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Biography
Prof Finn is the Director of the Preshospital, Resuscitation and Emergency Care Research Unit (PRECRU) at Curtin University. Judith has a strong track record in resuscitation research and a long affiliation with the Internatioanl Liaison Committee on resuscitation (ILCOR). Judith was the inaugural Director of the Australian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (Aus-ROC) – a NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence (Australia) in 2012-2017; based in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University, in Melbourne (Victoria).
Prior to moving to Curtin University in 2013, Judith was employed as a Research Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UWA.
Previously (2007-2010) Judith was the inaugural Chair of Nursing Research at UWA, in conjunction with Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Director of Postgraduate Studies / Deputy Head of School within the UWA School of Population Health (2004-2007).
Judith is a critical care registered nurse and midwife who worked as a nurse academic in Adelaide (Uni SA and Flinders Uni) and Townsville (JCU) prior to moving to Perth to live in 1994. Judith completed a PhD in epidemiology at UWA in 2002, using WA ambulance data linked to WA hospital and death records. In addition to a PhD (UWA) Judith also holds degrees in Science (BSc(Adel): majoring in Zoology and Psychology); Education (MEdStudies(Adel); Public Health (GradDipPH(Adel)); and Nursing (DipAppSc(Nsg); RN; RM and Intensive Care Nursing Certificate)
Roles and responsibilities
Clinical Epidemiology
Future research
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes
Pre-hospital clinical trials
Pre-hospital clinical trials
Previous positions
Research Professor,
School of Nursing & Midwifery / Sansom Institute,
University of South Australia, Mar-Oct 2010
Winthrop Professor / Chair of Nursing Research
UWA School of Population Health / SCGH Nursing Services, 2007-2010
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Epidemiology, UWA School of Population Health 2002-2006
Nurse Coordinator – Nursing Research
Royal Perth Hospital 2000-2002
Research Associate
Department of Public Health The University of Western Australia 1997-2000
Senior Research Officer
Epidemiology & Analytical Services
Health Department of Western Australia 1996-1997
Lecturer (Nursing)
School of Nursing, University of South Australia 1995
School of Nursing & Midwifery / Sansom Institute,
University of South Australia, Mar-Oct 2010
Winthrop Professor / Chair of Nursing Research
UWA School of Population Health / SCGH Nursing Services, 2007-2010
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Epidemiology, UWA School of Population Health 2002-2006
Nurse Coordinator – Nursing Research
Royal Perth Hospital 2000-2002
Research Associate
Department of Public Health The University of Western Australia 1997-2000
Senior Research Officer
Epidemiology & Analytical Services
Health Department of Western Australia 1996-1997
Lecturer (Nursing)
School of Nursing, University of South Australia 1995
Current projects
NHMRC Leadership Fellow (Investigator grant) "Improving outcomes after cardiac arrest: strengthening the chain of survival"
MRFF grant (CIA=Prof Tony Celenza @ UWA) "OPERATE: Older Persons Early Recognition Access and Treatment in Emergencies".
Research
Clincial Epidemiology
Resuscitation outcomes,education & policy
Pre-hospital and emergency care
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Critical care outcomes research
Acute care nursing practice
Nursing-related patient outcomes
Resuscitation outcomes,education & policy
Pre-hospital and emergency care
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Critical care outcomes research
Acute care nursing practice
Nursing-related patient outcomes
Languages
English
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Research expertise keywords
- Cardiac arrest
- Clinical epidemiology
- Critical/acute care outcomes
- Evidence-based practice
- Nursing practice
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CPR-induced consciousness in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in Western Australia: Case characteristics and CPR quality
Talikowska, M., Belcher, J., Ball, S., Majewski, D. & Finn, J., Aug 2024, In: Resuscitation. 201, 110278.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Critical Illness Outside the Intensive Care Unit: Research Challenges in Emergency and Prehospital Settings
Macdonald, S., Fatovich, D., Finn, J. & Litton, E., 1 Jul 2024, In: Critical Care Clinics. 40, 3, p. 609-622 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Descriptive before-and-after study of the introduction of a ‘Leave Behind’ take-home naloxone dispensing/distribution program by the ambulance service in Western Australia
Tohira, H., Brits, R., Lenton, S., Agramunt, S., Brink, D., Naylor, C., Belcher, J., Ball, S. & Finn, J., May 2024, In: Paramedicine. 21, 3, p. 110-120 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dispelling the remoteness myth- a geospatial analysis of where out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are occurring in Western Australia
Smith, A., Finn, J., Stewart, K. & Ball, S., Dec 2024, In: Resuscitation Plus. 20, 10 p., 100805.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do differences in emergency medical services (EMS) response time to an arrest account for the survival differences between EMS-witnessed and bystander-witnessed out of hospital cardiac arrest?
Majewski, D., Ball, S., Talikowska, M., Belcher, J., Brits, R. & Finn, J., 25 Jun 2024, In: Resuscitation Plus. 19, 8 p., 100696.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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The RINSE Trial: The Rapid Infusion of Cold Normal SalinE
Jacobs, I. (Investigator 01), Bernard, S. (Investigator 02), Cameron, P. (Investigator 03) & Finn, J. (Investigator 04)
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
1/01/11 → 31/12/14
Project: Research
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Monitoring Trends in Patterns of Care & Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure
Finn, J. (Investigator 01), Hung, J. (Investigator 02), Arnolda, L. (Investigator 03), Geelhoed, E. (Investigator 04), Knuiman, M. (Investigator 05) & Jacobs, I. (Investigator 06)
National Heart Foundation of Australia
31/12/08 → 31/12/10
Project: Research
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MHRIF Round 12 - Jacobs
Jacobs, I. (Investigator 01) & Finn, J. (Investigator 02)
Department of Health (Western Australia)
31/12/07 → 30/12/08
Project: Research
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Incidence and Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease, and the use of Revascularisation Procedures among a Cohort of Urban Aboriginal Australians
Thompson, P. (Chief Investigator), Finn, J. (Chief Investigator), Owen, J. (Chief Investigator) & Alfonso Parada, H. (Chief Investigator)
National Heart Foundation of Australia
1/01/07 → 31/12/08
Project: Research