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Dr. Emma Thomas is a Senior Research Fellow and Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Health Services Research, University of Queensland. She specializes in telehealth applications for cardiovascular disease and chronic condition management, with a focus on implementation science and health equity.
Her research interests span telehealth implementation, cardiac rehabilitation, health service delivery optimization, and reducing barriers to healthcare access. Dr. Thomas employs mixed-methods approaches to evaluate telehealth effectiveness across diverse populations, with particular attention to culturally and linguistically diverse communities and rural populations. Her work emphasizes scaling effective interventions while monitoring quality and ensuring equitable provision.
Dr. Thomas's publication portfolio demonstrates significant contributions to understanding telehealth preferences, digital inclusion strategies, and cardiac rehabilitation effectiveness. Her research reveals important trends in telehealth adoption patterns, with growing emphasis on equity considerations and tailored implementation strategies for specific patient populations.
- Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
- NHMRC Postgraduate Scholar
As an active researcher, Dr. Thomas collaborates with multiple institutions and health services to evaluate telehealth implementation. Her current projects focus on sustaining telehealth services beyond the pandemic, improving access for underserved populations, and enhancing cardiac rehabilitation delivery through digital solutions. She serves on the Editorial Board for Implementation Science Communications and contributes to the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance and Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association.
Dr. Thomas leads and contributes to numerous telehealth evaluation projects across palliative care, cancer services, cardiac rehabilitation, and chronic disease management, with a consistent focus on equitable access and service quality.
