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Dr Sarkies is currently seeking PhD and Masters of Research students across several funded improvement and implementation science programs of research:
- Hip fracture, frailty and aging
- Cardiovascular genetics, lipidology, and familial hypercholesterolaemia
- Translating research evidence into practice for allied health, nursing, and medical professions
- Health professional workforce challenges
- Electronic and telehealth service provision
- Healthcare resilience in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr Mitchell Sarkies is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University. Dr Sarkies has a clinical background in physiotherapy and is internationally recognised for their expertise in health services research and implementation science. Their research has had extensive impact on implementation science, healthcare organisation and management, policy decision making, large-system transformation, value-based healthcare, and hospital avoidance programs for chronic conditions. He leads multiple programs of research harnessing implementation science and complexity science to enhance evidence-informed models of care for hip fracture, improve the detection and management of lipid disorders in cardiovascular medicine, and scale-up value-based healthcare initiatives for people with chronic conditions in partnership with NSW Health. Dr Sarkies has developed large-system implementation models for value-based healthcare initiatives using realist methods, as well as developing and applying novel trial designs, such as a helix counterbalanced RCT for the simultaneous evaluation of multiple research implementation strategies across different contexts. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) from the University of Sydney and a PhD from Monash University. His research has had direct impact on clinical practice and health outcomes, such as reduced hospital length of stay from hospital weekend allied health service models, and improved clinician knowledge in the prevention of inpatient falls and management of deep vein thrombosis. The impact of his research is also demonstrated through healthcare policy changes, where he led the implementation of evidence-informed recommendations for weekend allied health services through the Evidence Translation in Allied Health (EviTAH) consortium in a large international study across 132 hospitals.
Education/Academic qualification
Implementation Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Effectiveness of research implementation strategies for evidence informed healthcare policy and practice, Monash University
2015 → 2019
Award Date: 28 Oct 2019
Physiotherapy, Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy), University of Sydney
2009 → 2012
Award Date: 30 Nov 2012
External positions
Honorary Adjunct, Curtin University
2019 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Monash Led: Children with Lower Limb Pain (CLLiP): Working with families, community and health care providers to improve outcomes
Williams, C. M., Pacey, V., Munro, J., Munns, C., Sturgess, L., Williams, N., Tofts, L., Locke, V., Haines, T. P., Brennan, S. E., Maloney, S., Sarkies, M., Ilhan, E., Nissen, L. & Clavisi, O.
31/08/22 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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Developing an implementation strategy for enhancing the detection andmanagement of familial hypercholesterolaemia in Australia
Sarkies, M., Watts, G. F., Sullivan, D. R. & Braithwaite, J.
1/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Harnessing implementation science, complexity science and evidence-based care to Keep Australians Out of Hospital: leveraging seven natural experiments in New South Wales
Braithwaite, J., Westbrook, J., Day, R., Levesque, J., Mitchell, R., Rapport, F., Cutler, H., Tran, Y., Clay-Williams, R., Watson, D., Arnolda, G., Hibbert, P., Lystad, R., Mumford, V., Long, J., Sarkies, M., Francis-Auton, E., Roberts, N. & Gu, Y.
3/06/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Barriers to and facilitators of implementing guidelines for detecting familial hypercholesterolaemia in Australia
Sarkies, M. N., Testa, L., Best, S., Moullin, J. C., Sullivan, D., Bishop, W., Kostner, K., Clifton, P., Hare, D., Brett, T., Hutchinson, K., Black, A., Braithwaite, J., Nicholls, S. J., Kangaharan, N., Pang, J., Abhayaratna, W., Horton, A. & Watts, G. F., 19 Oct 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Heart, Lung and Circulation. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing an implementation strategy for enhancing the detection of familial hypercholesterolaemia in Australia
Sarkies, M., Sullivan, D., Braithwaite, J., Testa, L. & Watts, G., Jul 2023, In: Heart Lung and Circulation. 32, Supplement 3, p. S314-S315 2 p., 446.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review
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Guiding principles for effective collaborative implementation strategies for multisite hospital improvement initiatives: a mixed-method realist evaluation of collaborative strategies used in four multisite initiatives at public hospitals in New South Wales, Australia
Long, J. C., Sarkies, M. N., Francis-Auton, E., Roberts, N., Hardwick, R., Nguyen, K., Levesque, J-F., Watson, D. E., Westbrook, J., Hibbert, P., Rapport, F. & Braithwaite, J., 7 Jun 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 6, p. 1-11 11 p., e070799.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementation of consensus-based perioperative care pathways to reduce clinical variation for elective surgery in an Australian private hospital: a mixed-methods pre–post study protocol
Pagano, L., Hemmert, C., Hirschhorn, A., Francis-Auton, E., Arnolda, G., Long, J. C., Braithwaite, J., Gumley, G., Hibbert, P. D., Churruca, K., Hutchinson, K., Partington, A., Hughes, C., Gillatt, D., Ellis, L. A., Testa, L., Patel, R. & Sarkies, M. N., 26 Jul 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 7, p. 1-8 8 p., e075008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Innovative models of healthcare delivery: an umbrella review of reviews
Roberts, N., Carrigan, A., Clay-Williams, R., Hibbert, P. D., Mahmoud, Z., Pomare, C., Fajardo Pulido, D., Meulenbroeks, I., Knaggs, G. T., Austin, E. E., Churruca, K., Ellis, L. A., Long, J. C., Hutchinson, K., Best, S., Nic Giolla Easpaig, B., Sarkies, M. N., Francis Auton, E., Hatem, S., Dammery, G., & 7 others , 23 Feb 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 2, p. 1-11 11 p., e066270.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Prizes
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2022 Day 3 Meritorious Award (Abstract)
Sarkies, Mitchell (Recipient), Francis-Auton, Emilie (Recipient), Long, Janet (Recipient), Roberts, Natalie (Recipient), Westbrook, Johanna (Recipient), Levesque, Jean-Frederic (Recipient), Watson, Diane (Recipient), Pomare, Chiara (Recipient), Partington, Andrew (Recipient) & Braithwaite, Jeffrey (Recipient), 5 Dec 2022
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Best Early Career Researcher Poster Award
Sarkies, Mitchell (Recipient), Symmons, Mark (Recipient), Maloney, Stephen (Recipient) & Haines, Terry P. (Recipient), 25 Sept 2020
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Best Oral Presentation for Concurrent Session, Implementation Strategies
Sarkies, Mitchell (Recipient), 26 Nov 2021
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Activities
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Implementation of large-scale, multi-site improvement programs: Audit and Feedback strategies
Janet Long (Speaker), Emilie Francis-Auton (Speaker), Mitchell Sarkies (Speaker) & Jeffrey Braithwaite (Speaker)
14 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Resilient healthcare performance in the real world: revolutionary or evolutionary?
Jeffrey Braithwaite (Speaker), Kate Churruca (Invited speaker), Robyn Clay-Williams (Invited speaker), Louise Ellis (Invited speaker), Elle Leask (Invited speaker), Janet Long (Invited speaker), Mitchell Sarkies (Invited speaker) & Yvonne Zurynski (Invited speaker)
13 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Implementation of a state-wide value-based care program in Australia: Learnings from a realist study
Janet Long (Speaker), Emilie Francis-Auton (Speaker), Mitchell Sarkies (Speaker), Peter Hibbert (Speaker) & Jeffrey Braithwaite (Speaker)
24 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Fixing the plane while flying: Formative evaluation feedback loops (FEFLs) to orchestrate revolutionary and evolutionary change in dynamic, complex healthcare systems
Jeffrey Braithwaite (Speaker), Kate Churruca (Invited speaker), Louise Ellis (Invited speaker), Janet Long (Invited speaker), Mitchell Sarkies (Invited speaker), Yvonne Zurynski (Invited speaker) & Robyn Clay-Williams (Invited speaker)
14 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Resilience in the face of complexity: An examination of the characteristics of resilience in the implementation of a large-scale community-based mental health intervention
Louise Ellis (Invited speaker), Yvonne Zurynski (Invited speaker), Robyn Clay-Williams (Invited speaker), Janet Long (Invited speaker), Mitchell Sarkies (Invited speaker), Kate Churruca (Invited speaker) & Jeffrey Braithwaite (Speaker)
12 Sept 2022 → 14 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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$7 million in new NHMRC funding to improve health outcomes for Australians
15/09/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Identifying RELATIONSHIPS between CFIR Constructs using Qualitative Methods
11/02/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research