David Silk, BSc is a Clinical Trials Manager & Project Coordinator at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, David has worked at the Kirby Institute since 2011 and has been responsible for coordinating a range of clinical trials from multi-centre international randomised studies in HIV across developed and developing countries, to observational cohorts to scale-up HCV testing in multiple settings across Australia. David has extensive experience in the project management of clinical trials taking place within healthcare services. Prior to this role David was a Regulatory Compliance Associate for a HIV research charity based at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London.
Publications
Journal articles
Grebely J; Markus C; Causer LM; Silk D; Comben S; Lloyd AR; Martinez M; Cunningham EB; O'Flynn M; Dore GJ; Matthews S, 2023, 'A national programme to scale-up decentralised hepatitis C point-of-care testing and treatment in Australia', The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 8, pp. 204 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(22)00355-7
2023
Hobday S; Valerio H; Combo T; Monaghan R; Scott C; Silk D; Murray C; Read P; Henderson C; Degenhardt L; Treloar C; Dore GJ; Grebely J; Martinello M, 2023, 'Evaluating the prevalence of current hepatitis C infection and treatment among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who inject drugs in Australia: The ETHOS engage study', Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, pp. 1617 - 1632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13723
2023
Marshall AD; Conway A; Cunningham EB; Valerio H; Silk D; Alavi M; Wade A; Lam T; Zohrab K; Dunlop A; Connelly C; Christmass M; Cock V; Burns C; Henderson C; Wiseman V; Dore GJ; Grebely J, 2022, 'Willingness of people who inject drugs to participate in a randomised controlled trial involving financial incentives to initiate hepatitis C treatment', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109438
2022
Valerio H; Conway A; Alavi M; Treloar C; Silk D; Murray C; Henderson C; Amin J; Read P; Degenhardt L; Christmass M; Montebello M; Dore GJ; Grebely J, 2022, 'Awareness of hepatitis C virus infection status among people who inject drugs in a setting of universal direct-acting antiviral therapy: The ETHOS Engage study', International Journal of Drug Policy, 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103876
2022
Wheeler A; Valerio H; Cunningham EB; Martinello M; Barocas JA; Colledge-Frisby S; Treloar C; Amin J; Henderson C; Read P; Matthews GV; Dunlop AJ; Gorton C; Hayllar J; Alavi M; Murray C; Marks P; Silk D; Degenhardt L; Dore GJ; Grebely J, 2022, 'Prevalence and factors associated with hospitalisation for bacterial skin infections among people who inject drugs: The ETHOS Engage Study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109543
2022
Valerio H; Alavi M; Conway A; Silk D; Treloar C; Martinello M; Milat A; Dunlop A; Murray C; Henderson C; Amin J; Read P; Marks P; Degenhardt L; Stevens A; Prain B; Hayllar J; Reid D; Montebello M; Wade A; Christmass M; Cock V; Dore GJ; Grebely J; ETHOS Engage Study Group , 2022, 'Declining prevalence of current HCV infection and increased treatment uptake among people who inject drugs: The ETHOS Engage study.', Int J Drug Policy, 105, pp. 103706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103706
2022
Conway A; Valerio H; Alavi M; Silk D; Treloar C; Hajarizadeh B; Marshall AD; Martinello M; Milat A; Dunlop A; Murray C; Prain B; Henderson C; Amin J; Read P; Marks P; Degenhardt L; Hayllar J; Reid D; Gorton C; Lam T; Christmass M; Wade A; Montebello M; Dore GJ; Grebely J, 2022, 'A Testing Campaign Intervention Consisting of Peer-Facilitated Engagement, Point-of-Care HCV RNA Testing, and Linkage to Nursing Support to Enhance Hepatitis C Treatment Uptake among People Who Inject Drugs: The ETHOS Engage Study', Viruses, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v14071555
2022
Valerio H; Alavi M; Silk D; Treloar C; Martinello M; Milat A; Dunlop A; Holden J; Henderson C; Amin J; Read P; Marks P; Degenhardt L; Hayllar J; Reid D; Gorton C; Lam T; Dore G; Grebely J, 2021, 'Progress towards Elimination of Hepatitis C Infection among People Who Inject Drugs in Australia: The ETHOS Engage Study', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73, pp. E69 - E78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa571
2021
Conway A; Valerio H; Peacock A; Degenhardt L; Hayllar J; Harrod ME; Henderson C; Read P; Gilliver R; Christmass M; Dunlop A; Montebello M; Whitton G; Reid D; Lam T; Alavi M; Silk D; Marshall AD; Treloar C; Dore GJ; Grebely J, 2021, 'Non-fatal opioid overdose, naloxone access, and naloxone training among people who recently used opioids or received opioid agonist treatment in Australia: The ETHOS Engage study', International Journal of Drug Policy, 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103421
2021
Grebely J; Catlett B; Jayasinghe I; Valerio H; Hajarizadeh B; Verich A; Cunningham P; Martinello M; Tillakeratne S; Silk D; Dore GJ; Applegate TL, 2020, 'Time to Detection of Hepatitis C Virus Infection with the Xpert HCV Viral Load Fingerstick Point-of-Care Assay: Facilitating a More Rapid Time to Diagnosis', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 221, pp. 2043 - 2049, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa037
2020
Pett SL; Amin J; Horban A; Andrade-Villanueva J; Losso M; Porteiro N; Madero JS; Belloso W; Tu E; Silk D; Kelleher A; Harrigan R; Clark A; Sugiura W; Wolff M; Gill J; Gatell J; Clarke A; Ruxrungtham K; Prazuck T; Kaiser R; Woolley I; Alberto Arnaiz J; Cooper D; Rockstroh JK; Mallon P; Emery S; Fisher M; Rockstroh J; Stellbrink J; Merlin K; Yeung J; Fsadni B; Marks K; Suzuki K; Rismanto N; Salomon H; Rubio AE; Chibo D; Birch C; Swenson L; Chan D; Berg T; Obermeier M; Schuelter E; Aragon SS; Luebke N; Coughlan S; Dean J; Iwatani Y; Teran GR; Avila S; Sirivichayakul S; Naphassanant M; Ubolyam S; Kaye S; Land S; Walker S; Haubrich R; DeJesus E; Berthon-Jones N; Espinosa N; Courtney-Vega K; Absar N; Haskelberg H; Robson R; Donaldson A; Guelman D; Gambardella L; Valdovinos M; Arnaiz J; Beleta H; Ramos N; Targa M; Späth B; Boesecke C; Engelhardt A; Perry N; Beckthold B; Drummond F; Lefevre E; Corr S; Grant C; Lupo S; Peroni L; Sanchez M; De Paz Sierra M; Viloria G; Parlante A; Bissio E; Luchetti P; Confalonieri V; Warley E; Vieni I; Vilas C; Zarate A; Mayer G; Elliot J; Hagenauer M; Kelley M; Bloch M; Cooper D, 2018, 'Week 96 results of the randomized, multicentre Maraviroc Switch (MARCH) study', HIV Medicine, 19, pp. 65 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12532
2018
Pett SL; Amin J; Horban A; Andrade-Villanueva J; Losso M; Porteiro N; Madero JS; Belloso W; Tu E; Silk D; Kelleher A; Harrigan R; Clark A; Sugiura W; Wolff M; Gill J; Gatell J; Fisher M; Clarke A; Ruxrungtham K; Prazuck T; Kaiser R; Woolley I; Arnaiz JA; Cooper D; Rockstroh JK; Mallon P; Emery S; Cooper D, 2016, 'Maraviroc, as a switch option, in HIV-1-infected individuals with stable, well-controlled HIV replication and R5-tropic virus on their first Nucleoside/Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor plus ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor regimen: Week 48 Results of the randomized, multicenter March study', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 63, pp. 122 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw207
2016
Conference Abstracts
Valerio H; Alavi M; Silk D; Treloar C; Milat A; Dunlop A; Holden J; Henderson C; Amin J; Read P; Degenhardt L; Dore G; Grebely J, 2019, 'Uptake of testing, linkage to care, and treatment for hepatitis C infection among people who inject drugs in Australia: The ETHOS Engage study', in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, ELSEVIER, AUSTRIA, Vienna, Vol. 70, pp. E42 - E42, presented at International Liver Congress / 54th Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver (EASL), AUSTRIA, Vienna, 10 April 2019 - 14 April 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0618-8278(19)30076-3
2019
Conference Papers
Land S; Tu E; Swenson L; Kelleher A; Kaye S; Pett SL; Emery S; Kaiser R; Silk D; Berthon-Jones N; Harrigan PR, 2013, 'Proviral DNA testing of HIV tropism in the Maraviroc Switch Collaborative Study (MARCH) - results of a three-phase quality assurance (QA) programme', in ANTIVIRAL THERAPY, INT MEDICAL PRESS LTD, CANADA, Toronto, pp. A144 - A144, presented at International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Virus Drug Resistance and Curative Strategies, CANADA, Toronto, 04 June 2013 - 08 June 2013, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000335229500117&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
2013