Emma is a Research Fellow and 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).
Conference Publication: A systematic review and meta-analysis of text messaging interventions to support tobacco cessation
Puljevic, Cheneal, Meciar, Isabel, Holland, Alice, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Snoswell, Centaine L., Thomas, Emma, Morphett, Kylie, Kang, Heewon, Chan, Gary, Grobler, Etienne and Gartner, Coral (2024). A systematic review and meta-analysis of text messaging interventions to support tobacco cessation. Society For Research On Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Conference 2024, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 20-23 March 2024. Madison, WI United States: Society For Research On Nicotine & Tobacco.
Journal Article: Systematic review and meta-analysis of text messaging interventions to support tobacco cessation
Puljević, Cheneal, Meciar, Isabel, Holland, Alice, Stjepanović, Daniel, Snoswell, Centaine L, Thomas, Emma E, Morphett, Kylie, Kang, Heewon, Chan, Gary, Grobler, Etienne and Gartner, Coral E (2024). Systematic review and meta-analysis of text messaging interventions to support tobacco cessation. Tobacco Control tc-2023-058323, tc-2023. doi: 10.1136/tc-2023-058323
Gallegos-Rejas, Victor M, Rawstorn, Jonathan C, Gallagher, Robyn, Mahoney, Ray and Thomas, Emma E (2024). Key features in telehealth-delivered cardiac rehabilitation required to optimise cardiovascular health in coronary heart disease: A systematic review and realist synthesis. European Heart Journal - Digital Health. doi: 10.1093/ehjdh/ztad080
Improving equity, access, and quality of cardiac rehabilitation services
(2024–2028) NHMRC Investigator Grants
Digital nutrition model of care to improve Chronic Kidney Disease management in Northern Australia
(2023–2026) CRC for Developing Northern Australia
(2023–2026) Commonwealth Department of Health
Filling the gap on cardiovascular health: increasing equity trough telehealth
Doctor Philosophy
Integrating telehealth into allied health services
Doctor Philosophy
Integrating telehealth into cardiac rehabilitation programs
A scholarship for this project will be adverstised in 2024. If interested, please contact me.
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.
Systematic review and meta-analysis of text messaging interventions to support tobacco cessation
Puljević, Cheneal, Meciar, Isabel, Holland, Alice, Stjepanović, Daniel, Snoswell, Centaine L, Thomas, Emma E, Morphett, Kylie, Kang, Heewon, Chan, Gary, Grobler, Etienne and Gartner, Coral E (2024). Systematic review and meta-analysis of text messaging interventions to support tobacco cessation. Tobacco Control tc-2023-058323, tc-2023. doi: 10.1136/tc-2023-058323
Gallegos-Rejas, Victor M, Rawstorn, Jonathan C, Gallagher, Robyn, Mahoney, Ray and Thomas, Emma E (2024). Key features in telehealth-delivered cardiac rehabilitation required to optimise cardiovascular health in coronary heart disease: A systematic review and realist synthesis. European Heart Journal - Digital Health. doi: 10.1093/ehjdh/ztad080
Development and validation of the Digital Health Acceptability Questionnaire
Haydon, Helen M., Major, Taylor, Kelly, Jaimon T., Catapan, Soraia de C., Caffery, Liam J., Smith, Anthony C., Gallegos-Rejas, Victor, Thomas, Emma E., Banbury, Annie and Snoswell, Centaine L. (2023). Development and validation of the Digital Health Acceptability Questionnaire. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 29 (10_suppl), 8S-15S. doi: 10.1177/1357633X231202279
Gallegos-Rejas, Victor M., Kelly, Jaimon T., Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen M., Banbury, Annie, Thomas, Emma E., Major, Taylor, Caffery, Liam J., Smith, Anthony C. and de Camargo Catapan, Soraia (2023). Does the requirement for an interpreter impact experience with telehealth modalities, acceptability and trust in telehealth? Results from a national survey including people requiring interpreter services. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 29 (10_suppl), 24S-29S. doi: 10.1177/1357633X231197945
Gallegos-Rejas, Victor M., Kelly, Jaimon T., Lucas, Karen, Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen M., Pager, Sue, Smith, Anthony C. and Thomas, Emma E. (2023). A cross-sectional study exploring equity of access to telehealth in culturally and linguistically diverse communities in a major health service. Australian Health Review, 47 (6), 721-728. doi: 10.1071/ah23125
Turk-Adawi, Karam, Elshaikh, Usra, Contractor, Aashish, Hashmi, Farzana Amir, Thomas, Emma, Raidah, Fabbiha and Grace, Sherry L. (2023). Development and evaluation of the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR) program certification for low-resource settings. International Journal of General Medicine, 16, 5199-5214. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S423209
Thomas, Emma E., Chambers, Rebecca, Phillips, Samara, Rawstorn, Jonathan C. and Cartledge, Susie (2023). Sustaining telehealth among cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services: a qualitative framework study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22 (8), 795-803. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac111
Thomas, Emma E, Cartledge, Susie, Murphy, Barbara, Abell, Bridget, Gallagher, Robyn, Astley, Carolyn, Cameron, Jan, Jackson, Alun, Ferry, Cate, Bourne, Carmel, Gray, Kim, McIvor, Dawn, Inglis, Sally, Storen, Anna, Sanderson, Sue, Zecchin, Robert, Verdicchio, Christian and Australian Cardiac Rehabilitation COVID-19 Impact Group (2023). Expanding access to telehealth in Australian cardiac rehabilitation services: A national survey of barriers, enablers, and uptake. European Heart Journal - Digital Health, 5 (1), 21-29. doi: 10.1093/ehjdh/ztad055
Cook, Renee, Haydon, Helen M., Thomas, Emma E., Ward, Elizabeth C., Ross, Julie-Anne, Webb, Clare, Harris, Michael, Hartley, Carina, Burns, Clare L., Vivanti, Angela P., Carswell, Phillip and Caffery, Liam J. (2023). Digital divide or digital exclusion? Do allied health professionals’ assumptions drive use of telehealth?. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1357633X231189846. doi: 10.1177/1357633x231189846
Telehealth adoption in cancer clinical trials: an Australian perspective
Thomas, Emma E., Kelly, Jaimon T., Taylor, Monica L., Mendis, Roshni, Banbury, Annie, Haydon, Helen, Catto, Janessa, Der Vartanian, Carolyn, Smith, Anthony C. and Caffery, Liam J. (2023). Telehealth adoption in cancer clinical trials: an Australian perspective. Asia - Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 19 (4), 549-558. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13899
Patients' Experiences of Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Systematic Review
Gauci, S., Candelaria, D., Gordon, N., Zwack, C., Cartledge, S., Hollings, M., Zhang, L., Thomas, E., Travica, N., Marx, W., Gallagher, R., Redfern, J. and O'Neil, A. (2023). Patients' Experiences of Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 32, S340. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.775
How do consumers prefer their care delivered: In-person, telephone or videoconference?
Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen M., Kelly, Jaimon T., Thomas, Emma E., Caffery, Liam J. and Smith, Anthony C. (2023). How do consumers prefer their care delivered: In-person, telephone or videoconference?. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1357633X231160333. doi: 10.1177/1357633x231160333
Bart, Nicole K., Emmanuel, Sam, Friits-Lamora, Rodrigo, Larkins, Emily, Kotlyar, Eugene, Muthiah, Kavitha, Jabbour, Andrew, Hayward, Christopher, Jansz, Paul C., Keogh, Anne M., Thomas, Emma and Macdonald, Peter S. (2023). Rapid triage and transition to telehealth for heart transplant patients in the COVID-19 pandemic setting. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1357633X231151714. doi: 10.1177/1357633x231151714
Impact of early COVID-19 waves on cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Australia: a national survey
Cartledge, Susie, Thomas, Emma E., Murphy, Barbara, Abell, Bridget, Verdicchio, Christian, Zecchin, Robert, Cameron, Jan, Gallagher, Robyn and Astley, Carolyn (2023). Impact of early COVID-19 waves on cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Australia: a national survey. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 32 (3), 353-363. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.12.008
Phillips, Samara, Vollbon, William, Kidby, Kylie and Thomas, Emma E. (2022). Improving cardiac rehabilitation in Queensland: a whole of system, data-driven approach over the past 10 years. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 31 (12), 1568-1572. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.08.015
Banbury, Annie, Smith, Anthony C., Taylor, Monica L., Der Vartanian, Carolyn, Ng, Kawai, Vitangcol, Kathryn, Haydon, Helen M., Thomas, Emma E. and Caffery, Liam J. (2022). Cancer care and management during COVID-19: A comparison of in-person, video and telephone consultations. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 28 (10), 733-739. doi: 10.1177/1357633x221123409
Haydon, Helen M., Caffery, Liam J., Snoswell, Centaine L., Thomas, Emma E., Wright, Roderick, Doolan, Rachel, Garner, Lisa, Aitken, Phil and Smith, Anthony C. (2022). Dementia ECHO: evaluation of a telementoring programme to increase dementia knowledge and skills in First Nations-led health services. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 28 (10), 757-763. doi: 10.1177/1357633x221119610
Taylor, Monica L., Thomas, Emma E., Vitangcol, Kathryn, Marx, Wolfgang, Campbell, Katrina L., Caffery, Liam J., Haydon, Helen M., Smith, Anthony C. and Kelly, Jaimon T. (2022). Digital health experiences reported in chronic disease management: An umbrella review of qualitative studies. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 28 (10), 705-717. doi: 10.1177/1357633x221119620
Supporting cardiovascular researchers takes a village but it starts with us
Marques, Francine Z., Thomas, Emma and Chapman, Niamh (2022). Supporting cardiovascular researchers takes a village but it starts with us. European Heart Journal, 43 (36), 3382-3384. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac366
Cartledge, Susie, Driscoll, Andrea, Dinh, Diem, O’Neil, Adrienne, Thomas, Emma, Brennan, Angela L., Liew, Danny, Lefkovits, Jeffrey and Stub, Dion (2022). Trends and predictors of cardiac rehabilitation referral following percutaneous coronary intervention: a prospective, multi-site study of 41,739 patients from the Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry (2017–2020). Heart, Lung and Circulation, 31 (9), 1247-1254. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.04.050
Gallegos-Rejas, Victor M., Thomas, Emma E., Kelly, Jaimon T. and Smith, Anthony C. (2022). A multi-stakeholder approach is needed to reduce the digital divide and encourage equitable access to telehealth. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 29 (1), 1-6. doi: 10.1177/1357633x221107995
A roadmap of strategies to support cardiovascular researchers: from policy to practice
Chapman, Niamh, Thomas, Emma E., Tan, Joanne T. M., Inglis, Sally C., Wu, Jason H. Y., Climie, Rachel E., Picone, Dean S., Blekkenhorst, Lauren C., Wise, Steven G., Mirabito Colafella, Katrina M., Calkin, Anna C. and Marques, Francine Z. (2022). A roadmap of strategies to support cardiovascular researchers: from policy to practice. Nature Reviews Cardiology, 19 (11), 765-777. doi: 10.1038/s41569-022-00700-1
Beyond forced telehealth adoption: a framework to sustain telehealth among allied health services
Thomas, Emma E., Taylor, Monica L., Ward, Elizabeth C., Hwang, Rita, Cook, Renee, Ross, Julie-Anne, Webb, Clare, Harris, Michael, Hartley, Carina, Carswell, Phillip, Burns, Clare L. and Caffery, Liam J. (2022). Beyond forced telehealth adoption: a framework to sustain telehealth among allied health services. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 30 (3), 1-11. doi: 10.1177/1357633x221074499
Thomas, Emma, de Camargo Catapan, Soraia, M. Haydon, Helen, Barras, Michael and Snoswell, Centaine (2022). Exploring factors of uneven use of telehealth among outpatient pharmacy clinics during COVID-19: a multi-method study. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 18 (9), 3602-3611. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2022.02.003
Considerations for the implementation of a telestroke network: a systematic review
Tumma, Abishek, Berzou, Souad, Jaques, Katherine, Shah, Darshan, Smith, Anthony C. and Thomas, Emma E. (2022). Considerations for the implementation of a telestroke network: a systematic review. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 31 (1) 106171, 106171. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106171
Haydon, Helen M., Snoswell, Centaine L., Thomas, Emma E., Broadbent, Andrew, Caffery, Liam J., Brydon, Julie-Ann and Smith, Anthony C. (2021). Enhancing a community palliative care service with telehealth leads to efficiency gains and improves job satisfaction. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 27 (10), 625-630. doi: 10.1177/1357633x211048952
Optimising specialist geriatric medicine services by telehealth
Haydon, Helen M, Caffery, Liam J, Snoswell, Centaine L, Thomas, Emma E, Taylor, Monica, Budge, Marc, Probert, Jacinta and Smith, Anthony C (2021). Optimising specialist geriatric medicine services by telehealth. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 27 (10), 674-679. doi: 10.1177/1357633x211041859
Factors influencing the effectiveness of remote patient monitoring interventions: a realist review
Thomas, Emma E., Taylor, Monica L., Banbury, Annie, Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen M., Gallegos Rejas, Victor M., Smith, Anthony C. and Caffery, Liam J. (2021). Factors influencing the effectiveness of remote patient monitoring interventions: a realist review. BMJ Open, 11 (8) e051844, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051844
Future-proofing cardiac rehabilitation: Transitioning services to telehealth during COVID-19
Thomas, Emma, Gallagher, Robyn and Grace, Sherry L (2021). Future-proofing cardiac rehabilitation: Transitioning services to telehealth during COVID-19. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 28 (7), E35-E36. doi: 10.1177/2047487320922926
Thomas, E, Taylor, M, Smith, A and Caffery, L (2021). How to use remote patient monitoring successfully in cardiac and pulmonary patients: a realist review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 20 (S1). doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab060.139
The clinical effectiveness of telehealth: A systematic review of meta-analyses from 2010 to 2019
Snoswell, Centaine L., Chelberg, Georgina, De Guzman, Keshia R., Haydon, Helen H., Thomas, Emma E., Caffery, Liam J. and Smith, Anthony C. (2021). The clinical effectiveness of telehealth: A systematic review of meta-analyses from 2010 to 2019. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 29 (9) 1357633X211022907, 1-16. doi: 10.1177/1357633x211022907
Addressing concerns and adapting psychological techniques for videoconsultations: a practical guide
Haydon, Helen M., Smith, Anthony C., Snoswell, Centaine L., Thomas, Emma E. and Caffery, Liam J. (2021). Addressing concerns and adapting psychological techniques for videoconsultations: a practical guide. Clinical Psychologist, 25 (2), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/13284207.2021.1916904
Does remote patient monitoring reduce acute care use? A systematic review
Taylor, Monica L., Thomas, Emma E., Snoswell, Centaine L., Smith, Anthony C. and Caffery, Liam J. (2021). Does remote patient monitoring reduce acute care use? A systematic review. BMJ Open, 11 (3) e040232, e040232. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040232
Exploring paramedics’ intention to use a specialist palliative care telehealth service
James, Harmony S. E., Smith, A. C., Thomas, E. E., Snoswell, C. L., Caffery, L. J. and Haydon, H. M. (2021). Exploring paramedics’ intention to use a specialist palliative care telehealth service. Progress in Palliative Care, 29 (2), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/09699260.2020.1852657
Extending dementia care into Indigenous communities
Smith, Anthony, Haydon, Helen, Thomas, Emma, Snoswell, Centaine and Caffery, Liam (2021). Extending dementia care into Indigenous communities. Australian Journal of Dementia Care, 10 (1), 19-23.
Climie, Rachel E., Wu, Jason H. Y., Calkin, Anna C., Chapman, Niamh, Inglis, Sally C., Mirabito Colafella, Katrina M., Picone, Dean S., Tan, Joanne T. M., Thomas, Emma, Viola, Helena M., Wise, Steven G., Murphy, Andrew J., Nelson, Mark R., Nicholls, Stephen J., Hool, Livia C., Doyle, Kerry, Figtree, Gemma A. and Marques, Francine Z. (2020). Lack of strategic funding and long-term job security threaten to have profound effects on cardiovascular researcher retention in Australia. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 29 (11), 1588-1595. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.07.010
O'Neil, Adrienne, Scovelle, Anna J., Thomas, Emma, Russell, Josephine D., Taylor, C. Barr, Hare, David L., Toukhsati, Samia, Oldroyd, John, Rangani, W. P. Thanuja, Dheerasinghe, D. S. Anoja F. and Oldenburg, Brian (2020). Sex-specific differences in percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes after a cardiac event: a cohort study examining the role of depression, worry and autonomic function. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 29 (10), 1449-1458. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.03.001
Building on the momentum: sustaining telehealth beyond COVID-19
Thomas, Emma E, Haydon, Helen M, Mehrotra, Ateev, Caffery, Liam J, Snoswell, Centaine L, Banbury, Annie and Smith, Anthony C (2020). Building on the momentum: sustaining telehealth beyond COVID-19. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 28 (4), 1357633X20960638-308. doi: 10.1177/1357633x20960638
Telehealth uptake in general practice as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Snoswell, Centaine L., Caffery, Liam J., Haydon, Helen M., Thomas, Emma E. and Smith, Anthony C. (2020). Telehealth uptake in general practice as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Australian Health Review, 44 (5), 737-740. doi: 10.1071/ah20183
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: lessons from the HIV experience
Abimbola, Seye, Thomas, Emma, Jan, Stephen, McPake, Barbara, Wickramasinghe, Kremlin and Oldenburg, Brian (2019). Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: lessons from the HIV experience. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 97 (3), 239-241. doi: 10.2471/blt.18.216820
Utilising a data capture tool to populate a cardiac rehabilitation registry: a feasibility study
Thomas, Emma, Grace, Sherry L., Boyle, Douglas, Gallagher, Robyn, Neubeck, Lis, Cox, Nicholas, Manski-Nankervis, Jo-Anne, Henley-Smith, Sandra, Cadilhac, Dominique A. and O'Neil, Adrienne (2019). Utilising a data capture tool to populate a cardiac rehabilitation registry: a feasibility study. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 29 (2), 224-232. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.12.012
A systematic review of shock-attenuating componentry for lower limb amputees
Farrar, Mitchell and Thomas, Emma (2018). A systematic review of shock-attenuating componentry for lower limb amputees. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 42 (4), 367-377. doi: 10.1177/0309364618774062
Thankappan, Kavumpurathu R., Sathish, Thirunavukkarasu, Tapp, Robyn J., Shaw, Jonathan E., Lotfaliany, Mojtaba, Wolfe, Rory, Absetz, Pilvikki, Mathews, Elezebeth, Aziz, Zahra, Williams, Emily D., Fisher, Edwin B., Zimmet, Paul Z., Mahal, Ajay, Balachandran, Sajitha, D'Esposito, Fabrizio, Sajeev, Priyanka, Thomas, Emma and Oldenburg, Brian (2018). A peer-support lifestyle intervention for preventing type 2 diabetes in India: a cluster-randomized controlled trial of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program. PL o S Medicine, 15 (6) e1002575, e1002575. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002575
Mathews, Elezebeth, Thomas, Emma, Absetz, Pilvikki, D'Esposito, Fabrizio, Aziz, Zahra, Balachandran, Sajitha, Daivadanam, Meena, Thankappan, Kavumpurathu Raman and Oldenburg, Brian (2018). Cultural adaptation of a peer-led lifestyle intervention program for diabetes prevention in India: the Kerala diabetes prevention program (K-DPP). BMC Public Health, 17 (1) 974, 974. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4986-0
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Thomas, Emma, Wickramasinghe, Kremlin, Mendis, Shanthi, Roberts, Nia and Foster, Charlie (2015). Improved stove interventions to reduce household air pollution in low and middle income countries: a descriptive systematic review. BMC Public Health, 15 (1) 650. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2024-7
Power, Emma, Thomas, Emma, Worrall, Linda, Rose, Miranda, Togher, Leanne, Nickels, Lyndsey, Hersh, Deborah, Godecke, Erin, O'Halloran, Robyn, Lamont, Sue, O'Connor, Claire and Clarke, Kim (2015). Development and validation of Australian aphasia rehabilitation best practice statements using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method. BMJ Open, 5 (7) e007641, e007641. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007641
A national approach to improving aphasia services
Thomas, Emma, Power, Emma, Worrall, Linda, Rose, Miranda, Togher, Leanne and Ferguson, Alison (2014). A national approach to improving aphasia services. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 16 (1), 30-36.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of text messaging interventions to support tobacco cessation
Puljevic, Cheneal, Meciar, Isabel, Holland, Alice, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Snoswell, Centaine L., Thomas, Emma, Morphett, Kylie, Kang, Heewon, Chan, Gary, Grobler, Etienne and Gartner, Coral (2024). A systematic review and meta-analysis of text messaging interventions to support tobacco cessation. Society For Research On Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Conference 2024, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 20-23 March 2024. Madison, WI United States: Society For Research On Nicotine & Tobacco.
Development and validation of the Digital Health Acceptability Questionnaire
Major, T., Haydon H., De Camargo Catapan, S., Kelly, J. T., Caffery, L., Smith, A., Gallegos Rejas, V., Thomas, E., Banbury, A. and Snoswell, C. (2023). Development and validation of the Digital Health Acceptability Questionnaire. Successes and Failures in Telehealth 2023, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27-29 November 2023.
Development and validation of the Research-based Acceptability Questionnaire (RAQ)
Haydon H.M., Major, T., Kelly, J., Catapan, S.C., Caffery, L., Smith, A.C., Gallegos-Rejas, V., Thomas, E.E., Banbury, A. and Snoswell, C.L. (2023). Development and validation of the Research-based Acceptability Questionnaire (RAQ). 23rd Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT-23), Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 - 29 November 2023.
Gallegos-Rejas, Victor, Kelly, Jaimon, Snoswell, Centaine, Haydon, Helen, Banbury, Annie, Thomas, Emma, Major, Taylor, Caffery, Liam, Smith, Anthony and De Camargo Catapan, Soraia (2023). Does the digital divide impact acceptability and trust in telehealth? Results from a national survey including people requiring interpreter services. 23rd Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 - 29 November 2023.
Taylor, Monica, Thomas, Emma, Rejas, Victor Gallegos, Pager, Sue, Lucas, Karen, Bogicevic, Angel and Kelly, Jaimon (2023). Increasing access to telehealth for culturally and linguistically diverse groups: a collaboration with consumers, clinicians and admin officers. Successes and Failures in Telehealth 2023, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27-29 November 2023.
Gallegos-Rejas, Victor, Bramely, Wesley, Slack, Angela, Kelly, Jaimon T. and Thomas, Emma E. (2023). Does the addition of a hybrid model of care improve cardiac and pulmonary outcomes? Experience from a rural and remote community in the North Burnett, Queensland, Australia. 23 Successes and Failures in Telehealth, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 27-29 November 2023.
Gallegos-Rejas, Victor M., Kelly, Jaimon T, Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen M., Banbury, Annie, Thomas, Emma E., Major, Taylor, Caffery, Liam J., Smith, Anthony C. and de Camargo-Catapan, Soraia (2023). Does the requirement for an interpreter impact experience with telehealth modalities, acceptability and trust in telehealth? Results from a national survey including people requiring interpreter service. 2023 Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT-23) Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 27-29 November 2023.
Cook, R., Haydon, H. M., Thomas, E. E., Ward, E. C., Ross, J.-A. and Caffery, L. J. (2023). Digital divide or digital exclusion: Do allied health professionals’ assumptions drive use of telehealth?. THRIVE Allied Health Symposium, TRI – Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2 August 2023.
Patients' Experiences of Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Systematic Review.
Gauci, S., Candelaria, D., Gordon, N., Zwack, C., Cartledge, S., Hollings, M., Zhang, L., Thomas, E., Travica, N., Marx, W., Gallagher, R., Redfern, J. and O'Neil, A. (2023). Patients' Experiences of Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Systematic Review.. 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, Adelaide, SA Australia, 3-6 August 2023. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.775
Maintaining ECRs within the cardiovascular sector – developing a roadmap and next steps.
Thomas, Emma (2023). Maintaining ECRs within the cardiovascular sector – developing a roadmap and next steps.. QCVRN Research Showcase, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11 October 2023.
Digital divide or digital exclusion: Do allied health practitioner assumptions drive telehealth use?
Cook, R., Thomas, E. E., Ward, E. C., Haydon, H. M., Ross, J.-A., Webb, C., Harris, M., Hartley, C., Burns, C. L., Vivanti, A. P., Carswell, P. and Caffery, L. J (2022). Digital divide or digital exclusion: Do allied health practitioner assumptions drive telehealth use?. Successes and Failures in Telehealth Conference 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 9-11 November 2022.
Taylor, Monica, Thomas, Emma, Marx, Wolfgang, Vitangcol, Kathryn and Kelly, Jaimon (2022). Digital health experiences reported in chronic disease management: An umbrella review of qualitative studies. Successes and Failures in Telehealth Conference 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 9-11 November 2022.
Cook, R., Ward, E., Ross, C., Caffery, L. J., Carswell, P., Ross, J.-A., Webb, C., Harris, M., Hartley, C. and Thomas, E. E. (2022). Is choice the answer? Consumer perspectives of quality of care in telehealth-delivered allied health services. Successes and Failures in Telehealth Conference 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 9-11 November 2022.
Telehealth utilisation in a diverse region in Queensland, Australia: A cross-sectional study
Gallegos-Rejas, Victor M., Kelly, Jaimon T., Lucas, Karen, Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen M., Pager, Sue, Smith, Anthony C. and Thomas, Emma (2022). Telehealth utilisation in a diverse region in Queensland, Australia: A cross-sectional study. Successes and Failures in Telehealth Conference 2022 (SFT-2022), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 9-11 November 2022.
Telehealth utilisation in a diverse region in Queensland, Australia: A cross-sectional study
Gallegos-Rejas, Victor M., Kelly, Jaimon T., Lucas, Karen, Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen M., Pager, Sue, Smith, Anthony C. and Thomas, Emma (2022). Telehealth utilisation in a diverse region in Queensland, Australia: A cross-sectional study. Successes and Failures in Telehealth Conference 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 9-11 November 2022.
Haydon, Helen, Caffery, Liam, Thomas, Emma, Snoswell, Centaine L., Garner, Lisa, Wright, Roderick and Smith, Anthony (2022). Dementia ECHO – Evaluation of a Telementoring Program to increase Dementia Knowledge and Skills in First Nation Health Services. The Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT) Conference 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 9-11 November 2022. Australian Telehealth Society.
Economic evaluation of the Statewide Specialist Palliative Rural Telehealth (SPaRTa) Service
Snoswell, Centaine L., Smith, Anthony, Grove, Graham, Broadbent, Andrew, Caffery, Liam, Thomas, Emma, Kelly, Jaimon and Haydon, Helen (2022). Economic evaluation of the Statewide Specialist Palliative Rural Telehealth (SPaRTa) Service. The Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT) Conference 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 9-11 November 2022. Australian Telehealth Society.
Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen M., Kelly, Jaimon, Thomas, Emma, Caffery, Liam and Smith, Anthony (2022). Patient experience with telehealth in 2021 and their preferences for in person, telephone and videoconference. The Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT) Conference 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 9-11 November 2022. Australian Telehealth Society.
Telehealth use in cancer clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic
Austen, Melissa, Der Vartanian, Carolyn, Catto, Janessa, Milch, Vivienne, Paynter, Sophia, Thomas, Emma, Smith, Anthony C and Boltong, Anna (2022). Telehealth use in cancer clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic. COSA's 49th Annual Scientific Meeting Equitable cancer care for all: Gender, identity, culture, geography, and disease should not matter, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-4 November 2022.
Telehealth use in cancer clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic
Austen, Melissa, Der Vartanian, Carolyn, Catto, Janessa, Milch, Vivienne, Paynter, Sophia, Thomas, Emma, Smith, Anthony C. and Boltong, Anna (2022). Telehealth use in cancer clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic. COSA's 49th Annual Scientific Meeting Equitable cancer care for all: Gender, identity, culture, geography, and disease should not matter, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2–4 November 2022. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Cartledge, S., Driscoll, A., Dinh, D., O'Neil, A., Thomas, E., Brennan, A., Liew, D., Lefkovits, J. and Stubb, D. (2022). High risk PCI patients still missing out on cardiac rehabilitation referral – a prospective, multisite study of 41,739 patients from the Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry. CSANZ, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 11-13 August 2022.
Impact of COVID19 pandemic on cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Australia: a national survey
Cartledge, Susie, Thomas, Emma, Abell, Bridget, Murphy, Barbara, Cameron, Jan, Gallagher, Robyn and Astley, Carolyn (2022). Impact of COVID19 pandemic on cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Australia: a national survey. CSANZ, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 11-13 August 2022.
Gallegos-Rejas, Victor, Rawstorn, Jonathan, Gallagher, Robyn, Mahoney, Ray and Thomas, Emma (2022). Key features in telehealth-delivered cardiac rehabilitation required to optimise secondary prevention outcomes, participation and satisfaction: A realist review.. 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 8-10 August 2022.
Thomas, E., Cartledge, S., Abell Murphy, B., Cameron, J., Gallagher, R. and Astley, C. (2022). COVID-19 impact on telehealth use across Australian cardiac rehabilitation services: results from a national survey. ACRA ASM, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 8-10 August 2022.
Cartledge, S., Driscoll, A., Dinh, D., O'Neil, A., Thomas, E., Brennan, A., Liew, D., Lefkovits, J. and Stubb, D. (2022). Cardiac rehabilitation referral for percutaneous coronary intervention patients in Victoria, Australia – gender gap has closed but high-risk patients still miss out. ACRA ASM, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 8-10 August 2022.
Impact of COVID19 pandemic on cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Australia: a national survey
Cartledge, Susie, Thomas, Emma, Abell, Bridget, Murphy, Barbara, Cameron, Jan, Gallagher, Robyn and Astley, Carolyn (2022). Impact of COVID19 pandemic on cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Australia: a national survey. ACRA ASM, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 8-10 August 2022.
Thomas, E., Chambers, R., Phillips, S., Rawstorn, J. and Cartledge, S. (2022). Towards long-term telehealth use within cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services: recommendations for sustaining new models of care. ACRA ASM, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 8-10 August 2022.
Cartledge, S., Driscoll, A., Dinh, D., O'neil, A., Thomas, E., Brennan, A., Liew, D., Lefkovits, J. and Stubb, D. (2022). Cardiac rehabilitation referral for PCI patients in Victoria, Australia – gender gap has closed by high-risk patients still miss out. EuroHeartCare, Spain, 22 May 2022.
How to support EMCRs in cardiovascular research.
Thomas, E. and Chapman, N. (2021). How to support EMCRs in cardiovascular research.. Australian Cardiovascular Association Board Meeting, Online, 16 December 2021.
Supporting researchers to succeed
Chapman, N. and Thomas, E. (2021). Supporting researchers to succeed. High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia ASM, Online, 8 December 2021.
Adding telehealth to a community palliative care service: a cost-consequence analysis
Snoswell, C., Smith, A., Broadbent, A., Brydon, J. A., Thomas, E., Caffery, L. and Haydon, H. (2021). Adding telehealth to a community palliative care service: a cost-consequence analysis. Successes and Failures in Telehealth conference 2021, Online, 5-6 November 2021.
Thomas, E., Ward, L., Cook, R., Ross, J., Hartley, C., Webb, C., Harris, M. and Caffery, L. (2021). High versus low adoption and sustained use of telehealth among hospital based allied health services: a multi-method study. Successes and Failures in Telehealth 2021, Virtual, 5-6 November 2021.
Establishing a telestroke network in Queensland: how should we do it and will we ever get there?
Thomas, E., Jaques, K., Shah, D., Tumma, A., Berzou, S. and Smith, A. C. (2021). Establishing a telestroke network in Queensland: how should we do it and will we ever get there?. Successes and Failures in Telehealth 2021, Online, 5-6 November 2021.
Adding telehealth to a community palliative care service: a cost-consequence analysis
Snoswell, C., Smith, A., Broadbent, A., Brydon, J. A., Thomas, E., Caffery, L. and Haydon, H. (2021). Adding telehealth to a community palliative care service: a cost-consequence analysis. 21st Successes and Failures in Telehealth conference 2021 (SFT-2021), Online, 3 - 5 November 2021. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.
Telehealth state of play within cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services
Thomas, E. (2021). Telehealth state of play within cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services. QLD Cardiovascular Research Network Conference, Sunshine Coast, QLD Australia, 22 October 2021.
A journey through cardiac rehabilitation quality improvement
Thomas, E. (2021). A journey through cardiac rehabilitation quality improvement. Metabolic and Obesity Group (MOBY), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 21 October 2021.
Telehealth within cancer clinical trial groups: preliminary findings
Thomas, E. (2021). Telehealth within cancer clinical trial groups: preliminary findings. Cancer Australia, Online, 20 October 2021.
Redesigning hospitals for telehealth: Australia health workers experience in 2020
Sheahan, M., Thomas, E. E., Haydon, H. and Smith, A. (2021). Redesigning hospitals for telehealth: Australia health workers experience in 2020. Australian Health Design Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, October 2021.
Telehealth in allied health: the experience, myths and tips for the future
Thomas, E. (2021). Telehealth in allied health: the experience, myths and tips for the future. Stroke Telehealth Community of Practice, Online, 21 June 2021.
Thomas. E. E., Taylor, M., Smith, A. and Caffery, L. (2021). How to use remote patient monitoring successfully in cardiac and pulmonary patients: a realist review. European Society of Cardiology ACNAP Conference, Online, 15-17 June 2021.
Redesigning hospitals for the telehealth revolution we just had
Sheahan M., Thomas E. E., Haydon H. and Smith A. (2021). Redesigning hospitals for the telehealth revolution we just had. 7th European Healthcare Design 2021 Congress, Online, 14-16 June 2021.
Redesigning hospitals for the digital revolution we just had
Thomas, E. (2021). Redesigning hospitals for the digital revolution we just had. Hassell Telehealth Series, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 May 2021.
Thomas, E. (2021). How to start a QI project?. Heart Foundation Ambassador Workshop (National), Online, 15 March 2021.
Quality improvement in practice
Thomas, E. (2021). Quality improvement in practice. Heart Foundation ACT Ambassador Workshop, Online, 11 February 2021.
Building on the momentum: sustaining telehealth use beyond COVID-19
Thomas, E. (2020). Building on the momentum: sustaining telehealth use beyond COVID-19. Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association-QLD Annual Education Event, Online, 6 November 2020.
Top tips for setting up a telehealth services
Thomas, E. (2020). Top tips for setting up a telehealth services. Stroke quality improvement workshop, Online, 28 October 2020.
Remote patient monitoring – when & for whom does it reduce acute care use?
Thomas, E., Snoswell, C., Taylor, M. and Caffery, L. (2020). Remote patient monitoring – when & for whom does it reduce acute care use?. Variations in Healthcare Workshop, Virtual, 19 October 2020.
Cardiac rehabilitation in Australia: national quality indicators to measure service effectiveness
Astley, C., Thomas, E., Zecchin, R., Foreman, R., Woodruffe, S., Ferry, C. and Gallagher, R. (2020). Cardiac rehabilitation in Australia: national quality indicators to measure service effectiveness. European Heart Care, Virtual, 29 August - 1 September 2020.
Astley, C., Thomas, E., Zecchin, R., Foreman, R., Ferry, C., Woodruffe, S. and Gallagher, R. (2020). Get measured, get managed: Australian cardiac rehabilitation national quality indicators to measure service program effectiveness. European Heart Care, Virtual, 29 August - 1 September 2020.
National quality indicators to promote cardiac rehabilitation service effectiveness in Australia
Gallagher, R., Astley, C., Thomas, E., Zecchin, R., Ferry, C. and Woodruffe, S. (2020). National quality indicators to promote cardiac rehabilitation service effectiveness in Australia. European Heart Care, Virtual, 29 August - 1 September 2020.
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.
Helping more people access cardiac rehabilitation: an overview of telehealth
Thomas, E., Haydon, H., Rawstorn, J., Gallagher, R and Smith, W. (2020). Helping more people access cardiac rehabilitation: an overview of telehealth. ACRA ASM, Online, 10 August 2020.
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.
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.
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.
Championing cardiac rehabilitation: referrals, attendance and measurement
Clark, A., Foreman, R. and Thomas, E. (2019). Championing cardiac rehabilitation: referrals, attendance and measurement. In: Australian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association Conference, Sydney, Australia, (). 5-7 August 2019.
Measuring cardiac rehabilitation service effectiveness in Australia
Astley, C., Thomas, E., Zecchin, R. and Gallagher, R. (2019). Measuring cardiac rehabilitation service effectiveness in Australia. In: Australian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association Conference, Sydney, Australia, (). 5-7 August 2019.
Oneil, Adrienne, Scovelle, Anna J., Taylor, C. Barr, Hare, David L., Thomas, Emma, Toukhsati, Samia, Oldroyd, John and Oldenburg, Brian (2019). Sex Specific Patterns of Heart Rate Variability Following Acute Coronary Syndrome Do Not Drive 2-Year Hospital Readmission Outcomes. Scientific Sessions of the American-Heart-Association on Epidemiology and Prevention/Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health, Houston, TX, United States, 5-8 March 2019. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. doi: 10.1161/circ.139.suppl_1.P131
Sex specific patterns of heart rate variability following acute coronary syndrome
O'Neil, A., Scovelle, A., Taylor, C.B., Hare, D.L., Thomas, E. and Oldenburg, B. (2019). Sex specific patterns of heart rate variability following acute coronary syndrome. In: American Heart Association (AHA) Epidemiology/Lifestyle Conference, Houston, United States, (). 8 March 2019.
What content is essential to deliver within a cardiac rehabilitation program?
Thomas, E., Cartledge, S., Hollier, K. and Maddison, R. (2019). What content is essential to deliver within a cardiac rehabilitation program?. In: Australian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association Conference, Sydney, Australia, (). 5-7 August 2019.
A national and global scan of quality indicators for cardiac rehabilitation
Thomas, E. (2018). A national and global scan of quality indicators for cardiac rehabilitation. National think tank on improving the effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation, Adelaide, SA Australia, 28 October 2018.
Workshop: Cardiac rehabilitation quality
Grace, S., Suskin, N., Thomas, E., Lambert, L. and Mahshid, M. (2018). Workshop: Cardiac rehabilitation quality. Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Toronto, ON, Canada, 23 October 2018.
Scovelle, A. J., Oldenburg, B., Taylor, C. B., Hare, D. L., Thomas, E. and O’Neil, A. (2018). Sex-specific differences in heart rate variability following acute coronary syndrome: a longitudinal cohort study. Cardiology Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2 August 2018.
Scovelle, A. J., Oldenburg, B., Thomas, E. and O’Neil, A. (2018). Sex-specific differences in percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes following acute coronary syndrome. Cardiology Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2 August 2018.
Using an automated data capture tool to develop a cardiac rehabilitation registry
Thomas, E., Grace, S. L., Boyle, D., Henley-Smith, S., Gallagher, R., Neubeck, L., Cox, N., Manski-Nankervis, J. and O’Neil, A. (2018). Using an automated data capture tool to develop a cardiac rehabilitation registry. Cardiology Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2 August 2018.
Early beginnings: enhancing the monitoring and evaluation of cardiac rehabilitation in Australia
Thomas, E. (2018). Early beginnings: enhancing the monitoring and evaluation of cardiac rehabilitation in Australia. University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, 2018.
Technology in cardiac rehabilitation
Thomas, E. (2018). Technology in cardiac rehabilitation. Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation - Victoria, Education Day, VIC, Australia, 5 March 2018.
Cardiac rehabilitation quality
Grace, Sherry L., Suskin, Neville , Thomas, Emma, Lambert, L. and Mahshid, M. (2018). Cardiac rehabilitation quality. In: Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Toronto, Canada, (). 28 October 2018.
Developing a cardiac rehabilitation curriculum in Victoria: methods and preliminary results.
Cartledge, S., Thomas, E. and Hollier, K. (2018). Developing a cardiac rehabilitation curriculum in Victoria: methods and preliminary results.. In: Australian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association Conference, Brisbane, Australia, (). 30 July 2018.
Developing a cardiac rehabilitation registry – the early days
Thomas, E. (2017). Developing a cardiac rehabilitation registry – the early days. Stroke Neuroscience Seminar, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 10 December 2017.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Harms, T., Gershuny, J., Doherty, A., Thomas, E., Foster, C. and Kelly, P. (2015). Developing a method to test the validity and reliability of 24 hour time use diaries using wearable cameras: A feasibility project. European Survey Research Association, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2 July 2015.
Thomas, E., Milton, K., Kelly, P., Doherty, A., Harms, T., Gershuny, J. and Foster, C. (2015). Improving methods to measure physical activity: using accelerometry, wearable cameras and interviews to reconstruct time use. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 1 April 2015.
Indoor air pollution: a systematic review
Thomas, E. (2014). Indoor air pollution: a systematic review. Research Strategy Meeting, Oxford, United Kingdom, 3 November 2014.
Power, E., Thomas, E., Worrall, L., Rose, M., Togher, L. and Ferguson, A. (2014). Creating an online, best practice foundation for implementation: the Australian Aphasia Rehabilitation Pathway. 2nd Biennial Australian Implementation Conference, Sydney, Australia, 17-18 September 2014.
Thomas, E., Power, E., Worrall, L., Rose, M. and Togher, L. (2014). Determining ‘best practice’ in aphasia care: the development and validation of the Australian aphasia rehabilitation best practice statements. International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, 19 June 2014.
Enhancing the communicative environment for people with aphasia: A systematic review
O’Halloran, R. and Thomas, E. (2014). Enhancing the communicative environment for people with aphasia: A systematic review. International Aphasia Rehabilitation Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, 19 June 2014.
The Australian Aphasia Rehabilitation Pathway
Worrall, L., Thomas, E., Rose, M., Power, E., Togher, L. and Ferguson, A. (2014). The Australian Aphasia Rehabilitation Pathway. 25th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Stroke Society of Australasia, Hamilton Island, Australia, 30 July-1 August 2014. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ijs.12298
The development and validation of Australian aphasia rehabilitation best practice statements
Power, E., Thomas, E., Worrall, L., Rose, M. and Togher, L. (2014). The development and validation of Australian aphasia rehabilitation best practice statements. 25th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Stroke Society of Australasia, Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia, 30 July-1 August 2014. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ijs.12297
The development and validation of Australian aphasia rehabilitation best practice statements
Worrall, L., Power, E., Thomas, E., Rose, M. and Togher, L. (2014). The development and validation of Australian aphasia rehabilitation best practice statements. 9th World Stroke Congress in Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, 22-25 October 2014. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
Evidence-based standards of care for aphasia rehabilitation
Worrall, L., Thomas, E., Power, E., Rose, M., Togher, L. and Ferguson, A. (2013). Evidence-based standards of care for aphasia rehabilitation. Canadian Stroke Congress, Canada, 17 - 20 October 2013.
Thomas, E., Worrall, L., Power, E., Rose, M., Togher, L. and Ferguson, A. (2013). Synthesizing and translating rehabilitation evidence into practice: the experience of the Australian Aphasia Rehabilitation Team. First Global Conference on Research Integration and Implementation, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 8 - 11 September 2013.
Worrall, L., Thomas, E., Power, E., Rohde, A., Rose, M., Togher, L. and Ferguson, A. (2013). Synthesizing and translating evidence into practice: the experience of the Australian aphasia rehabilitation team. South African Neurological Rehabilitation Association, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 28 - 30 August 2013.
Worrall, L., Rohde, A., Thomas. E., Hinkley, J., Cruice, M. and Le Dorze, G. (2013). Comprehensiveness of aphasia recommendations within clinical guidelines, a comparison with the Australian Aphasia Rehabilitation Pathway. Speech Pathology Australia Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 1 June 2013.
Living successfully with aphasia during the first-year post stroke
Grohn, B., Worrall, L., Simmons-Mackie, N., Brown, K. and Thomas, E. (2013). Living successfully with aphasia during the first-year post stroke. Speech Pathology Australia Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 1 June 2013.
Better pathways for people with aphasia
Worrall, L., Thomas, E., Rose, M., Togher, L. and Ferguson, A. (2013). Better pathways for people with aphasia. 43rd Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Tucson, AZ, United States, 28 May-2 June 2013.
Thomas, Emma E., Gallegos-Rejas, Victor M., Kelly, Jaimon T., Taylor, Monica, Bramley, Wesley and Slack, Angela (2023). Wide Bay Hospital and Health Services Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services: Evaluation Report. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland, Centre for Online Health.
Strategies to support early- and mid-career cardiovascular researchers to thrive
Thomas, Emma E., Chapman, Niamh, de Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Climie, Rachel E., Wise, Steven G., Mirabito Colafella, Katrina M., Picone, Dean S., Inglis, Sally C., Tan, Joanne T. M., Wu, Jason, Blekkenhorst, Lauren, Calkin, Anna C. and Marques, Francine Z. (2022). Strategies to support early- and mid-career cardiovascular researchers to thrive.
Embedding remote monitoring into practice: A review of the evidence and service recommendations
Emma Thomas, Liam Caffery, Monica Taylor , Centaine Snoswell , Helen Haydon and Anthony Smith (2021). Embedding remote monitoring into practice: A review of the evidence and service recommendations . Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland.
Bendigo Health Service: Geri-Connect Evaluation. January 2021
Smith, Anthony , Caffery, Liam , Haydon, Helen , Snoswell, Centaine and Thomas, Emma (2021). Bendigo Health Service: Geri-Connect Evaluation. January 2021. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland.
Design considerations for delivering telehealth in Australian hospitals: the Hassell report
Thomas, Emma , Haydon, Helen , Caffery, Liam and Smith, Anthony (2020). Design considerations for delivering telehealth in Australian hospitals: the Hassell report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland.
Video and phone consultations only scratch the surface of what telehealth has to offer
Snoswell, Centaine L., Smith, Anthony C., Thomas, Emma E., Haydon, Helen M. and Caffery, Liam J. (2020, 10 12). Video and phone consultations only scratch the surface of what telehealth has to offer The Conversation
Queensland Telestroke Business Case
Thomas, Emma , Jaques, Katherine and Shah, Darshan (2020). Queensland Telestroke Business Case. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland.
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.
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).
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
Sheahan, Michaela , Thomas, Emma , Haydon, Helen and Smith, Anthony (2020). Redesigning hospitals for the digital revolution we just had: Australia Healthcare workers’ experience of telehealth in 2020.. Melbourne, VIC, Australia : Hassell.
Improving equity, access, and quality of cardiac rehabilitation services
(2024–2028) NHMRC Investigator Grants
Digital nutrition model of care to improve Chronic Kidney Disease management in Northern Australia
(2023–2026) CRC for Developing Northern Australia
(2023–2026) Commonwealth Department of Health
(2023–2025) QGC Pty Limited
(2022–2023) Wide Bay Hospital & Health Service
(2022–2023) Metro South Research Support Scheme Co-funded Collaboration Grant
(2021–2023) National Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
(2021–2022) Metro South Hospital and Health Service
(2021–2022) UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund
Improving equity of telelehealth access across Metro South Health
(2021–2022) UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund
Embedding remote monitoring into practice: A review of the evidence and service recommendations
(2021) Queensland Health
(2020–2023) Gold Coast Hospital and Health Services
Implementation and evaluation of a Telementoring Dementia Care Service: DementiaECHO
(2020–2022) Indigenous Australians' Health Programme
Filling the gap on cardiovascular health: increasing equity trough telehealth
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Integrating telehealth into allied health services
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
Integrating telehealth into cardiac rehabilitation programs
A scholarship for this project will be adverstised in 2024. If interested, please contact me.