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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".
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician, Monash University
1 Feb 2016 → …
Research area keywords
- Infectious Diseases
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
- Prevention
- Mixed methods research
Network
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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., Kelsall, H., Russo, P., Udy, A., Hunter, P., Trauer, J., Russell, G. & Skouteris, H.
11/01/21 → 30/04/23
Project: Research
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Mental Health Outcomes in Australian Healthcare and Aged-Care Workers during the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
McGuinness, S. L., Johnson, J., Eades, O., Cameron, P. A., Forbes, A., Fisher, J., Grantham, K., Hodgson, C., Hunter, P., Kasza, J., Kelsall, H. L., Kirkman, M., Russell, G., Russo, P. L., Sim, M. R., Singh, K. P., Skouteris, H., Smith, K. L., Stuart, R. L., Teede, H. J. & 4 others, , 1 May 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 9, 15 p., 4951.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of an Emerging Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive ST5 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clone in Northern Australia
McGuinness, S. L., Holt, D. C., Harris, T. M., Wright, C., Baird, R., Giffard, P. M., Bowen, A. C. & Tong, S. S. Y. C., 10 Feb 2021, In: mSphere. 6, 1, p. 1-12 12 p., e00651-20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 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., Feb 2021, In: The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 9, 2, p. 186-195 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Vulnerable Groups and Travel Health Considerations
McGuinness, S. L. & Steffen, R., 30 Nov 2021, Tourist Health, Safety and Wellbeing in the New Normal. Wilks, J., Pendergast, D., Leggat, P. A. & Morgan, D. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, p. 71-112 42 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
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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: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 102, 3, p. 497-506 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
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)