Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Sarah is an academic infectious diseases physician. She currently holds dual positions as Consultant Physician in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Alfred Hospital (Travel Medicine Clinic) and Lecturer in Clinical Epidemiology at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. Her research focuses on improving ways to prevent and treat infectious diseases in vulnerable populations (including travellers, immigrants and refugees, healthcare workers, and those living in low-resource settings). She conducts research in Australia and overseas, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region.
Sarah graduated in medicine from the University of Melbourne in 2006 and undertook specialist training in infectious diseases in Melbourne and Darwin. She completed a Diploma in Tropical Medicine in Peru in 2010 and a Master of Public Health at James Cook University in 2015. She was awarded her PhD, "Understanding the health effects of water and hygiene interventions in low- and middle-income countries" in December 2019 from Monash University. In 2020, Sarah undertook a secondment to the Department of Health and Human Services to support the Victorian public health response to COVID-19.
Sarah has published over 30 research publications and book chapters. She is a member of the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM), the Asia Pacific Travel Health Society (APTHC) and Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID). She is the current Chair of the ISTM’s Digital Communications Committee, a member of the World Health Organisation Guideline Development Group for International Travel and Health, and sits on the editorial board for the Journal of Travel Medicine. She is also unit co-coordinator for the Monash MPH subject "Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Prevention".
External positions
Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician, Monash University
1 Feb 2016 → …Research area keywords
- Infectious Diseases
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
Network
Projects
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The Coronavirus in Victorian Healthcare and aged care workers (COVIC-HA) Cohort Study
Leder, K., Cheng, A., McGuinness, S., Zoungas, S., Hodgson, C., Fisher, J., Sim, M., Forbes, A., Cameron, P., Kirkman, M., Liew, D., Kasza, J., Teede, H., Smith, K. L., Kelsall, H., Russo, P., Udy, A., Hunter, P., Trauer, J., Russell, G. & Skouteris, H.
11/01/21 → 30/04/22
Project: Research
Research output
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A stepped wedge cluster-randomized trial assessing the impact of a riverbank filtration intervention to improve access to safe water on health in rural India
McGuinness, S. L., O'Toole, J., Forbes, A. B., Boving, T. B., Patil, K., D'Souza, F., Gaonkar, C. A., Giriyan, A., Barker, S. F., Cheng, A. C., Sinclair, M. & Leder, K., Jan 2020, In : The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 102, 3, p. 497-506 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Barriers and enablers to intervention uptake and health reporting in a water intervention trial in rural India: A qualitative explanatory study
McGuinness, S. L., O'Toole, J., Ayton, D., Giriyan, A., Gaonkar, C. A., Vhaval, R., Cheng, A. C. & Leder, K., Jan 2020, In : The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 102, 3, p. 507-517 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Effect of aspirin on deaths associated with sepsis in healthy older people (ANTISEPSIS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled primary prevention trial
Eisen, D. P., Leder, K., Woods, R. L., Lockery, J. E., McGuinness, S. L., Wolfe, R., Pilcher, D., Moore, E. M., Shastry, A., Nelson, M. R., Reid, C. M., McNeil, J. J. & McBryde, E. S., 17 Sep 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Household Water Storage Management, Hygiene Practices, and Associated Drinking Water Quality in Rural India
McGuinness, S. L., O'Toole, J., Barker, S. F., Forbes, A. B., Boving, T. B., Giriyan, A., Patil, K., D'Souza, F., Vhaval, R., Cheng, A. C. & Leder, K., 21 Apr 2020, In : Environmental Science & Technology. 54, 8, p. 4963-4973 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Antiparasitic Agents
Leder, K., McGuinness, S. L. & Weller, P. F., 2019, Manual of Clinical Microbiology. Carroll, K. C., Pfaller, M. A., Landry, M. L., McAdam, A. J., Patel, R., Richter, S. S. & Warnock, D. W. (eds.). 12th ed. Washington DC USA: ASM Press, p. 2645-2668 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
Prizes
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Academic Medal (MPH Masters Coursework)
McGuinness, Sarah (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases Council Scholarship
McGuinness, Sarah (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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FMNHS Three Minute Thesis Competition People's Choice Award
McGuinness, Sarah (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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FNMHS Bridging Postdoctoral Fellowship
McGuinness, Sarah (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
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Kearton Travel Grant Award
McGuinness, Sarah (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)