sexually transmitted infection inform their partners', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 90, pp. 588 - 591, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051482

Journal articles | 2013

Ewing M; Read P; Knight V; Morgan S; Hanlon M; McDonald A; Mclver R; Wright S; McNulty A, 2013, 'Do callers to the NSW Sexual Health Infoline attend the services they are referred to?', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 530 - 532, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH13106

Journal articles | 2013

Knight V; Ryder N; Guy R; Lu H; Wand HC; McNulty A, 2013, 'New express sexually transmissible infection screening clinic improves patient journey and clinic capacity at a large sexual health clinic', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 40, pp. 75 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3182793700

Journal articles | 2013

Martin L; Knight V; Read PJ; McNulty A, 2013, 'Clients' preferred methods of obtaining sexually transmissible infection or HIV results from Sydney Sexual Health Centre', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 91 - 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH12062

Journal articles | 2013

Martin L; Knight V; Read PJ; Mcnulty A, 2013, 'Fast-track services for all? The preferences of Chinese-, Korean-, and Thai-speaking women attending a sexual health service', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 40, pp. 929 - 932, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000055

Journal articles | 2013

Martin L; Knight V; Ryder N; Lu H; Read PJ; McNulty A, 2013, 'Client feedback and satisfaction with an express sexually transmissible infection screening service at an inner-city sexual health center', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 40, pp. 70 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318275343b

Journal articles | 2013

Read PJ; Knight V; Bourne C; Guy R; Donovan B; Allan W; Mcnulty AM, 2013, 'Community event-based outreach screening for syphilis and other sexually transmissible infections among gay men in Sydney, Australia', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 357 - 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH13012

Journal articles | 2012

Guy R; Wand HC; Knight V; Kenigsberg A; Read PJ; McNulty AM, 2012, 'SMS reminders improve re-screening in women and heterosexual men with chlamydia infection at Sydney Sexual Health Centre: a before-and-after study.', Sexually Transmitted Infections, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2011-050370

Journal articles | 2012

Kwan B; Ryder N; Knight V; Kenigsberg A; McNulty A; Read PJ; Bourne CP, 2012, 'Sensitivity of 20-minute voiding intervals in men testing for chlamydia trachomatis', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 39, pp. 405 - 406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318248a563

Journal articles | 2012

Martin L; Crawford S; McNulty A; Bath N; Knight V, 2012, 'Poor uptake of community based sexually transmissible infection testing at an inner city needle and syringe program', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 183 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH12078

Journal articles | 2011

Bourne CP; Knight V; Guy R; Wand HC; Lu H; McNulty A, 2011, 'Short message service reminder intervention doubles sexually transmitted infection/HIV re-testing rates among men who have sex with men', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 87, pp. 229 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2010.048397

Journal articles | 2011

Guy R; Wand H; Read P; Kenigsberg A; Knight V; McNulty A, 2011, 'P5-S4.07 SMS reminders increase re-testing for repeat chlamydial infection in heterosexuals at a sexual health clinic', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 87, pp. A324.2 - A324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2011-050108.548

Journal articles | 2011

Lockwood T; Knight V; Hanlon M; Bourne C; Read P, 2011, 'Contact tracing impact on bacterial STI re-infection?', Australian nursing journal (July 1993), 19, pp. 36 - 37

Journal articles | 2009

Knight V; Lu H; McNulty A, 2009, 'AUTOMATIC SMS REMINDERS DECREASE WAITING TIME AND NON-ATTENDANCE RATE AT A SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE', SEXUAL HEALTH, 6, pp. 352 - 353, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000271708000025&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Journal articles | 2009

Martin L; Freedman E; Burton L; Rutter S; Knight V; D Amato A; Murray C; Drysdale J; Harvey S; McNulty A, 2009, 'The C-project: Use of self-collection kits to screen for Chlamydia trachomatis in young people in a community-based health promotion project', Sexual Health, 6, pp. 157 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH08039

Journal articles | 2008

Tribe KL; Knight V; Pell C, 2008, 'A prospective descriptive study of women attending a colposcopy clinic.', Contemp Nurse, 31, pp. 80 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/conu.673.31.1.80

Journal articles | 2007

Lenton JA; Freedman E; Hoskin K; Knight V; Turley D; Balding B; Kennedy C; Chen MY; McNulty A, 2007, 'Chlamydia trachomatis infection among antenatal women in remote far west New South Wales, Australia', Sexual Health, 4, pp. 139 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH07010

Journal articles | 2007

McNulty A; Knight V, 2007, 'Chaperones - Are there other options? [2]', Sexual Health, 4, pp. 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH07049

Journal articles | 2005

Knight V; Hoskin K; Tribe K, 2005, 'Use of a community sexual health information line.', Sex Health, 2, pp. 29 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh04039

Journal articles | 2003

Knight VM; Corkill N; Pittam D; Dillon A; Marks C, 2003, 'Australian sexual health nurses: variations in practice.', Contemp Nurse, 15, pp. 140 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/conu.15.1-2.140

Journal articles | 2003

Miles K; Knight V; Cairo I; King I, 2003, 'Nurse-led sexual health care: international perspectives.', Int J STD AIDS, 14, pp. 243 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/095646203321264845

Journal articles | 2003

Ooi C; Knight V; Bourne C, 2003, 'An innovative sexual health medication order system for the Far West Area Health Service.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 14, pp. 113 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/NB03033

Journal articles | 2001

Donovan B; Knight V; McNulty AM; Wynne-Markham V; Kidd MR, 2001, 'Gonorrhoea screening in general practice: Perceived barriers and strategies to improve screening rates', Medical Journal of Australia, 175, pp. 412 - 414, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143646.x

Journal articles | 2001

Tideman RL; Marks C; Knight VM; Berry G; Fethers K; Mindel A, 2001, 'Opting off the New South Wales Pap Test Register in a sexual health setting.', Aust N Z J Public Health, 25, pp. 501 - 504, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842x.2001.tb00312.x

Journal articles | 1998

Knight VM; Bodsworth NJ, 1998, 'Perceptions and practice of universal blood and body fluid precautions by registered nurses at a major Sydney teaching hospital.', J Adv Nurs, 27, pp. 746 - 751, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00600.x

Journal articles | 1997

Knight V, 1997, 'Sexual health: every nurse's concern.', Lamp, 54, pp. 12 - 13, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9397798

Journal articles | 1993

Bodsworth NJ; Knight V; Rohrsheim R, 1993, 'Why virgins attend sexually transmitted disease clinics.', Int J STD AIDS, 4, pp. 232 - 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095646249300400411
Conference Papers | 2017

Jamil MS; Mcmanus H; Callander D; Prestage G; Ali H; Knight V; Duck T; O'connor CC; Chen M; Mcnulty AM; Keen P; Medland N; Hellard M; Grulich AE; Lewis DA; Kaldor JM; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Guy R, 2017, 'OPTIMISING EXISTING SEXUAL HEALTH CLINICS INCREASES HIV TESTING AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AT HIGHER RISK OF INFECTION', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A153 - A153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053264.395

Conference Papers | 2015

Jamil MS; Callander D; Ali H; Prestage G; Knight V; Duck T; O'Connor C; Chen M; Hellard M; Grulich A; Wilson D; Kaldor J; Fairley C; Donovan B; Guy R, 2015, 'PUBLIC SEXUAL HEALTH CLINICS INCREASE ACCESS, HIV TESTING AND RE-TESTING AMONG HIGHER RISK GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A227 - A227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.589

Conference Papers | 2015

Knight V; Wand H; Gray J; Keen P; McNulty A; Guy R, 2015, 'CONVENIENT HIV TESTING SERVICE MODELS COMBINED WITH RAPID TESTING ARE ATTRACTING PREVIOUSLY UNTESTED GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A224 - A224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.581

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Australian Post-Graduate Scholarship

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