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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2017
Journal Article
A systematic review of cardiac rehabilitation registries
Poffley, Alison, Thomas, Emma, Grace, Sherry L., Neubeck, Lis, Gallagher, Robyn, Niebauer, Josef and O'Neil, Adrienne (2017). A systematic review of cardiac rehabilitation registries. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 24 (15), 1596-1609. doi: 10.1177/2047487317724576
2017
Conference Publication
Effect of cardiac rehabilitation on long-term all-cause hospital readmissions: a prospective cohort study.
Thomas, E., Oldenburg, B., Taylor, C. B., Hare, D. L., Lotfaliany, M., Grace, S. L. and O’Neil, A. (2017). Effect of cardiac rehabilitation on long-term all-cause hospital readmissions: a prospective cohort study.. 3rd Annual MDHS ECR Network Symposium, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 14 September 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
A global perspective of cardiac rehabilitation registries: a systematic review
O’Neil, A., Thomas, E., Poffley, A. and Grace, S. L. (2017). A global perspective of cardiac rehabilitation registries: a systematic review. European Society of Cardiology Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 1 September 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
A global perspective of cardiac rehabilitation registries: a systematic review
O'Neil, A., Thomas, E., Poffley, A. and Grace, S. L. (2017). A global perspective of cardiac rehabilitation registries: a systematic review. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
2017
Journal Article
The aphasia action, success, and knowledge programme: results from an Australian phase I trial of a speech-pathology-led intervention for people with aphasia early post stroke
Ryan, Brooke, Hudson, Kyla, Worrall, Linda, Simmons-Mackie, Nina, Thomas, Emma, Finch, Emma, Clark, Kathy and Lethlean, Jennifer (2017). The aphasia action, success, and knowledge programme: results from an Australian phase I trial of a speech-pathology-led intervention for people with aphasia early post stroke. Brain Impairment, 18 (3), 284-298. doi: 10.1017/BrImp.2017.5
2017
Conference Publication
Developing a Victorian Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry utilising a data scraping technique
Thomas, E. (2017). Developing a Victorian Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry utilising a data scraping technique. Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, NSW Australia, 8 March 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
EVIDENCE-BASED DIABETES PREVENTION IN INDIA: THE KERALA DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM
Oldenburg, Brian, Thomas, Emma, Sathish, Thirunavukkarasu, Absetz, Pilvikki and Thankappan, Kavumpurathu (2017). EVIDENCE-BASED DIABETES PREVENTION IN INDIA: THE KERALA DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM. CARY: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.
2017
Conference Publication
Is cardiac rehabilitation protective against long-term morbidity following Acute Coronary Syndrome?
Thomas, E., Oldenburg, B., Hare, D.L . and O’Neil, A. (2017). Is cardiac rehabilitation protective against long-term morbidity following Acute Coronary Syndrome?. In: Australian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association Conference, Perth, Australia, (). 28 - 30 August 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Adapting and scaling-up diabetes prevention programs in low- and middle-income countries: an example from India
Thomas, E., Sathish, T., Thankappan, K.R. and Oldenburg, B. (2017). Adapting and scaling-up diabetes prevention programs in low- and middle-income countries: an example from India. In: World Congress of Public Health, Melbourne, Australia, (). 3-7 April 2017.
2016
Conference Publication
Scaling-up the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program
Thomas, E. (2016). Scaling-up the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program. Melbourne School of Population and Global Health: MSPGH PhD Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 10 November 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
RECONSTRUCTING TIME USE TO UNDERSTAND HUMAN BEHAVIOR: COMBINING ACCELEROMETRY, WEARABLE CAMERAS, DIARIES AND INTERVIEWS
Thomas, E., Harms, T., Milton, K., Kelly, P., Doherty, A., Gershuny, J. and Foster, C. (2016). RECONSTRUCTING TIME USE TO UNDERSTAND HUMAN BEHAVIOR: COMBINING ACCELEROMETRY, WEARABLE CAMERAS, DIARIES AND INTERVIEWS. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.
2016
Conference Publication
Perspectives of people post heart events: analysis of the ADVENT study
Thomas, E. (2016). Perspectives of people post heart events: analysis of the ADVENT study. National Heart Foundation, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 2 September 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
The science and art of scaling-up
Thomas, E. (2016). The science and art of scaling-up. University of Melbourne: Improving program design, implementation and evaluation in a global world: latest findings and evidence gaps, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 15 August 2016.
2016
Journal Article
Tourniquet Test for Dengue Diagnosis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy
Grande, Antonio Jose, Reid, Hamish, Thomas, Emma, Foster, Charlie and Darton, Thomas C. (2016). Tourniquet Test for Dengue Diagnosis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10 (8) e0004888, e0004888. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004888
2016
Journal Article
Exercise prior to influenza vaccination for limiting influenza incidence and its related complications in adults
Grande, Antonio Jose, Reid, Hamish, Thomas, Emma E., Nunan, David and Foster, Charles (2016). Exercise prior to influenza vaccination for limiting influenza incidence and its related complications in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016 (8) CD011857. doi: 10.1002/14651858.cd011857.pub2
2016
Conference Publication
Reconstructing time use to understand human behavior: combining accelerometry, wearable cameras, diaries and interviews
Thomas, E., Milton, K., Harms, T., Kelly, P. and Foster, C. (2016). Reconstructing time use to understand human behavior: combining accelerometry, wearable cameras, diaries and interviews. In: International Congress of Behavioural Medicine, Edinburgh, Scotland, (). 19-22 July 2016.
2016
Book
A guide to implementation research in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases
D’Esposito, Fabrizio, Thomas, Emma E. and Oldenburg, Brian (2016). A guide to implementation research in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization.
2015
Journal Article
Developing a method to test the validity of 24 hour time use diaries using wearable cameras: a feasibility pilot
Kelly, Paul, Thomas, Emma, Doherty, Aiden, Harms, Teresa, Burke, Orlaith, Gershuny, Jonathan and Foster, Charlie (2015). Developing a method to test the validity of 24 hour time use diaries using wearable cameras: a feasibility pilot. PLoS ONE, 10 (12) e0142198, e0142198. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142198
2015
Journal Article
What's in a name? The challenge of describing interventions in systematic reviews: analysis of a random sample of reviews of non-pharmacological stroke interventions
Hoffmann, Tammy C., Walker, Marion F., Langhorne, Peter, Eames, Sally, Thomas, Emma and Glasziou, Paul (2015). What's in a name? The challenge of describing interventions in systematic reviews: analysis of a random sample of reviews of non-pharmacological stroke interventions. BMJ Open, 5 (11) e009051, e009051-e009051. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009051
2015
Journal Article
Exercise prior to influenza vaccination for limiting influenza incidence and its related complications in adults
Grande, Antonio Jose, Nunan, David, Reid, Hamish, Thomas, Emma E. and Foster, Charles (2015). Exercise prior to influenza vaccination for limiting influenza incidence and its related complications in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015 (9) CD011857. doi: 10.1002/14651858.cd011857
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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