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Jocasta Ball is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Chronic Disease & Ageing at Monash University's Victorian Heart Institute (VHI). She holds additional roles as Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Adjunct Professor at Torrens University Australia, and Visiting Academic at UiT-The Arctic University of Norway. Her expertise spans cardiovascular epidemiology, atrial fibrillation (AF), acute cardiac events, and health services research. She completed her PhD at Monash University in Public Health, earning a prestigious thesis award in 2014.
Education: Dr. Ball holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Optimizing AF Management (2014) and a Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Hons) from Monash University (2004).
Research Focus: Dr. Ball's work centers on AF epidemiology, prehospital cardiac registries, and improving healthcare system efficiency. Key areas include AF management optimization, cardiac arrest outcomes, and socioeconomic impacts on cardiovascular care. Her research informs national and international guidelines, particularly in AF and cardiogenic shock management.
Publications: Her 71+ articles in top journals like The Lancet and Circulation highlight her focus on AF burden, cardiac arrest strategies, and interventional cardiology outcomes. Recent work explores pandemic effects on emergency care and vasoactive agent use in shock management.
Awards: Recipient of the 2014 School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine PhD Thesis Excellence Award for her SAFETY Trial work, which advanced AF management protocols.
Grants & Projects: Leads initiatives like 'Optimizing Chest Pain Pathways' (2024–2028) and 'HeartPath+ Patient Education' (2023–2026), addressing rural healthcare access and post-cardiac event self-management. Collaborates internationally via the Norwegian Atrial Fibrillation Research Network (afib.no).
Labs/Teams: Active in Monash's Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics (CCRET), leveraging large datasets and clinical trials to drive translational research.
