Dr Louise Causer

Dr Louise Causer

Senior Lecturer

MBBS (University of Sydney, Australia)

MScPH (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK)

DTM&H (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK)

PhD (UNSW, Sydney, Australia)

Medicine & Health
The Kirby Institute

Dr Causer is a medical epidemiologist at The Kirby Institute and lead of the Decentralised Diagnostics Implementation Research Group.  Dr Causer serves as a member of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research Education Committee and is a current Kirby Institute’s Post Graduate Coordinator.

Dr Causer has national and international expertise in applied epidemiology, implementation evaluations, health services and translational research in the field of infectious diseases. For the past decade, Dr Causer’s focus has been on co-designed, multidisciplinary research to evaluate and scale up interventions to improve the well-being and health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in rural and remote Australia. In particular, the use and integration of novel diagnostic technologies for the rapid detection of infectious diseases in primary care settings (sexually transmissible infections, COVID-19 and other respiratory infections). This research is underpinned by strong, meaningful, respectful stakeholder collaborations and has resulted in significant changes to policy and practice. Dr Causer has successfully led/co-led research attracting more than 13.5M and has authored more than 55 peer reviewed publications.

Dr Causer currently leads the STI component of the First Nations Infectious Diseases Point-of-Care Testing Program (previously known as TTANGO) which is delivered in partnership with Flinders University International Centre for Point of Care Testing and supports the implementation of decentralised molecular point-of-care STI testing for chlamydia, gonorrhoea and trichomonas in more than 75 rural and remote clinics nationally.

Prior to joining UNSW, Dr Causer held positions as a medical epidemiologist and Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer (EIS) at the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), medical officer to the polio eradication program at the World Health Organisation (Bangladesh), and research assistant at the UK National Heart Forum and European Centre on Health for Societies in Transition (ECOHOST). Dr Causer completed her clinical medical training with positions in Australia and USA.

Research Interests
Dr Causer has a long-standing interest and passion working and conducting multidisciplinary research to improve the control of infectious diseases. Her focus in recent years has been on STIs, including syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhoea and the potential role and impact for point-of-care tests in remote communities across Australia and Asia Pacific region.

In order for point-of-care tests to be considered for programmatic implementation they must demonstrate accuracy, reliability, acceptability and cost effectiveness in the required setting. Current and future collaborative work with colleagues in Australia and in the Asia Pacific region will evaluate new point-of-care diagnostic platforms for STIs including syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhoea and trichomonas and conduct implementation research to achieve full scale up of their use in a variety of settings.

Broad Research Areas
Global Health, Infectious Diseases, HIV, STIs, POC diagnostics, operational research, implementation science

Qualifications
MBBS, MScPH, DTM&H, PhD

Specific Research Keywords
STI diagnosis; Point-of-care testing; syphilis; chlamydia; gonorrhoea; Indigenous health; remote Australia

Phone
+61 (0)2 9385 0900
  • Book Chapters | 2024
    Shephard M; Matthews S; Causer L; Hengel B; Guy R, 2024, 'Point-of-Care Testing in Rural and Remote Australia: An Emerging Technology to Address Global Health Challenges, Crises and Security', in Sustainable Development, IntechOpen, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.113849
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Natoli L; Causer L; Motta L; Shephard M; Guy R, 2016, 'Point-of-care testing for chlamydia, gonorrhoea and trichominiasis', in Shephard M (ed.), A Practical Guide to Global Point-of-Care Testing, CSIRO PUBLISHING, Australia, pp. 207 - 219
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Shephard M; Causer L; Guy R, 2016, 'Point-of-care testing in rural, remote and Indigenous settings', in Shephard M (ed.), A Practical Guide to Global Point-of-Care Testing, CSIRO PUBLISHING, Australia, pp. 343 - 354
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Carrington N; Conway A; Grebely J; Starr M; Catlett B; Stevens A; Prain B; McGrath C; Causer L; Guy R; Holden J; Keen P; Kingsland M; Lu H; Power C; Read P; Murray C; McNulty A; Cunningham P, 2024, 'Testing, diagnosis, and treatment following the implementation of a program to provide dried blood spot testing for HIV and hepatitis C infections: the NSW DBS Pilot', BMC Infectious Diseases, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-08989-8
    Journal articles | 2024
    Causer LM; Ward J; Smith K; Saha A; Andrewartha K; Wand H; Hengel B; Badman SG; Tangey A; Matthews S; Mak D; Gunathilake M; Moore E; Speers D; Persing D; Anderson D; Whiley D; Maher L; Regan D; Donovan B; Fairley C; Kaldor J; Shephard M; Guy R, 2024, 'Clinical effectiveness and analytical quality of a national point-of-care testing network for sexually transmitted infections integrated into rural and remote primary care clinics in Australia, 2016–2022: an observational program evaluation', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101110
    Journal articles | 2024
    Grebely J; Matthews S; Causer LM; Feld JJ; Cunningham P; Dore GJ; Applegate TL, 2024, 'We have reached single-visit testing, diagnosis, and treatment for hepatitis C infection, now what?', Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, 24, pp. 177 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14737159.2023.2292645
    Journal articles | 2024
    Hengel B; McManus H; Monaghan R; Mak DB; Bright A; Tolosa X; Mitchell K; Anderson L; Thomas JR; Ryder N; Causer L; Guy RJ; McGregor S, 2024, 'Notification rates for syphilis in women of reproductive age and congenital syphilis in Australia, 2011–2021: a retrospective cohort analysis of national notifications data', Medical Journal of Australia, 221, pp. 201 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52388
    Journal articles | 2024
    Matthews SJ; Miller K; Andrewartha K; Milic M; Byers D; Santosa P; Kaufer A; Smith K; Causer LM; Hengel B; Gow I; Applegate T; Rawlinson WD; Guy R; Shephard M, 2024, 'External Quality Assessment (EQA) for SARS-CoV-2 RNA Point-of-Care Testing in Primary Healthcare Services: Analytical Performance over Seven EQA Cycles', Diagnostics, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14111106
    Journal articles | 2024
    Pérez Chacón G; Saha A; Phillips E; Guy R; Applegate TL; Causer L; Mcgregor S; Hengel B, 2024, 'Syphilis point-of-care tests: an Australian perspective', Microbiology Australia, 45, pp. 127 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MA24036
    Journal articles | 2024
    Wulandari LPL; Lubis DS; Kurniati DPY; Sumintang K; Ardrini DAM; Mariani P; Januraga PP; Camellia A; Laksmi NMDP; Mahmudah L; Ong JJ; Causer L; Liverani M; Guy R; Wiseman V, 2024, 'Challenges to integrating programs for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B into antenatal care: Experiences from Indonesia', PLOS Global Public Health, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002977
    Journal articles | 2023
    Grebely J; Markus C; Causer LM; Silk D; Comben S; Lloyd AR; Martinez M; Cunningham EB; O'Flynn M; Dore GJ; Matthews S, 2023, 'A national programme to scale-up decentralised hepatitis C point-of-care testing and treatment in Australia', The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 8, pp. 204 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(22)00355-7
    Journal articles | 2023
    Saha A; Andrewartha K; Badman SG; Tangey A; Smith KS; Sandler S; Ramsay S; Braund W; Manoj-Margison S; Matthews S; Shephard MDS; Guy R; Causer L, 2023, 'Flexible and Innovative Connectivity Solution to Support National Decentralized Infectious Diseases Point-of-Care Testing Programs in Primary Health Services: Descriptive Evaluation Study', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/46701
    Journal articles | 2022
    Barth DD; Cinanni G; Carapetis JR; Wyber R; Causer L; Watts C; Hengel B; Matthews S; Ralph AP; Pickering J; Cannon JW; Anderson L; Wade V; Guy RJ; Bowen AC, 2022, 'Roadmap to incorporating group A Streptococcus molecular point-of-care testing for remote Australia: a key activity to eliminate rheumatic heart disease', Medical Journal of Australia, 217, pp. 279 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51692
    Journal articles | 2022
    Causer L; Liu B; Watts C; McManus H; Donovan B; Ward J; Guy R, 2022, 'Hospitalisations for pelvic inflammatory disease in young Aboriginal women living in remote Australia: The role of chlamydia and gonorrhoea', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 98, pp. 445 - 447, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/SEXTRANS-2021-055242
    Journal articles | 2022
    Kawi NH; Sihotang EP; Nisa T; Hui B; Causer LM; Januraga PP; Ronoatmodjo S, 2022, 'Incidence and risk factors for syphilis infection among men who have sex with men: A cohort study from an urban sexual health clinic in Jakarta, Indonesia', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 33, pp. 1065 - 1072, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09564624221125079
    Journal articles | 2022
    Lim CY; Alonso A; Koh YY; Roydhouse S; McCormack L; Deans R; Nesbitt-Hawes E; Rao A; Causer L; Abbott JA, 2022, 'A Double-blinded, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Elective Non-hysterectomy Laparoscopic Surgery for Benign Gynecologic Conditions: A Pilot Study', Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 29, pp. 992 - 997, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2022.04.018
    Journal articles | 2021
    Hengel B; Causer L; Matthews S; Smith K; Andrewartha K; Badman S; Spaeth B; Tangey A; Cunningham P; Saha A; Phillips E; Ward J; Watts C; King J; Applegate T; Shephard M; Guy R, 2021, 'A decentralised point-of-care testing model to address inequities in the COVID-19 response', The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 21, pp. e183 - e190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30859-8
    Journal articles | 2021
    Lafferty L; Smith K; Causer L; Andrewartha K; Whiley D; Badman SG; Donovan B; Anderson L; Tangey A; Mak D; Maher L; Shephard M; Guy R; Bastian L; Ward J; Kaldor J; Comerford C; Bushby T; Moore L; Gunathilake M; Johnson D; Gallant D, 2021, 'Scaling up sexually transmissible infections point-of-care testing in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: healthcare workers’ perceptions of the barriers and facilitators', Implementation Science Communications, 2, pp. 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s43058-021-00232-8
    Journal articles | 2021
    Rafferty AC; Hewitt MC; Wright R; Hogarth F; Coatsworth N; Ampt F; Dougall S; Alpren C; Causer L; Coffey C; Wakefield A; Campbell S; Pingault N; Harlock M; Smith KJ; Kirk MD, 2021, 'COVID-19 in health care workers, Australia 2020', Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2021.45.57
    Journal articles | 2021
    Saweri OPM; Batura N; Al Adawiyah R; Causer LM; Pomat WS; Vallely AJ; Wiseman V, 2021, 'Economic evaluation of point-of-care testing and treatment for sexually transmitted and genital infections in pregnancy in low- And middle-income countries: A systematic review', PLoS ONE, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253135
    Journal articles | 2020
    Colenbrander L; Causer L; Haire B, 2020, ''If you can't make it, you're not tough enough to do medicine': A qualitative study of Sydney-based medical students' experiences of bullying and harassment in clinical settings', BMC Medical Education, 20, pp. 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02001-y
    Journal articles | 2019
    Saweri OPM; Batura N; Adawiyah RA; Causer L; Pomat W; Vallely A; Wiseman V, 2019, 'Cost and cost-effectiveness of point-of-care testing and treatment for sexually transmitted and genital infections in pregnancy in low-income and middle-income countries: A systematic review protocol', BMJ Open, 9, pp. e029945, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029945
    Journal articles | 2018
    Badman SG; Causer LM; Guy R; Wand H; Donovan B; Tabrizi SN; Speers D; Shephard MD; Vallely A; Whiley D; Kaldor J; Wilson D; Regan D; Ward J; Fairley CK; Hengel B; Tangey A; Anderson D; Natoli L; Atkinson D, 2018, 'A reliable and easy to transport quality control method for chlamydia and gonorrhoea molecular point of care testing', Pathology, 50, pp. 317 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2017.09.012
    Journal articles | 2018
    Causer LM; Guy RJ; Tabrizi SN; Whiley DM; Speers DJ; Ward J; Tangey A; Badman SG; Hengel B; Natoli LJ; Anderson DA; Wand H; Wilson D; Regan DG; Shephard M; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Kaldor JM, 2018, 'Molecular test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea used at point of care in remote primary healthcare settings: A diagnostic test evaluation', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 94, pp. 340 - 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053443
    Journal articles | 2018
    Guy RJ; Ward J; Causer LM; Natoli L; Badman SG; Tangey A; Hengel B; Wand H; Whiley D; Tabrizi SN; Shephard M; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Anderson DA; Regan DG; Maher L; Kaldor JM, 2018, 'Molecular point-of-care testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in Indigenous Australians attending remote primary health services (TTANGO): a cluster-randomised, controlled, crossover trial', The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18, pp. 1117 - 1126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30429-8
    Journal articles | 2017
    Guy RJ; Causer LM; Klausner JD; Unemo M; Toskin I; Azzini AM; Peeling RW, 2017, 'Performance and operational characteristics of point-of-care tests for the diagnosis of urogenital gonococcal infections', Sexually transmitted infections, 93, pp. S16 - S21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053192
    Journal articles | 2017
    Utami S; Sawitri AAS; Wulandari LPL; Artawan Eka Putra IWG; Astuti PAS; Wirawan DN; Causer L; Mathers B, 2017, 'Mortality among people living with HIV on antiretroviral treatment in Bali, Indonesia: incidence and predictors', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 28, pp. 1199 - 1207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462417692942
    Journal articles | 2016
    Badman SG; Causer LM; Guy R; Tabrizi SN; Francis F; Donovan B; Whiley D; Ward J; Kaldor J; Wand H; Wilson D; Regan D, 2016, 'A preliminary evaluation of a new GeneXpert (Gx) molecular point-of-care test for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 92, pp. 350 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052384
    Journal articles | 2016
    Badman SG; Vallely LM; Toliman P; Kariwiga G; Lote B; Pomat W; Holmer C; Guy R; Luchters S; Morgan C; Garland SM; Tabrizi S; Whiley D; Rogerson SJ; Mola G; Wand H; Donovan B; Causer L; Kaldor J; Vallely A; Homer C, 2016, 'A novel point-of-care testing strategy for sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in high-burden settings: Results of a feasibility study in Papua New Guinea', BMC Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1573-4
    Journal articles | 2016
    Marks M; Yin YP; Chen XS; Castro A; Causer L; Guy R; Wangnapi R; Mitjà O; Aziz A; Castro R; Da Luz Martins Pereira F; Taleo F; Guinard J; Bélec L; Tun Y; Bottomley C; Ballard RC; Mabey DCW, 2016, 'Metaanalysis of the Performance of a Combined Treponemal and Nontreponemal Rapid Diagnostic Test for Syphilis and Yaws', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 63, pp. 627 - 633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw348
    Journal articles | 2015
    Bristow CC; Larson E; Javanbakht M; Huang E; Causer L; Klausner JD, 2015, 'A review of recent advances in rapid point-of-care tests for syphilis', Sexual Health, 12, pp. 119 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14166
    Journal articles | 2015
    Causer LM; Hengel B; Natoli L; Tangey A; Badman SG; Tabrizi SN; Whiley D; Ward J; Kaldor JM; Guy RJ; Ward J; Regan D, 2015, 'A field evaluation of a new molecular-based point-of-care test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in remote Aboriginal health services in Australia', Sexual Health, 12, pp. 27 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14158
    Journal articles | 2015
    Causer LM; Kaldor JM; Conway DP; Leslie DE; Denham I; Karapanagiotidis T; Ryan C; Wand H; Anderson DA; Robertson PW; McNulty AM; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Guy RJ, 2015, 'An Evaluation of a Novel Dual Treponemal/Nontreponemal Point-of-Care Test for Syphilis as a Tool to Distinguish Active from Past Treated Infection', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 61, pp. 184 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ243
    Journal articles | 2015
    Natoli L; Guy RJ; Shephard M; Causer L; Badman SG; Hengel B; Tangey A; Ward J; Coburn T; Anderson D; Kaldor J; Maher L; Donovan B; Wilson D; Regan D; Wand H; Whiley D; Tabrizi SN; Fairley C, 2015, '"I do feel like a scientist at times": A qualitative study of the acceptability of molecular point-of-care testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea to primary care professionals in a remote high STI burden setting', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. e0145993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145993
    Journal articles | 2014
    Causer LM; Kaldor JM; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Karapanagiotidis T; Leslie DE; Robertson PW; McNulty AM; Anderson D; Wand H; Conway DP; Denham I; Ryan C; Guy RJ, 2014, 'A laboratory-based evaluation of four rapid point-of-care tests for syphilis', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e91504, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091504
    Journal articles | 2014
    Hui BB; Ward J; Causer L; Guy RJ; Law MG; Regan DG; Han A, 2014, 'Could point-of-care testing be effective for reducing the prevalence of trichomoniasis in remote Aboriginal communities?', Sexual Health, 11, pp. 370 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH14035
    Journal articles | 2013
    Guy RJ; Natoli L; Ward J; Causer L; Hengel B; Whiley D; Tabrizi SN; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Badman SB; Tangey A; Wand H; Shephard M; Regan DG; Wilson D; Anderson D; Kaldor JM, 2013, 'A randomised trial of point-of-care tests for chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections in remote Aboriginal communities: Test, Treat ANd GO- the " TTANGO" trial protocol', BMC Infectious Diseases, 13, pp. 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-485
    Journal articles | 2013
    Januraga PP; Wulandari LPL; Muliawan P; Sawitri S; Causer L; Wirawan DN; Kaldor JM, 2013, 'Sharply rising prevalence of HIV infection in Bali: A critical assessment of the surveillance data', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 24, pp. 633 - 637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462413477556
    Journal articles | 2013
    Uluk T; Allison WE; Vince J; Wand HC; Tefuarani N; Causer LM; Ripa P; Kariko M; Kaminiel O; Cunningham PH; Graham SM; Kaldor JM, 2013, 'Evaluation of an interferon-gamma release assay in children with suspected tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 32, pp. 187 - 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e31827412fc
    Journal articles | 2012
    Watchirs Smith LA; Hillman R; Ward JW; Whiley DM; Causer LM; Skov S; Donovan B; Kaldor JM; Guy R, 2012, 'Point-of-care tests for the diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection; a systematic review of operational and performance characteristic', Sexually Transmitted Infections, Oct 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2012-050656
    Journal articles | 2009
    De Oliveira A; Skarbinski J; Ouma P; Kariuki S; Barnwell J; Otieno K; Onyona P; Causer L; Laserson K; Akhwale W; Slutsker L; Hamel M, 2009, 'Performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests as part of routine malaria case management in Kenya', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 80, pp. 470 - 474
    Journal articles | 2009
    Skarbinski J; Ouma PO; Causer LM; Kariuki SK; Barnwell JW; Alaii JA; De Oliveira AM; Zurovac D; Larson BA; Snow RW; Rowe AK; Laserson KF; Akhwale WS; Slutsker L; Hamel MJ, 2009, 'Effect of malaria rapid diagnostic tests on the management of uncomplicated malaria with artemether-lumefantrine in Kenya: A cluster randomized trial', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 80, pp. 919 - 926, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.919
    Journal articles | 2008
    Shah JJ; Maloney SA; Liu Y; Flagg EW; Johnston SP; Young SA; Weston R; Merritt S; Wilkins PP; Keane V; Calderon J; Sharp DJ; Causer L; Maguire JH; Cetron MS, 2008, 'Evaluation of the impact of overseas pre-departure treatment for infection with intestinal parasites among montagnard refugees migrating from Cambodia to North Carolina', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 78, pp. 754 - 759, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.754
    Journal articles | 2008
    Stauffer WM; Weinberg M; Newman RD; Causer LM; Hamel MJ; Slutsker L; Cetron MS, 2008, 'Pre-departure and post-arrival management of P. falciparum malaria in refugees relocating from sub-Saharan Africa to the United States', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 79, pp. 141 - 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.141
    Journal articles | 2008
    Williams HL; Causer L; Metta E; Malila A; O Reilly T; Abdulla S; Kachur S; Bloland P, 2008, 'Dispensary level pilot implementation of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs): An evaluation of RDT acceptance and usage by providers and patients - Tanzania, 2005.', Malaria Journal, 7, pp. 239
    Journal articles | 2006
    Causer LM; Handzel T; Welch P; Carr M; Culp D; Lucht R; Mudahar K; Robinson D; Neaver E; Fenton S; Rose C; Craig L; Arrowood M; Wahlquist S; Xiao L; Lee YM; Mirel L; Levy D; Beach MJ; Poquette G; Dworkin MS, 2006, 'An outbreak of Cryptosporidium hominis infection at an Illinois recreational waterpark', Epidemiology and Infection, 134, pp. 147 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268805004619
    Journal articles | 2006
    Patrick Kachur S; Schulden J; Goodman CA; Kassala H; Elling BF; Khatib RA; Causer LM; Mkikima S; Abdulla S; Bloland PB, 2006, 'Prevalence of malaria parasitemia among clients seeking treatment for fever or malaria at drug stores in rural Tanzania 2004', Tropical Medicine and International Health, 11, pp. 441 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01588.x
    Journal articles | 2006
    Skarbinski J; James EM; Causer LM; Barber AM; Mali S; Nguyen-Dinh P; Roberts JM; Parise ME; Slutsker L; Newman RD, 2006, 'Malaria surveillance--United States, 2004.', MMWR. Surveillance summaries : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries / CDC, 55, pp. 23 - 37
    Journal articles | 2005
    Causer LM; Bishop HS; Sharp DJ; Flagg EW; Calderon JF; Keane V; Shah JJ; Macarthur JR; Maloney SA; Cetron MS; Bloland PB, 2005, 'Rapid malaria screening and targeted treatment of United States-bound Montagnard refugees from Cambodia in 2002', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 72, pp. 688 - 693, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.688
    Journal articles | 2005
    Causer LM; Filler S; Newman RD, 2005, 'Reply to Muula', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 40, pp. 1383 - 1383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/429519
    Journal articles | 2005
    Lock K; Pomerleau J; Causer L; Altmann DR; McKee M, 2005, 'The global burden of disease attributable to low consumption of fruit and vegetables: Implications for the global strategy on diet', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 83, pp. 100 - 108
    Journal articles | 2005
    Muula AS; Causer LM; Filler S; Newman RD, 2005, 'Mismanagement of malaria among travelers in developing countries [7] (multiple letters)', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 40, pp. 1382 - 1383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/429512
    Journal articles | 2004
    Causer LM; Filler S; Wilson M; Papagiotas S; Newman RD, 2004, 'Evaluation of reported malaria chemoprophylactic failure among travelers in a US University Exchange Program, 2002', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 39, pp. 1583 - 1588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/425311
    Journal articles | 2004
    Rodgers A; Ezzati M; Vander Hoorn S; Lopez AD; Lin RB; Murray CJL; Fishman S; Caulfield LE; de Onis M; Blössner M; Hyder AA; Mullany L; Black RE; Stoltzfus RJ; Rice AJ; West KP; Lawes C; Law M; Elliott P; MacMahon S; James WPT; Jackson-Leach R; Ni Mhurchu C; Kalamara E; Shayeghi M; Rigby NJ; Nishida C; Lock K; Pomerleau J; Causer L; McKee M; Bull FC; Dixon T; Ham S; Neiman A; Pratt M; Rehm J; Room R; Monteiro M; Gmel G; Graham K; Rehn N; Sempos CT; Frick U; Jernigan D; Degenhardt L; Hall W; Warner-Smith M; Lynskey M; Slaymaker E; Walker N; Armstrong T; Collumbien M; Gerressu M; Cleland J; Prüss-Ustun A; Kay D; Fewtrell L; Bartram J; Cohen A; Anderson R; Ostro B; Dev Pandey K; Krzyzanowski M; Künzli N; Gutschmidt K; Pope A; Romieu I; Samet J; Smith K; Smith KR; Mehta S; Feuz M; Landrigan P; Ayuso JL; McMichael A; Campbell-Lendrum D; Kovats S; Edwards S; Wilkinson P; Tanser F; Le Sueur D; Schlesinger M; Andronova N; Nicholls R; Wilson T; Hales S; Concha M; Imel Nelson D; Fingerhut M; Leigh J; Corvalan C; Driscoll T; Kyle Steenland N; Punnett L; Tak SW; Phillips S; Hauri AM; Armstrong GL; Hutin YJF; Andrews G; Slade T; Corry J, 2004, 'Distribution of major health risks: Findings from the global burden of disease study', PLoS Medicine, 1, pp. 044 - 055, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0010027
    Journal articles | 2004
    Shah S; Filler S; Causer LM; Rowe AK; Bloland PB; Barber AM; Roberts JM; Desai MR; Parise ME; Steketee RW, 2004, 'Malaria surveillance--United States, 2002.', MMWR. Surveillance summaries : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries / CDC, 53, pp. 21 - 34
    Journal articles | 2003
    Filler S; Causer LM; Newman RD; Barber AM; Roberts JM; MacArthur J; Parise ME; Steketee RW, 2003, 'Malaria surveillance--United States, 2001.', MMWR. Surveillance summaries : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries / CDC, 52, pp. 1 - 14
    Journal articles | 2003
    Johnston SP; Ballard MM; Beach MJ; Causer L; Wilkins PP, 2003, 'Evaluation of three commercial assays for detection of Giardia and Cryptosporidium organisms in fecal specimens', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 41, pp. 623 - 626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.2.623-626.2003
    Journal articles | 2002
    Causer LM, 2002, 'Malaria Surveillance United States 2000', MMWR. Surveillance summaries : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries / CDC, http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/Preview/Mmwrhtml/ss5105a2.htm
    Journal articles | 2002
    Pastor A; Neely J; Goodfriend D; Marr J; Jenkins S; Woolard D; Pettit D; Gaines D; Sockwell D; Garvey C; Jordan C; Lacey C; DuVernoy T; Roberts D; Robert L; Santos P; Wirtz R; MacArthur J; O'Brien M; Causer L, 2002, 'Local transmission of Plasmodium vivax malaria - Virginia, 2002 (Reprinted from MMWR, vol 51, pg 931-923, 2002)', JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 288, pp. 2113 - 2114, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000179048100011&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
  • Conference Posters | 2023
    Bowen A; Patel P; Wong B; Phillips E; Fernando M; Matthews S; Causer L; Guy R, 2023, 'A new rapid test and approach for the detection of Strep A in the throat and reduction of ARF in remote Australia.', Abu Dhabi, presented at World Congress on Rheumatic Heart Disease, Abu Dhabi, 02 November 2023 - 04 November 2023
    Preprints | 2023
    Causer LM; Ward J; Smith K; Saha A; Andrewartha K; Wand H; Hengel B; Badman SG; Tangey A; Matthews S; Mak D; Gunathilake M; Moore E; Speers D; Persing D; Whiley DM; Maher L; Regan D; Donovan B; Kaldor JM; Shephard M; Guy R, 2023, Clinical Effectiveness and Analytical Quality of a National Point-of-Care Testing Network for Sexually Transmitted Infections Integrated into Rural and Remote Primary Care Clinics in Australia, 2016 - 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4670496
    Conference Presentations | 2023
    Hengel B; Causer L; Smith K; Applegate T; Patel P; Cooney L; Andrewartha K; Papa R; Hui B; Regan D; Matthews S; Guy R, 2023, 'Public health impact of molecular POC testing for COVID-19 in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities during the pandemic in Australia', presented at 1st Australasian conference on point of care testing for infectious diseases, Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park, 14 March 2023 - 15 August 2023, https://az659834.vo.msecnd.net/eventsairaueprod/production-ashm-public/fef20648acf947ad8041df1c63571040
    Conference Presentations | 2023
    Patel P; Applegate T; Andrewartha K; Causer L; Saha A; Kindinger A; Law H; Borgnolo B; Miller A; Martinez M; Crowley H; Williams A; Bodiyabadu K; Verich A; Khawar L; Alternetti N; Jayasinghe I; Matthews S; Guy R, 2023, '“It’s positive- now what?”: Developing systems to enable real-time public health action in a large decentralised remote and regional COVID-19 point of care testing program', presented at 1st Australasian Conference on Point of Care Testing for Infectious Diseases, 14 March 2023 - 15 March 2023, https://az659834.vo.msecnd.net/eventsairaueprod/production-ashm-public/fa5b04cb2e4d4415806861f08a29540f
    Preprints | 2023
    Saha A; Andrewartha K; Badman SG; Tangey A; Smith KS; Sandler S; Ramsay S; Braund W; Manoj-Margison S; Matthews S; Shephard MDS; Guy R; Causer L, 2023, Flexible and Innovative Connectivity Solution to Support National Decentralized Infectious Diseases Point-of-Care Testing Programs in Primary Health Services: Descriptive Evaluation Study (Preprint), http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.46701
    Conference Posters | 2022
    Hengel B; Causer L; Matthews S; Applegate T; Anderson L; Patel P; Smith K; Andrewartha K; Guy R, 2022, 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander COVID-19 point-of-care testing program: Test positivity over time 2020-2022', Sydney, presented at 2nd Australasian COVID-19 Conference, Sydney, 21 July 2022 - 22 July 2022, https://az659834.vo.msecnd.net/eventsairaueprod/production-ashm-public/cf60e0bb3faf4c7dacc6b8b0dba1bbab
    Conference Abstracts | 2021
    Causer L; Watchirs-Smith L; Saha A; Wand H; Smith K; Badman S; Hengel B; Andrewartha K; Richards J; Tangey A; Hawkett K; Carroll C; O'Connor S; Marshal-Lang R; Moore E; Shephard M; Guy R, 2021, 'FROM TRIAL TO PROGRAM: TTANGO2 SCALE-UP AND IMPLEMENTATION SUSTAINS STI POINT-OF-CARE TESTING IN REGIONAL AND REMOTE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL HEALTH SERVICES', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, Vol. 97, pp. A102 - A103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2021-sti.269
    Conference Abstracts | 2021
    Hengel B; Causer L; Bright A; McManus H; McGregor S; Donovan B; Ward J; Guy R, 2021, 'INCREASING TRENDS OF INFECTIOUS SYPHILIS IN WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE IN AUSTRALIA', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, Vol. 97, pp. A101 - A101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2021-sti.264
    Reports | 2021
    Rafferty AC; Hewitt MC; Wright R; Hogarth F; Coatsworth N; Ampt F; Dougall S; Alpren C; Causer L; Coffey C; Wakefield A; Campbell S; Pingault N; Harlock M; Smith KJ; Kirk MD, 2021, COVID-19 in health care workers, Australia 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321//cdi.2021.45.57
    Reports | 2020
    Bajis S; Bull R; Causer L; Kaldor J; Legrand N; Martinello M; McGregor S; Naruka E; Ronnachitand A; Valencia Arroyo B; Low N, 2020, Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1: technical report, World Health Organization, Geneve, https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/339773
    Preprints | 2020
    Colenbrander L; Causer L; Haire B, 2020, If you can’t make it, you're not tough enough to do medicine’: A qualitative study of Sydney-based medical students’ experiences of bullying and harassment in clinical settings, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.16749/v3
    Preprints | 2019
    Colenbrander L; Causer L; Haire B, 2019, 'If you can’t make it, you're not tough enough to do medicine’: A qualitative study of Sydney-based medical students’ experiences of bullying and harassment in clinical settings, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.16749/v1
    Preprints | 2019
    Colenbrander L; Causer L; Haire B, 2019, If you can’t make it, you're not tough enough to do medicine’: A qualitative study of Sydney-based medical students’ experiences of bullying and harassment in clinical settings, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.16749/v2
    Conference Presentations | 2018
    Causer L; Andrewartha K; Walley B; Smith K; Shephard M; Wand H; Richards J; Badman S; Tangey A; Marshall-Lang R; Guy R, 2018, 'Sustainability of point-of-care testing for sexually transmissible infections in remote communities in Australia - transition from trial to program', presented at IUSTI Asia Pacific Sexual Health COngress 2018, Aukland, New Zealand, 01 November 2018 - 03 November 2018
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Badman SG; Vallely LM; Toliman P; Kariwiga G; Tabrizi S; Pomat W; Guy R; Homer C; Luchters S; Morgan C; Garland SM; Rogerson S; Whiley D; Mola GDL; Wand H; Donovan B; Causer L; Siba P; Kaldor JM; Vallely A, 2015, 'POINT-OF-CARE TESTING AND IMMEDIATE TREATMENT OF CURABLE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED AND GENITAL INFECTIONS AMONG ANTENATAL WOMEN IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A27 - A27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.85
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    Causer L; Tangey A; Badman S; Hengel B; Natoli L; Speers D; Tabrizi S; Whiley D; Anderson D; Ward J; Kaldor J; Guy R, 2015, 'Operational performance of a new molecular-based point-of-care test for diagnosis of CT and NG infections: concordance with conventional laboratory testing', presented at Australian Society for Microbiolgy, Canberra, 13 April 2015 - 15 July 2015
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Causer LM; Tangey A; Badman SG; Hengel B; Natoli L; Speers D; Tabrizi SN; Whiley D; Anderson DA; Ward J; Kaldor JM; Guy RJ, 2015, 'OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF A NEW MOLECULAR-BASED POINT-OF-CARE TEST FOR DIAGNOSIS OF CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AND NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE INFECTION: CONCORDANCE WITH CONVENTIONAL LABORATORY TESTING', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A28 - A28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.86
    Conference Posters | 2015
    Huang R-L; Ward J; Causer L; Tangey A; Guy R, 2015, 'New rapid molecular test improves uptake and timeliness of treatment for CT and NG in a remote Aboriginal Health Clinic', Brisbane, presented at Worl STI and HIV Congress, Brisbane, 13 September 2015 - 15 September 2015
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Huang R; Ward J; Tangey A; Causer L; Guy R, 2015, 'NEW MOLECULAR POINT-OF-CARE TEST IMPROVES TIMELINESS OF TREATMENT FOR CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS (CT) AND NEISSERIA GONORRHOEA (NG) IN A REMOTE ABORIGINAL HEALTH', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A121 - A122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.320
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Natoli L; Coburn T; Maher L; Shephard M; Hengel B; Badman S; Causer L; Tangey A; Kaldor J; Ward J; Anderson D; Guy R, 2015, '"I DO FEEL LIKE A SCIENTIST AT TIME YEAH ..." ACCEPTABILITY OF POINT-OF-CARE TESTING FOR CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHOEA TO HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS IN REMOTE PRIMARY CARE', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A194 - A194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.502
    Conference Presentations | 2014
    Hengel B; Badman S; Causer L; Natoli L; Tangey A; Ward J; Tabrizi S; Whiley D; Donovan B; Fairley CK; Wilson D; Regan D; Wand H; Shephard M; Anderson D; Kaldor J; Guy R, 2014, 'TTANGO: OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF A MOLECULAR BASED CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHOEA POINT-OF-CARE TESTING IN REMOTE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES', presented at STD Prevention Conference, GA, Atlanta, 09 June 2014 - 12 June 2014
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Causer L; Kaldor J; Karapanagiotidis T; Ryan C; Wand H; Conway D; Denham I; Anderson D; Robertson P; Leslie D; McNulty A; Donovan B; Fairley C; Guy R, 2013, 'Can a new dual detection point-of-care test for syphilis be used to reduce over-diagnosis of active infection in high prevalence populations?', Darwin, presented at Australasian Sexual Health Conference, Darwin, 23 October 2013 - 25 October 2013
    Conference Presentations | 2013
    Causer LM; Hengel B; Natoli L; Tangey A; Badman S; Tabrizi SN; Whiley D; Ward J; Kaldor JM; Guy R, 2013, 'FIELD EVALUATION OF THREE POINT-OF-CARE TESTS FOR CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHOEA IN REMOTE HEALTH SERVICES IN AUSTRALIA', http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0214
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Natoli L; Ward J; Hengel B; Causer LM; Badman S; Tangey A; Tabrizi SN; Whiley D; Donovan B; Fairley C, 2013, 'THE FIRST CLUSTER RANDOMISED TRIAL OF A MOLECULAR CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHOEA POINT-OF-CARE ASSAY', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A345 - A345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.1080

NHMRC PhD Scholarship (2013-2015)

NHMRC Early Career Research Fellowship (2019 - 2022)

NHMRC Research Excellence Award - Frank Fenner Early Career Fellowship 2018

NSW Premiers Prize, Science and Engineering - Early Career Researcher of the Year (Biological Sciences) 2021

My Research Supervision

2019 - 24: PhD candidate - "Evaluating novel approaches to reduce Trichomonas infection rates in remote Aboriginal communities in Australia: a program science approach"

2019 - 24: PhD candidate - "Evaluating strategies to improve sexual health care engagement among young Aboriginal men"

2023: CHART program fellow - "Epidemiology of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections and Associated Factors in Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women at           Community-Led Organizations in Thailand "

2019: CHART program fellow - "Risk factors associated with syphilis infection among MSM at an urban clinic in Indonesia"

2019: Medicine ILP student - "If you can't make it, your not tough enough to do Medicine"

My Teaching

2019 - current: Kirby Institute Cooper HIV AIDS Research Training (CHART) Program - Course convenor, lecturer and mentor

2020, 2023: UNSW Medicine Phase 1 Facilitator (TP2 BGD)