Overview
Background
Emma is a Research Fellow, NHMRC Emerging Leader and prior Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow within the Centre for Online Health (Centre for Health Services Research) at the University of Queensland. She provides input into a range of telehealth projects across the centre. She has a particular interest in using telehealth within the care and management of people with cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases to enhance self-management and reduce barriers to access. Underpinning her work more broadly is an interest in scaling-up effective interventions, monitoring the quality of their delivery and ensuring equitable provision of health services.
Emma completed her PhD (2019) at the University of Melbourne in the School of Population and Global Health as an NHMRC Postgraduate Scholar. Her thesis aimed to understand how the evidence-practice gap in cardiac rehabilitation can be reduced in Australian through enhanced monitoring and evaluation. Emma has also worked across various other research groups including at the University of Oxford at a WHO Collaborating Centre focused on population approaches for non-communicable disease prevention, the Non-Communicable Disease Unit at the University of Melbourne, and a Centre of Research Excellence in Aphasia Rehabilitation (University of Queensland). She has also worked for the Heart Foundation as an academic advisor and also a senior project manager.
Emma has a strong interest in implementation science and sits on the Editorial Board for the journal Implementation Science Communications. She is also part of the Emerging Leaders Committee for the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance (ACvA), and a committee member of the Australian Cardiovascular health and Rehabilitation Association (QLD branch).
Availability
- Dr Emma Thomas is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Speech Pathology, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, James Cook University
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
Works
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2020
Conference Publication
ACRA Early Career Researchers – how can we support each other?
Thomas, E. and Climie, R. (2020). ACRA Early Career Researchers – how can we support each other?. ACRA ASM, Online, 10-12 August 2020.
2020
Conference Publication
National CR quality indicators – what does it mean for South Australia
Thomas, E. and Astley, C. (2020). National CR quality indicators – what does it mean for South Australia. CHAP CR Education Seminar, Adelaide, SA Australia, 5 August 2020.
2020
Other Outputs
Telehealth and coronavirus: Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) activity in Australia
Snoswell, Centaine L., Caffery, Liam, Hobson, Georgina, Haydon, Helen M., Thomas, Emma and Smith, Anthony C. (2020). Telehealth and coronavirus: Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) activity in Australia. Telehealth and coronavirus: Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) activity in Australia St Lucia, Queensland, Australia: The University of Queensland, Centre for Online Health.
2020
Other Outputs
Quick guides for telehealth
Caffery, Liam, Hobson, Georgina, Mothershaw, Adam, Haydon, Helen M., Snoswell, Centaine L., Thomas, Emma, Zurynski, Yvonne, Smith, K-Lynne, Clay, Chrissy and Smith, Anthony C. (2020). Quick guides for telehealth. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Centre for Online Health (COH).
2020
Journal Article
Cardiac rehabilitation quality in Australia: Proposed national indicators for field-testing
Gallagher, Robyn, Thomas, Emma, Astley, Carolyn, Foreman, Rachelle, Ferry, Cate, Zecchin, Robert and Woodruffe, Steve (2020). Cardiac rehabilitation quality in Australia: Proposed national indicators for field-testing. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 29 (9), 1273-1277. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.02.014
2020
Journal Article
Telehealth for global emergencies: implications for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Smith, Anthony C., Thomas, Emma, Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen, Mehrotra, Ateev, Clemensen, Jane and Caffery, Liam J. (2020). Telehealth for global emergencies: implications for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 26 (5), 1357633X20916567-313. doi: 10.1177/1357633x20916567
2020
Journal Article
Effects of a lifestyle intervention on cardiovascular risk among high-risk individuals for diabetes in a low- and middle-income setting: secondary analysis of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program
Lotfaliany, Mojtaba, Sathish, Thirunavukkarasu, Shaw, Jonathan, Thomas, Emma, Tapp, Robyn Jennifer, Kapoor, Nitin, Thankappan, Kavumpurathu Raman and Oldenburg, Brian (2020). Effects of a lifestyle intervention on cardiovascular risk among high-risk individuals for diabetes in a low- and middle-income setting: secondary analysis of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program. Preventive Medicine, 139 106068, 106068. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106068
2020
Other Outputs
Making the most of telehealth in COVID-19 responses, and beyond
Snoswell, Centaine, Mehrotra, Ateev, Thomas, Emma, Smith, K-Lynn, Haydon, Helen, Caffery, Liam and Smith, Anthony (2020, 03 05). Making the most of telehealth in COVID-19 responses, and beyond
2020
Other Outputs
Redesigning hospitals for the digital revolution we just had: Australian healthcare workers’ experience of telehealth in 2020
Sheahan, Michaela, Thomas, Emma, Haydon, Helen and Smith, Anthony (2020). Redesigning hospitals for the digital revolution we just had: Australian healthcare workers’ experience of telehealth in 2020. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Hassell.
2020
Journal Article
Considerations for developing quality indicators for cardiac rehabilitation in Australia
Thomas, Emma and O’Neil, Adrienne (2020). Considerations for developing quality indicators for cardiac rehabilitation in Australia. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 29 (1), e12-e13. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.11.009
2020
Journal Article
Future-proofing cardiac rehabilitation: transitioning services to telehealth during COVID-19
Thomas, Emma, Gallagher, Robyn and Grace, Sherry L (2020). Future-proofing cardiac rehabilitation: transitioning services to telehealth during COVID-19. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 28 (7), 2047487320922926-e36. doi: 10.1177/2047487320922926
2020
Journal Article
Resting heart rate and heart rate variability in the year following acute coronary syndrome: how do women fare?
Scovelle, Anna J., Oldenburg, Brian, Taylor, C. Barr, Hare, David L., Thomas, Emma E., Toukhsati, Samia R., Oldroyd, John, Russell, Josephine D. and O'Neil, Adrienne (2020). Resting heart rate and heart rate variability in the year following acute coronary syndrome: how do women fare?. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 30 (1), 128-134. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.06.019
2020
Journal Article
Improving the monitoring of cardiac rehabilitation delivery and quality: a call to action for Australia
Thomas, Emma, Astley, Carolyn, Gallagher, Robyn, Foreman, Rachelle, Mitchell, Julie Anne, Grace, Sherry L., Cadilhac, Dominique A., Bunker, Stephen, Clark, Alexander and O'Neil, Adrienne (2020). Improving the monitoring of cardiac rehabilitation delivery and quality: a call to action for Australia. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 29 (1), 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.07.013
2020
Conference Publication
Helping more people access cardiac rehabilitation: an overview of telehealth
Thomas, Emma, Haydon, Helen, Rawstorn, Jonathan and Gallagher, Robyn (2020). Helping more people access cardiac rehabilitation: an overview of telehealth. In: 30th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA), Online, (). 10-12 August 2020.
2019
Journal Article
Testing self-report time-use diaries against objective instruments in real time
Gershuny, Jonathan, Harms, Teresa, Doherty, Aiden, Thomas, Emma, Milton, Karen, Kelly, Paul and Foster, Charlie (2019). Testing self-report time-use diaries against objective instruments in real time. Sociological Methodology, 50 (1), 008117501988459-349. doi: 10.1177/0081175019884591
2019
Journal Article
Development of standardised programme content for phase II cardiac rehabilitation programmes in Australia using a modified Delphi process
Cartledge, Susie, Thomas, Emma, Hollier, Kerry and Maddison, R. (2019). Development of standardised programme content for phase II cardiac rehabilitation programmes in Australia using a modified Delphi process. BMJ Open, 9 (12) e032279, e032279. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032279
2019
Conference Publication
Quality improvement in healthcare: why it matters and global challenges
Thomas, E. (2019). Quality improvement in healthcare: why it matters and global challenges. Canberra Health and Research Meeting (CHARM), Canberra, ACT Australia, 28 June 2019.
2019
Journal Article
A validation study of the Eurostat harmonised European time use study (HETUS) diary using wearable technology
Harms, Teresa, Gershuny, Jonathan, Doherty, Aiden, Thomas, Emma, Milton, Karen and Foster, Charlie (2019). A validation study of the Eurostat harmonised European time use study (HETUS) diary using wearable technology. BMC Public Health, 19 (S2) 455. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6761-x
2019
Journal Article
The relationship between phobic anxiety and 2-year readmission after Acute Coronary Syndrome: What is the role of heart rate variability?
O'Neil, Adrienne, Taylor, C. Barr, Hare, David L., Thomas, Emma, Toukhsati, Samia R., Oldroyd, John, Scovelle, Anna J. and Oldenburg, Brian (2019). The relationship between phobic anxiety and 2-year readmission after Acute Coronary Syndrome: What is the role of heart rate variability?. Journal of Affective Disorders, 247, 73-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.12.078
2019
Journal Article
Effect of cardiac rehabilitation on 24-month all-cause hospital readmissions: a prospective cohort study
Thomas, Emma, Lotfaliany, Mojtaba, Grace, Sherry L., Oldenburg, Brian, Taylor, C. Barr, Hare, David L., Rangani, W. P. Thanuja, Dheerasinghe, D. S. Anoja F., Cadilhac, Dominique A. and O'Neil, Adrienne (2019). Effect of cardiac rehabilitation on 24-month all-cause hospital readmissions: a prospective cohort study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 18 (3), 234-244. doi: 10.1177/1474515118820176
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Emma Thomas is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Integrating telehealth into cardiac rehabilitation programs
A scholarship for this project will be adverstised in 2024. If interested, please contact me.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Integrating telehealth into allied health services
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Elizabeth Ward, Associate Professor Liam Caffery
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Doctor Philosophy
Filling the gap on cardiovascular health: increasing equity trough telehealth
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Smith, Dr Jaimon Kelly
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