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Personal profile
Biography
Sushena is an Infectious Diseases Physician at Monash Health and the Royal Women's Hospitals in Melbourne.
She completed her PhD through the Department of Obstetrics at Monash Univeristy in 2018 and since then has been enjoying work as a clinician scientist.
Her clinical and research interests include
- infections in Pregnancy
- HIV and hepatitis
- Maternal immunisation
- Adult vaccination
- Antibiotic use during pregnancy and post-partum
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Obstetrics/ Infectious Diseases, PhD, Monash University
3 May 2015 → 7 Dec 2018
Award Date: 7 Nov 2018
Network
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Unraveling the mechanisms by which chronic hepatitis B infection is associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study
Giles, M., Said, J., Krishnaswamy, S. & Palmer, K.
1/05/21 → 31/07/22
Project: Research
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An evaluation of strategies to achieve greater than 90% coverage of maternal influenza and pertussis vaccines including an economic evaluation
Giles, M. L., Khai, K., Krishnaswamy, S., Bellamy, K., Angliss, M., Smith, C., Fay, O., Paddle, P. & Vollenhoven, B., 2021, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 21, 1, 9 p., 771.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Burden of infective endocarditis in an Australian cohort of people who inject drugs
Low, Z. M., Krishnaswamy, S., Woolley, I. J., Stuart, R. L., Boers, A., Barton, T. L. & Korman, T., Oct 2020, In: Internal Medicine Journal. 50, 10, p. 1240-1246 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Maternal vaccinations
Kong, K. L., Krishnaswamy, S. & Giles, M. L., Oct 2020, In: Australian Journal of General Practice. 49, 10, p. 630-635 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
A national study of the clinical management of HIV-positive women in Australia:What are the successes and where are the gaps?
Giles, M. L., Macphail, A., Bell, C., Bradshaw, C. S., Furner, V., Gunathilake, M., John, M., Krishnaswamy, S., Martin, S. J., Ooi, C., Owen, L., Russell, D., Street, A. & Post, J. J., 1 Jan 2019, In: Sexual Health. 16, 3, p. 282-288 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A study comparing the practice of Australian maternity care providers in relation to maternal immunisation
Krishnaswamy, S., Wallace, E. M., Buttery, J. & Giles, M. L., Jun 2019, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 59, 3, p. 408-415 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)