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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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Monash Led: Children with Lower Limb Pain (CLLiP): Working with families, community and health care providers to improve outcomes
Williams, C. M. (Chief Investigator), Pacey, V. (Primary Chief Investigator), Munro, J. (Chief Investigator), Munns, C. (Chief Investigator), Sturgess, L. (Chief Investigator), Williams, N. (Chief Investigator), Tofts, L. (Chief Investigator), Locke, V. (Chief Investigator), Haines, T. P. (Chief Investigator), Brennan, S. E. (Chief Investigator), Maloney, S. (Chief Investigator), Sarkies, M. (Chief Investigator), Ilhan, E. (Chief Investigator), Nissen, L. (Associate Investigator) & Clavisi, O. (Associate Investigator)
31/08/22 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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Implementing and scaling an evidence-informed model for hip fracture management: harnessing implementation science for complex adaptive healthcare systems
Sarkies, M. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Developing an implementation strategy for enhancing the detection andmanagement of familial hypercholesterolaemia in Australia
Sarkies, M. (Primary Chief Investigator), Watts, G. F. (Chief Investigator), Sullivan, D. R. (Chief Investigator) & Braithwaite, J. (Chief Investigator)
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. (Primary Chief Investigator), Westbrook, J. (Chief Investigator), Day, R. (Chief Investigator), Levesque, J.-F. (Chief Investigator), Mitchell, R. (Chief Investigator), Rapport, F. (Chief Investigator), Cutler, H. (Chief Investigator), Tran, Y. (Chief Investigator), Clay-Williams, R. (Chief Investigator), Watson, D. (Associate Investigator), Arnolda, G. (Associate Investigator), Hibbert, P. (Associate Investigator), Lystad, R. (Associate Investigator), Mumford, V. (Associate Investigator), Long, J. (Investigator), Sarkies, M. (Investigator), Francis-Auton, E. (Investigator), Roberts, N. (Investigator) & Gu, Y. (Investigator)
3/06/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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A qualitative study of how clinicians reach agreement in perioperative pathway development: the Consensus Model for Standardising Healthcare
Pagano, L., Long, J. C., Francis-Auton, E., Hirschhorn, A., Arnolda, G., Braithwaite, J. & Sarkies, M. N., 4 Feb 2025, In: Implementation Science Communications. 6, 1, p. 1-14 14 p., 17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Consensus‐building processes for implementing perioperative care pathways in common elective surgeries: a systematic review
Pagano, L., Gumuskaya, O., Long, J., Arnolda, G., Patel, R., Pagano, R., Braithwaite, J., Francis‐Auton, E., Hirschhorn, A. & Sarkies, M., Nov 2025, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 81, 11, p. 7311-7331 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Criteria for agreement when conducting local consensus discussions: a qualitative study
Pagano, L., Long, J. C., Francis-Auton, E., Hirschhorn, A., Braithwaite, J., Arnolda, G. & Sarkies, M. N., 5 May 2025, In: Journal of Healthcare Leadership. 17, p. 159-172 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Defining an implementation strategy: how local consensus discussions drive agreement when standardising perioperative care
Pagano, L., Long, J. C., Francis-Auton, E., Hirschhorn, A., Arnolda, G., Braithwaite, J. & Sarkies, M. N., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Developing a national implementation strategy for enhancing the detection of familial hypercholesterolemia: an Australian experience
Sarkies, M., Sullivan, D., Black, A., Aylward, P., Kostner, K., Nicholls, S. J., Horton, A., Abhayaratna, W. P., Kangaharan, N., Pang, J., Bishop, W., Elias, L., Srinivasan, S., Waddell-Smith, K. E., Della-Vedova, J., Hespe, C., Tiller, J., Braithwaite, J., Birkenhead, K. & Watts, G. F., 1 May 2025, In: Journal of Clinical Lipidology. 19, 3, p. 582-594 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)17 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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2022 Day 3 Meritorious Award (Abstract)
Sarkies, M. (Recipient), Francis-Auton, E. (Recipient), Long, J. (Recipient), Roberts, N. (Recipient), Westbrook, J. (Recipient), Levesque, J.-F. (Recipient), Watson, D. (Recipient), Pomare, C. (Recipient), Partington, A. (Recipient) & Braithwaite, J. (Recipient), 5 Dec 2022
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Best Early Career Researcher Poster Award
Sarkies, M. (Recipient), Symmons, M. (Recipient), Maloney, S. (Recipient) & Haines, T. P. (Recipient), 25 Sept 2020
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Best Oral Presentation for Concurrent Session, Implementation Strategies
Sarkies, M. (Recipient), 26 Nov 2021
Prize
Activities
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Rehabilitation after surgery for hip fracture – the impact of prompt, frequent and mobilisation-focused physiotherapy on discharge outcomes: an observational cohort study.
Siminiuc, D. (Speaker), Gumuskaya, O. (Speaker), Mitchell, R. (Speaker), Bell, J. (Speaker), Cameron, I. D. (Speaker), Hallen, J. (Speaker), Birkenhead, K. (Speaker), Hurring, S. (Speaker), Baxter, B. (Speaker), Close, J. (Speaker), Sheehan, K. (Speaker), Johansen, A. (Speaker), Chehade, M. (Speaker), Sherrington, C. (Speaker), Balogh, Z. J. (Speaker), Taylor, M. E. (Speaker) & Sarkies, M. (Speaker)
4 Dec 2024 → 6 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Perioperative interventions to improve early mobilisation and physical function after hip fracture.
Sarkies, M. (Speaker), Testa, L. (Speaker), Carrigan, A. (Speaker), Roberts, N. (Speaker), Gray, R. (Speaker), Sherrington, C. (Speaker), Mitchell, R. (Speaker), Close, J. C. T. (Speaker), McDougall, C. (Speaker) & Sheehan, K. (Speaker)
13 Jun 2024 → 15 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Perioperative care interventions to improve mobility and function after hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sarkies, M. (Speaker), Testa, L. (Speaker), Carrigan, A. (Speaker), Roberts, N. (Speaker), Gray, R. (Speaker), Sherrington, C. (Speaker), Mitchell, R. (Speaker), Close, J. C. T. (Speaker), McDougall, C. (Speaker) & Sheehan, K. (Speaker)
4 Dec 2024 → 6 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Implementation of large-scale, multi-site improvement programs: Audit and Feedback strategies
Long, J. (Speaker), Francis-Auton, E. (Speaker), Sarkies, M. (Speaker) & Braithwaite, J. (Speaker)
14 Feb 2023Activity: 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
Ellis, L. (Invited speaker), Zurynski, Y. (Invited speaker), Clay-Williams, R. (Invited speaker), Long, J. (Invited speaker), Sarkies, M. (Invited speaker), Churruca, K. (Invited speaker) & Braithwaite, J. (Speaker)
12 Sept 2022 → 14 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Evidence not king among health influencers
Testa, L., Nguyen, V., Smith, A., Ellis, L., Dunn, A., Braithwaite, J. & Sarkies, M.
27/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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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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