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Biography
Jocasta is an Epidemiologist and Health Services Researcher and is an emerging leader in the field of cardiovascular research. Jocasta has expertise in atrial fibrillation (AF), acute cardiovascular events (cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction), disease management, and improving effectiveness and efficiency of health services. Jocasta completed a PhD at Monash University in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine for which she was awarded the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine PhD Thesis Excellence Award 2014 for “an outstanding PhD thesis and its contribution to research”. Jocasta has overseen cardiac registries and has expertise in data linkage and analysis of large datasets. Dr Ball has >50 publications in leading peer-reviewed journals such as The Lancet, BMJ, Circulation and European Heart Journal. Dr Ball is Senior Research Fellow within the Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics (CCRET), Monash University, conducting research using major prehospital and hospital cardiac registries, linked data, and clinical trials. Jocasta also holds additional appointments at Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (Honorary Senior Research Fellow), University of Melbourne (Honorary Research Fellow), and Torrens University (Adjunct Professor). Jocasta is a member of an international cardiovascular epidemiology collaboration at UiT-The Arctic University of Norway where she is a Visiting Academic. In addition, Jocasta is an international partner and network member of the Norwegian Atrial Fibrillation Research Network (afib.no). Jocasta’s research has been highly cited including in Austrlaian Government reports, national and international cardiovascular management guidelines and expert consensus statements). Jocasta continues to highlight the evolving burden of cardiac disease, both globally and in Australia. Notably, the primary outcome of the randomised controlled trial at the centre of Jocasta’s PhD (the SAFETY Trial) was published in The Lancet.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Optimising the management of patients with atrial fibrillation
Award Date: 22 May 2014
Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Hons), Monash University
Award Date: 6 May 2004
External positions
Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Adjunct Professor, Torrens University Australia
Research area keywords
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Epidemiology
- Health Services
- Registries
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Acute Coronary Syndromes
- Prehospital care
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Optimising chest pain pathways that ensure earlier access to definitive care for patients in remote and rural communities
Stub, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Nehme, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cullen, L. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chew, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zaman, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ball, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chow, C. K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kaye, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Briffa, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cameron, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nanayakkara, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bray, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Finn, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cartledge, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reid, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hall, T. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Salathiel, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Patel, H. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Zoungas, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Zomer, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Talic, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Nelson, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Fernando, H. M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Sher, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Freak-Poli, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Dinh, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kasza, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Bowden, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Bodnar, D. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/03/24 → 29/02/28
Project: Research
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HeartPath+: Targeting self-efficacy and health literacy through patient education to prevent recurrent heart events in Australians with heart disease
Cartledge, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Beauchamp, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Driscoll, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Neil, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Redfern, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gallagher, R. D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stub, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bray, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wolfe, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zomer, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zhang, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Murphy, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Li, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nourse, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hennequin, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bratby, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ekegren, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Gauci, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ball, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Liu, Y. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hall, T. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Mihalopoulos, C. (Associate Investigator (AI))
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
1/11/23 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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Improving health outcomes in atrial fibrillation via optimal management
Ball, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
8/06/19 → 31/10/20
Project: Research
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Randomised controlled trial of the Artificial Intelligence in carDiac arrEst (AIDE)decision support tool for improved identification of cardiac arrest in the TripleZero (000) call
Smith, K. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Ball, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nehme, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Nicholson, A. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/22 → 29/05/23
Project: Research
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Double or nothing: Alternative defibrillation strategies reduces downtime in ventricular fibrillation
Stub, D., Batchelor, R. & Ball, J., Apr 2025, In: Resuscitation. 209, 2 p., 110570.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
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Association of socioeconomic status in the incidence, quality-of-care metrics, and outcomes for patients with cardiogenic shock in a pre-hospital setting
Bloom, J. E., Wong, N., Nehme, E., Dawson, L. P., Ball, J., Anderson, D., Cox, S., Chan, W., Kaye, D. M., Nehme, Z. (Leading Author) & Stub, D., 1 Jan 2024, In: European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes. 10, 1, p. 89-98 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
At an intersection of public health crises: Drugs, a pandemic, and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Ball, J. (Leading Author), Nehme, Z. & Stub, D., Feb 2024, In: Resuscitation. 195, 3 p., 110127.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
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Clinical Outcomes of Renal Transplant Recipients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Zheng, W. C., Evans, N., Dinh, D., Bloom, J. E., Brennan, A. L., Ball, J., Lefkovits, J., Shaw, J. A., Reid, C. M., Chan, W. & Stub, D., Jul 2024, In: Heart Lung and Circulation. 33, 7, p. 998-1008 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on Emergency Medical Service Utilisation, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Volume—An Australian Perspective
Haji, K., Vogrin, S., D'Elia, N., Noaman, S., Bloom, J. E., Lefkovits, J., Reid, C., Brennan, A., Dinh, D. T., Nicholls, S., Nehme, E., Nehme, Z., Smith, K., Stub, D., Ball, J., Zaman, S., Oqueli, E., Kaye, D., Cox, N. & Chan, W., Aug 2024, In: Heart Lung and Circulation. 33, 8, p. 1151-1162 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review