Assoc Prof. Bill McGuiness,
La Trobe Alfred Clinical School,
Rm 205, Level 2 Monash Medical School Building,
The Alfred
Phone: 9076 9037
Qualifications
PhD (Flinders), Masters of Nursing Studies (La Trobe), Bachelor of Education (Armidale), Diploma of Teaching (Armidale), Registered Nurse.
Background
- Clinical experienced: Acute Nursing, Intensive care, Health informatics and Wound Management.
- Academic experiences: Senior tutor, Lecturer, Senior lecturer, Director of Studies, Acting Head of School and Deputy Head of School
Areas of Teaching
Acute care nursing, Wound management, Research
Research
Areas of Interest
Chronic illness
Wound Management www.worldofwounds.com
Interface of technology with nursing care
Current Research
- A Proof of Concept Study of the Effect of Low Intensity Laser
- Therapy on reducing wound pain- Collaborative project with the RDNS
- Evaluation of foam dressing properties for heavily exudation wounds
Past Research
- Wound temperature fluctuations with pre warmed saline washes
- Pressure injury prevention- Department of Health Services
- Improving clinical data by completing the feedback loop- Department of Health Services
- Emergency Nurse Practitioner Pilot- Department of Human Services,
- Validity of wound images provided via the internet for clinical decision making - Australian Research Council
Supervision of Higher Degree Students
NB. Please list the title of the project, and the year/s in which the project supervision was undertaken.
PhD
Masters
- Christine Battersby “Co-morbidities affecting choice in heel protection when mobility and/or sensation reduced: epidural-heel clinical trial” Awarded 2009
- Scanlon A Nurses knowledge of smoking cessation education and their willingness to engage in patient education. Awarded 2007
- Kim Choate “An examination of fluctuations in patient oxygen saturation levels during clinically indicated tracheotomy suctioning in the non-ICU environment.” Awarded 2005
- Patricia Mant “Triaging Mental Health Clients: The Influence of Attitudes, Experiences and Educational Preparation of Emergency Nurses” Awarded 2005
Honours
- Claire Cavenah “Wound pain: time of day analysis” awarded 2009
- Emily Smith “Managing Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers in the Community: Financial Cost to Sufferers” Awarded B Nurs (Hons) Awarded 2006
- Riva McNicol “The Influence of Warm Saline on Wound Temperature During Dressing Change Procedures” Awarded B Nurs (Hons) Awarded 2003
- K. Taylor “An Exploration of Registered Nurses’ Management of Wounds” Awarded B Nurs (Hons) Awarded 2002
Responsibilities within the Division
- Associate Professor and Director of Research, Latrobe Alfred Clinical School
- Co-convenor of World of Wounds www.worldofwounds.com
Selected Publications
Books
McGuiness, B, Infection Control in Crisp J and Taylor C, (2005) Potter & Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing Practice, Elsevier, Sydney pp 776-810
Journal Articles
- Scanlon A, Clark E, McGuiness W (2008) “Acute (adult clinical inpatients) care nurses attitude towards and knowledge of nationally endorsed 5As smoking cessation guidelines” Collegian, 29 (1) p 80-91
- Rice J & McGuiness B (2008), “Relieving the pressure” Australian Ageing Agenda, May-June, p. 64 65
- Rice J & McGuiness B (2009), “Managing acute wounds in general practice.” Practice Nurse February, p 7-9
- McGuiness, W, Dunn, S, Neild, T, Jones, M, (2005) Developing an accurate system of measuring colour in a venous leg ulcer in order to assess healing, Journal of Wound Care, Vol. 14, No. 6 pp. 249-254
- McGuiness, W, Vella, E and Harrison, D. (2004) Influence of dressing changes on wound temperature, Journal of Wound Care, Vol. 13, No. 9 pp 383-385.
Conferences
- McGuiness W, Neild T, (2008) Clinician’s perception of colour when assessing venous leg ulcers, Proceedings 3rd Congress of The World Union of Wound Healing Societies, Toronto
- Smith E and McGuiness W, (2008) Managing leg ulcers in the community: Cost to suffers Proceedings 6th Australian Wound Management Association National Conference, Darwin
- McGuiness W, Neild T, (2008) Clinician’s perception of colour when assessing venous leg ulcers, Proceedings 6th Australian Wound Management Association National Conference, Darwin
- McGuiness, W, McNicole. (2004) The Influence of pre-warming cleansing solutions on wound bed temperature, Proceedings 5th Australian Wound Management Association National Conference, Hobart
Reviewer for
- Wound Practice and Research
- Collegian
- Contemporary Nurse
Professional Activities and Consultancies
- Wound Clinical Nurse Consultant – The Alfred
- Chair – Working party four: Preparing nurses for the Future, 2007 Department of Human Services
Theses examined:
- Van Donk P, 2007, The relationship between peripheral intravenous catheter dwell time and the development of phlebitis in Hospitals in the Home programs.
- Azzopardi S, 2006, Health related quality of life two years after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
- Rayner R, 2006, A review of the types and proportion of wound healed in clients attending a nurse-led community would clinic
- Gibb, M, 2006, Leg ClubTM In The Australian Context
- Reeves J, 2006, Are Graduate Nurses Satisfied with Graduate Nurse Programs
- Leigh E, 2006, Gradates nurses’ perceptions of the effectiveness of the clinical support nurse role in a graduate transition program
- Robertson A, 2005, Patients’ Perspectives on the Quality of Sleep in the Surgical Ward
Professional Affiliations
Appointments
- Chair Australian Pressure Ulcer Advisory Research Committee
Committees
- Member Australian Venous Leg Ulcer Guideline Development committee
- Australian Wound Management Association
- Education committee The Australian Health Care Innovation Centre
- Editorial Board Wound Practice and Research
- Alfred wound product advisory group
- Royal College of Nursing Australia
- International Editorial Board, Health Informatics
Community Involvement/Engagement
Invited Speaker
- “Wound Management” Australian Practice Nurses Association August 2009
- “Wound Management” National General Practitioner national conference June 2009
- “Wound Management” National General Practitioner national conference November 2008
- “Use of T.I.M.E. as a clinical decision making tool” Reflections Silver Forum October 2005 Melbourne
- “The Cost of Wound management” Horizons Conference, August 2005 Melbourne